About the job
Location: Sydney, Australia (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office)
Relevance AI develops technology that helps teams delegate complex work to AI agents. The platform allows organizations to build and manage intelligent agents, streamlining workflows and supporting collaboration and decision-making in a single environment.
Clients include well-known companies such as Canva, Databricks, Confluent, Autodesk, Lightspeed, Rakuten, Aveva, Qualified, and Activision Blizzard. Relevance AI is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Peak XV, and King River Capital. The company completed its Series B funding in April 2025 to accelerate growth in agentic automation. With headquarters in San Francisco and Sydney, the team values curiosity, collaboration, and execution. In 2025, LinkedIn recognized Relevance AI as Australia’s #1 Startup.
Role overview
The Senior Staff Software Engineer will join the Chat team in Sydney. This team manages the conversational interface of the Relevance AI platform, connecting users with AI agents, productivity tools, and research workflows. The Chat system relies on a scalable back-end to support real-time, intelligent user interactions.
What you will do
- Set technical direction and lead execution for the Chat team
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams to deliver enterprise-grade features and back-end systems
- Design complex systems and influence architectural decisions across teams
- Create solutions that shape customer experiences directly
Why this role matters
Engineering at Relevance AI pushes the boundaries of the AI workforce, supporting everything from individual creators to large-scale deployments. This role helps make AI more accessible, reliable, and production-ready for organizations worldwide.

