Lead .NET Developer - AI Solutions

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Full Time

Engineering

Experienced

Lead .NET Developer – AI Solutions | Shape the Future of AI at Buildxact
Melbourne, AU (Hybrid) | Engineering Team | Greenfield Projects + Real Impact
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About Buildxact
Buildxact is a leader in the construction technology industry and is at the forefront of delivering impactful construction management software used by builders worldwide. We help small to medium builders run better businesses through smarter estimating, job management, and connected workflows.

At Buildxact, AI is product-critical.

As we continue to invest heavily in AI-powered product innovation, we’re looking for a Lead .NET Developer – AI Solutions to play a key role in shaping and delivering the next generation of intelligent capabilities across our platform.
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The Opportunity
This is a true hands-on senior engineering role where you’ll lead the design and delivery of AI-driven product solutions, working closely with Product Managers, Designers, and fellow Engineers.

You’ll take ideas from concept through to production and apply modern AI technologies—including LLMs, machine learning models, and retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG)—to solve real customer problems.

While this role does not have direct reports, it carries strong technical leadership expectations: mentoring others, uplifting team capability, and helping define best practices for AI within Buildxact.
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Why you’ll love it here

AI Greenfield Momentum – Shape greenfield AI solutions and new product lines with real ownership. Work on meaningful, production AI—not experiments
Real Impact – Everything you ship is used by builders in the real world
Modern Stack – C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core and the .NET ecosystem (including MCP, Semantic Kernel and Microsoft Agent Framework)
Strong Team Culture – High‑performing, collaborative, ego‑free, and big on learning

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What you’ll be doing

Design, build, and deliver new product solutions with a strong focus on AI and machine learning
Lead the implementation of AI capabilities, including LLMs, prompt/context engineering, RAG, and model evaluation
Partner with Product Managers to explore what’s possible with AI and translate ideas into scalable solutions
Define and maintain test harnesses to assess AI output quality and compare models
Contribute to the evolution of Buildxact’s .NET-based product architecture
Ensure high-quality delivery through strong testing practices (automated and manual)
Share knowledge, mentor engineers, and uplift AI capability across the development team
Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI and LLM ecosystem and bring learnings back to the team

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You’ll thrive if you have:

7+ years of experience as a software engineer using .NET framework in delivering and building full-stack products in a SaaS, cloud-first environment, with a strong track record of ownership and technical leadership
Proven experience in integrating LLMs and machine learning into production systems
Proven capability in prompt and context engineering, with an iterative, quality‑driven approach
Deep expertise in C#, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and the .NET ecosystem (Semantic Kernel, MCP, or Microsoft Agent Framework highly regarded)
Experience with Azure or strong motivation to learn and adopt it quickly
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor) and their practical use
Experience in technologies such as Angular, TypeScript, Flutter, GraphQL/HotChocolate, or vision models (e.g. Roboflow) would be desirable.
A collaborative mindset, customer focus, and passion for building high‑quality software

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The Buildxact Way:
We build like the people we serve: with simplicity, grit, and purpose.

Our values are:
It’s yours to nail
Customer success is our success
Do what’s right
Keep it simple
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Ready to help shape the future of AI at Buildxact?
Apply now with your CV and a short cover letter on what excites you about building AI‑powered products.

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