Head of AI Engineering & Automation

BusinessAI; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive executive salary

Performance incentives tied to deliver

Direct influence over technical 전략 and

Job summary

BusinessAI in Port Melbourne is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering function, overseeing delivery, systems architecture, and technical strategy. The role combines hands-on coding with leadership, shaping the roadmap and development practices for scalable AI solutions.

You will manage onshore and offshore teams, work with senior leadership, and drive high-impact outcomes that translate AI potential into measurable business results.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams in SaaS or AI environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering production‑grade solutions to external customers.
• Strong expertise across modern AI/ML stacks including LLMs, agent frameworks, retrieval systems, and orchestration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering delivery across customer engagements and internal platform development.
• Build and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Design scalable AI frameworks, accelerators, and reusable AI components.
• Work directly with the Director of AI on roadmap execution and technical strategy.
• Act as the senior technical authority in customer-facing engagements.

Skills

Leadership

AI/ML expertise

Python API development

TDD & CI/CD

REST & GraphQL

Frontend knowledge (React / Vue / Next

Stakeholder management

Tools

React

Vue

Next.js

Python

Job description

BusinessAI in Port Melbourne is seeking a Head of Engineering to lead the engineering function, overseeing delivery, systems architecture, and technical strategy. The role combines hands-on coding with leadership, shaping the roadmap and development practices for scalable AI solutions.

You will manage onshore and offshore teams, work with senior leadership, and drive high-impact outcomes that translate AI potential into measurable business results.