Lead AI Software Engineer - Australian
HealthTech Organisation
-Join an exciting HealthTech business, based in Sydney's Inner West, as their Lead AI Software Engineer, a rare opportunity to be the sole human developer directing a workforce of AI coding agents to deliver production software at the scale of a full engineering team.
-You'll be the one setting the direction, breaking down what needs to be built and handing well-scoped work to AI agents, then checking their work before anything goes live. It's a hands-on role: you're still writing and reviewing code, but you're also thinking about architecture, security and how everything fits together in a healthcare setting. Ideally you'll bring experience across Node.js, TypeScript and React, though this isn't a dealbreaker if your background is in other modern stacks. This role is onsite two days per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
What you'll do:
-Own end-to-end delivery by planning, directing and supervising AI coding agents through design, build, test and deployment.
-Set technical architecture across front-end, APIs, services and integrations.
-Rigorously verify AI-generated code for correctness, security and performance.
-Build automated quality gates (testing, static analysis, CI/CD) as the primary safety net.
-Embed security and privacy best practice, especially around sensitive healthcare data.
-Drive continuous improvement in engineering standards, tooling and technical debt.
What you'll bring:
-Significant experience as a senior/lead engineer with modern tech stacks.
-Proven experience delivering production software using AI coding agents/agentic workflows.
-Strong system architecture, secure engineering and test automation expertise.
-Comfort operating as sole or primary engineer on a product or platform.
-Azure/cloud-native experience (certifications highly regarded).
-Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
NOTE:
You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident to be considered for this role.
Sound interesting?
If you’d like to find out more about this role, please get in touch with Ben at Ethos BeathChapman. Please send an email to benm@ethosbc.com.au.
