Location
Perth, Western Australia (George's Terrace)
Workplace
Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days from home, flexible on which two days
Engagement
Permanent, full time, flexible working hours
We are looking for a Lead AI Engineer to take technical ownership of one or more engineering teams at Horizon Digital, delivering AI and software for clients from Tier One enterprise accounts through to smaller engagements. You will set the technical direction, coach the team that relies on you, and champion AI assisted development as the way we build. We move fast and stay adaptable, so this suits someone who wants to shape how a team works, not just their own output.
The Team
You will report to our Technology Manager and work alongside a group of engineers delivering production systems for clients including Woodside, Fortescue, Alcoa, Rio Tinto, BHP, Santos and South32. You will be trusted to spot and grow the next lead, so the team's success never rests on one person.
What You Will Do
Lead one or more engineering teams, owning technical direction and carrying final accountability for estimates on your projects
Coach and grow your team through review, pairing and direct guidance, and run their objectives and performance reviews
Settle architecture, security, tooling and deployment early in the engagement, and make the final technical call
Contribute production code and hold your teams to our standards on code review, testing, CI/CD and monitoring
Drive adoption of AI assisted development and agentic systems,



and act as the quality gate on shared skills and libraries
Act as the senior technical voice with clients, from requirements through delivery, and protect the relationship when things go wrong
What We Are Looking For
Proven people leadership, including reviews, objectives and difficult conversations
Deep hands on experience across Python, TypeScript, React and AWS with Terraform, plus React Native, Flutter or PHP
CI/CD, automated testing, linting and monitoring as normal practice, not an afterthought
An AI first practice, with a track record of embedding it across a team, not just using it yourself
Experience defining and rolling out AI coding standards, including authoring skills and rule files
Has owned agentic systems into production and stands behind their reliability
Credible and calm in front of a Tier One client, with in depth knowledge of agile delivery
Establishing AI governance, covering data privacy, IP and acceptable use
Running a hiring loop
GCP or other cloud platforms
Swift or Kotlin for native mobile
Why Horizon Digital
Join a Perth based AI and custom software consultancy building production grade AI for Tier One clients across mining, energy, finance, healthcare and government
Real technical ownership, you will make the calls on architecture, tooling and delivery for your projects
Rapid paced, adaptable culture where things move quickly and change is normal
Hybrid working from George's Terrace, 3 days onsite and 2 from home, with flexible hours
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📌 Lead Ai Engineer (Western Australia)
🏢 Horizon Digital
📍 Western Australia