Location:

Melbourne CBD (Hybrid - 4 days in-office)

Salary:

Up to $170,000 + Super

Type:

Permanent

Engineering Lead

About the Company Talenza is partnering with a high-growth

health technology

business building secure, modern software that supports better healthcare delivery outcomes. The organisation is scaling its product and engineering capability, with a strong focus on quality, security, and governance as they expand.

About the Role We're looking for an

Engineering Lead

to lead an engineering team across two verticals:

Core

and

R&D; .

Core

ensures the existing product remains stable, secure and low-risk (including careful review of clinically/regulatorily sensitive code).

R&D;

focuses on turning validated problems into new products-moving quickly with prototyping and AI-assisted development, while ensuring what ships is secure and sound.

This is a strong

step-up opportunity

for a senior engineer ready to move into

people leadership for the first time . You'll be supported by a Principal Engineer (technical leadership across both verticals) and will report into the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the

Core

vertical to keep the platform stable, secure, well-supported and compliant; manage tech debt and reduce delivery risk.

Lead the

R&D;

vertical to rapidly prototype and validate new product ideas using AI tools, confirming feasibility before committing to build.

Manage,



mentor and develop engineers across both verticals (1:1s, feedback, coaching, and growth plans).

Set the standard for an

AI-first

engineering culture (including AI-assisted coding), with strong judgement around verification and risk.

Drive continuous improvement across tooling, process and engineering workflows.nli>

Ensure alignment with internal

quality

and

cyber security

standards, including completion of required training and adherence to governance frameworks.

Support performance reviews, contribution feedback, and development goal setting.

About You

Strong hands-on senior software engineering experience and ready to take your first formal people leadership role.

Real-world experience working

AI-first

with AI-assisted coding tools, and the judgement to know when outputs need deeper validation.

Strong background in

.NET / .NET Core

and

SQL Server .

Experience with

Azure DevOps

and CI/CD pipelines.

Comfortable balancing stability/risk management with experimentation and prototyping.

Clear communicator who can partner across engineering, product and the broader business.lio>

Committed to secure, maintainable and well-documented code.

What's on Offer

Hybrid model:

4 days in the Melbourne CBD office

Salary up to

$170,000 + Super

Lead across "keep the lights on" and greenfield product work

Close collaboration with senior technical leadership and exec stakeholders

📌 Engineering Lead (Melbourne)
🏢 Talenza
📍 Melbourne