Software Engineer – AI Production Platform
- Design and build internal technology for an AI-powered production platform.
- Automate production workflows and improve operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with teams to translate business problems into technical solutions.
About Connecting Plots
Connecting Plots is one of Australia's leading independent creative agencies, delivering integrated campaigns, social content, production and brand experiences for some of Australia's most recognised brands.
We are now entering an exciting new chapter.
We believe Artificial Intelligence will fundamentally reshape the creative industry. Rather than simply adopting existing AI tools, we are investing in building our own proprietary AI platform to transform how creative work is produced, managed and delivered.
Our vision is to build an AI-powered production platform that allows our team to spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time creating outstanding work for our clients.
This is an opportunity to become our first dedicated Software Engineer and play a key role in shaping the future of our business.
About the Role
As our Software Engineer, you will work directly with our founders and leadership team to design and build the internal technology that powers Connecting Plots.
You will combine cloud engineering, software development and modern AI technologies to automate production workflows, improve operational efficiency and create innovative products for both our team and our clients.
This is not a traditional software development role.
You will have the opportunity to build products from the ground up, influence technical decisions and help establish our engineering capability as we grow.
What You'll Be Building
You will help create a technology-driven operating system for our agency, including:
Production Tools
- Workflow automation tools
- Quality assurance and asset management tools
- Knowledge base and collaboration tools
Creative Tools
- Content generation workflows
- Brand knowledge systems
- Creative ideation tools
Business Operations
- Resource planning and financial dashboards
- Client profitability reporting and production forecasting
- Workflow analytics and internal reporting automation
AI Production Tools (Future Direction)
- Collaborate with the team on the integration and deployment of AI tools (such as AI Brief Assistant, AI Producer, etc.)
- Explore opportunities to apply AI technologies in practical business scenarios
Your Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable software platforms
- Build internal applications that automate agency workflows
- Develop APIs and backend services
- Build secure, reliable and scalable cloud infrastructure
- Evaluate emerging technologies (including AI tools) and identify opportunities for practical application
- Collaborate with creative, production, finance and client service teams to understand operational challenges
- Translate business problems into elegant technical solutions
- Help establish engineering standards and best practices
- Contribute to the long-term technology roadmap for the business
About You
We are looking for someone who enjoys solving complex problems and building products that make a real difference.
You might currently be working in:
- Cloud infrastructure
- Platform engineering
- Enterprise software
- Backend development
- Distributed systems
- SaaS platforms
Most importantly, you are excited by the opportunity to build something new.
Technical Skills
We are looking for experience in many of the following:
Programming
- Go
- Python
- Java
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS, Azure or Google Cloud
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- REST APIs
- Microservices
- Event-driven architecture
Platform & Systems
- OpenStack or equivalent cloud platforms
- High-performance data processing
- System-level performance tuning
- Large-scale cloud platform infrastructure
- Private cloud deployment
Nice to Have
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.)
- Experience with workflow automation
- Experience integrating multiple APIs
- Experience working in product teams
- Interest in creative industries or marketing technology
Agency experience is not required.
What Success Looks Like
During your first 12 months you will help us:
- Build the first generation of our technology platform
- Automate repetitive operational tasks
- Improve production efficiency across the agency
- Establish the technical foundations for future AI tools
- Shape the future direction of engineering at Connecting Plots
Why Join Connecting Plots?
You will have the opportunity to:
- Be a founding member of our engineering capability
- Work directly with the founders and influence business strategy
- Build products that are used every day by creative professionals
- Experiment with the latest technologies (including AI tools)
- Solve real-world business challenges with software
- Grow your role as our engineering capability expands
The Kind of Person We're Looking For
We are less interested in where you have worked and more interested in what you can build.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Love solving difficult technical problems
- Enjoy turning ideas into products
- Can communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical people
- Are curious, adaptable and always learning
- Take ownership and enjoy creating things from scratch
- Want to build technology that transforms how people work
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