SONITEC

Sonitec is Australia and New Zealand's specialist AI recruitment agency, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Sydney at 39 Martin Place. The company was founded with a clear thesis: companies do not just need individual AI hires; they need the complete team to take AI from concept to production. The company recruits across the full AI lifecycle: Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), data foundation roles, model development, embedded and edge AI, MLOps and infrastructure, AI security and cyber, and AI leadership. Sonitec is building ANZ's first dedicated Forward Deployed Engineer talent pool.

Forward Deployed Engineers are the fastest-growing job family in applied AI, popularised by Palantir and now hired by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Salesforce and Databricks. FDEs embed with client businesses, map real workflows, decide where AI belongs in operations, and build production-grade agents with evaluation suites and guardrails integrated into existing ERP and CRM systems. The company's approach involves mapping AI stack maturity, sourcing specialists through its deep technical AI network using rigorous screening, validating candidates on technical depth and production experience, and then scaling entire AI functions rather than filling single seats.

Sonitec offers engagement models scaled to hiring needs: executive search for Head of AI, VP Engineering and CTO roles; exclusive search for critical specialist hires; contingent pay-on-success for scaling teams; and contract and interim placements for project capacity. The company's values emphasise reliability, speed and honesty. Founded with consulting experience from Accenture, A.T. Kearney and NBNCo, Sonitec identifies gaps across the full AI stack and delivers engineers, scientists and leaders who build production AI systems that work.