**Company Description**
**Work with Us. Change the World.**
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
**Job Description**
In AECOMu2019s AI Engineering team your code will directly shape the physical world around us. We build AI-driven technology that revolutionises how infrastructure and buildings are designed and engineered; reducing waste, cutting COu2082, and making the built environment more efficient and sustainable. This is where software has measurable, real-world impact.
With our AI Engineering team weu2019ve created a unique setup: a lean, highly technical team with the speed and ownership of a start up, backed by the scale, resources, and domain expertise of one of the worldu2019s leading engineering firms.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. We are leading the industryu2019s AI transformation, and with our people and technology we deliver excellence and innovate with impact.
We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams to solve the worldu2019s most complex challenges. We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
**What Youu2019ll Do**
As a Senior Software Engineer, youu2019ll work at the intersection of software engineering and machine learning operations.
This role is intentionally broad. Weu2019re hiring multiple engineers with complementary strengths across platform engineering and ML systems. No single person is expected to cover everything. Depth in one area, strong fundamentals, and the ability to collaborate effectively matter more than perfect overlap.
Part of the work focuses on core platform engineering: designing and building services, evolving system architecture, improving reliability, resolving issues, and making sound trade-offs in areas such as database design and schema evolution.
Another part focuses on ML systems: ensuring models run reliably, efficiently, and at scale, turning research into production-ready tools. This includes deploying, monitoring, and optimizing AI workloads using Python and solid software engineering practices.
**Qualifications**
**Must-Have Qualifications** Bacheloru2019s or Masteru2019s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). Solid programming skills in Python (plus experience with frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django). Hands-on experience with ML model deployment and monitoring in production. Knowledge of containerization (Docker). Experience building CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions). Experience working within startups / scaleups. Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset. Knowledge of Agile delivery models (Scrum/Kanban) and software development best practices. 3+ years of hands-on experience building production-grade systems.
**Preferred Skills** Understanding of optimizing both CPU-bound and GPU-bound workloads. Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack). Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Experience with Azure. Identifying and resolving bottlenecks in distributed machine learning workloads (knowledge of low-level languages and CUDA library is a plus). Experience in building design automation products within the construction industry.
**Additional Information**
**Our Hiring Process** 25-minute screening call. Coding challenge: A hands-on task to assess your problem-solving and technical skills. Final cultural fit: In-person meeting with our leadership team.
**Why Join Us?** Work on real-world problems where AI creates measurable impact. Be part of a team where your work matters, and your ideas become real. Collaborate with sharp, driven colleagues in a culture of trust, ownership, and high standards. Contribute to making the built environment smarter and more sustainable.
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**About AECOM**
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clientsu2019 complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle u2014 from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a _Fortune 500_ firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. Learn more at aecom.com.
**What makes AECOM a great place to work**
You will be part of a global team that champions your growth and career ambitions. Work on groundbreaking projectsu2014both in your local community and on a global scaleu2014that are transforming our industry and shaping the future. With cutting-edge technology and a network of experts, youu2019ll have the resources to make a real impact. Our award-winning training and development programs are designed to expand your technical expertise and leadership skills, helping you build the career youu2019ve always envisioned. Here, youu2019ll find a welcoming workplace built on respect, collaboration and communityu2014where you have the freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
**ReqID:** REF58661V
**Business Line:** Corporate
**Business Group:** Corporate
**Strategic Business Unit:** AI Development-Consigli
**Career Area:** Digital & Engineering Technology
**Work Location Model:** On-Site…