HEAD OF ENGINEERING — AI AGENT GOVERNANCE PLATFORM
We are building the infrastructure layer that regulated enterprises will rely on to safely deploy AI agents into production — and we need the engineering leader who will turn that vision into a shipping platform.
The platform you will lead is a production-ready AI agent evaluation, compliance, and governance infrastructure system. It is not a side project or an MVP sketch — it enters your hands as a fully specified, architecturally mature system with decision records, database schemas, service definitions, evaluation frameworks, and a phased roadmap to Series A.
In practical terms, the platform allows enterprises in Government, financial services, healthcare, and insurance to:
* Test AI agents systematically across a structured evaluation framework before deploying them into production
* Map those test results directly to regulated compliance frameworks — including Australian APRA CPS 234, US HIPAA, and international SOC 2 Type II — and produce evidence‑grade compliance reports
* Govern agent deployment through configurable multi‑stage approval workflows tied to risk tiers
* Monitor production agents continuously and receive predictive risk alerts before compliance failures occur
* Extend the platform with custom evaluation logic in a sandboxed execution environment
The engineering stack is modern and deliberate: Rust for the execution engine, Go for API services, Python for evaluation and machine learning, React/TypeScript for the frontend, PostgreSQL with row-level security for multi‑tenancy, Kafka for event streaming, and AWS for infrastructure. The architecture is microservices‑based, well‑documented, and ready for a team to build against.
What you will own
Engineering leadership
* Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed engineering team — currently a Hyderabad‑based squad of six engineers across Rust, Go, Python, and React, plus two US‑based architects
* Set engineering standards: code review culture, Definition of Done, sprint cadence, incident response, and technical debt management
* Build the hiring pipeline for the next six engineers as the platform scales toward Series A
* Act as the technical voice in commercial conversations — design partner onboarding, investor technical due diligence, and enterprise procurement discussions
Architecture and technical direction
* Own the platform's technical roadmap in partnership with the founder — deciding what to build next, what to simplify, and what to defer
* Make architecture decisions that balance delivery velocity with the non‑negotiable quality bar required for regulated‑industry enterprise customers
* Ensure every architectural decision is documented, traceable, and defensible — the platform has 57 Architecture Decision Records and that discipline will continue under your leadership
Drive the platform's machine learning infrastructure including a predictive governance engine that forecasts agent failure before it occurs — built on an ensemble of XGBoost, Temporal Fusion Transformer, and anomaly detection models
Delivery and operations
* Own sprint planning and delivery against a defined 8‑sprint, 16‑week roadmap to General Availability
* Manage the CI/CD pipeline, deployment infrastructure, and SLA commitments for enterprise customers
* Lead the platform's security posture — including an upcoming third‑party penetration test — and ensure all engineering practices meet the security standards required by financial services and healthcare customers
* Coordinate IP hygiene: ensuring code contributions are properly assigned, engineering decisions that constitute potential inventions are documented, and the team operates with the discipline required to support a patent portfolio
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Your application will include the following questions:
* Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
* How many years' experience do you have as a Head of Engineering?
* What's your expected annual base salary?
* How much notice are you required to give your current employer?
* Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment?
* Do you have a current Australian driver's licence?
* Are you available to work public holidays?
* Are you willing to relocate for this role?
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