Associate AI Engineer

Location: ASB North Wharf, Wynard Quarter, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Mō Mātou | About us

At ASB, we’re more than a bank, we’re a purpose-led organisation helping people, communities, and our environment thrive together. With a proud history and a clear vision to support New Zealanders in getting one step ahead, our work is guided by the values of Courage, Care, and Curiosity. We’re bold in challenging the status quo, we genuinely care about those we work with and serve, and we’re always exploring new ideas to improve how we work.

As one of Aotearoa’s most trusted banking partners, we offer the scale and stability of a large organisation, while recognising and valuing each person’s contribution. Your ideas, growth, and impact matter here and you’ll be supported to do meaningful work every day.

Mō te Tūranga | About the role

As an Associate AI Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying AI and machine learning solutions that create real value for our customers and business. Working alongside Lead/Senior AI engineers, data scientists, and cross-functional teams, you will help build scalable, responsible, and production-ready ML and AI solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of ASB's growing AI capability, contributing to innovative projects that leverage machine learning, natural language processing, and generative AI. You will be supported to learn, grow, and develop your skills in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

What You Will Do

• Assist in the design, development, training, and fine-tuning of machine learning and deep learning models to solve real business problems
• Support the deployment and monitoring of AI/ML models into production environments, ensuring reliability and performance
• Develop and maintain ML pipelines and workflows, contributing to robust MLOps practices
• Perform data collection, cleaning, preprocessing, and feature engineering to support model development
• Conduct research on the latest AI/ML techniques, tools, and frameworks to inform team direction and innovation
• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, analytics teams, and business stakeholders to deliver fit-for-purpose AI solutions
• Participate in code reviews, knowledge-sharing sessions, and agile ceremonies to contribute to team excellence
• Ensure AI solutions are developed in alignment with ASB's data and AI governance, privacy, security, and responsible AI standards
• Support the use of cloud platforms, advanced analytics techniques, and generative AI tools where relevant

Ō Pūkenga | About you

You are a curious and motivated individual with a genuine passion for AI and machine learning. You have a solid foundation in core AI/ML concepts and are eager to apply your skills in a real-world, customer-focused environment. You thrive in collaborative settings, enjoy problem-solving, and are always looking for opportunities to learn and improve.

You communicate clearly, ask thoughtful questions, and take pride in writing clean, well-documented code. You understand the importance of building AI responsibly and are mindful of governance, risk, and ethical considerations in the solutions you help create.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, or Keras
• Understanding of core ML/AI concepts including supervised and unsupervised learning, neural networks, deep learning, NLP, and computer vision
• Experience with data manipulation tools such as Pandas, NumPy, dbt and SQL
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with version control tools such as Git/GitHub
• 0-2 years of relevant experience, including internships, academic projects, or personal projects

Te mahi ki ASB | Working for ASB

ASB's sense of who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values. They guide our business in our day-to-day interactions with our team, customers and community. They are what makes ASB, ASB.

• Career Growth: Access to learning and development through training sessions, courses, and internal opportunities
• Inclusive Culture: Join values-led teams that celebrate diversity and support employee-led communities
• Health & Wellbeing: Southern Cross Wellbeing One health insurance, lifestyle and volunteering leave, and mental wellbeing support
• Meaningful Benefits: Enjoy discounted banking, insurance, and a generous parental leave top-up
• Impactful Work: Be part of a purpose-led organisation that makes a difference for New Zealanders

Ready to shape the future of Data at ASB?

If you’re passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us build the next generation of customer insights to support New Zealanders.