Development Manager (AI & Engineering)

Development Manager (AI & Engineering)

Open to Australia Wide | Remote-First (Melbourne Office Optional: Mon & Tue)

Reports to: Director of AI Execution & Operations

Lead Engineering. Drive AI Delivery. Make it Real.

About Pathfindr

Pathfindr is not your average AI consultancy. In under a year, we’ve gone from zero to being named one of AFR’s Most Innovative Companies (2024)—working with government, ASX-10, and mid-market clients to move from AI hype to real-world outcomes.

We don’t just advise. We build. Now we’re looking for a technical leader to help scale our engineering delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

This is a deeply technical leadership role. You’ll guide engineers, architect infrastructure, and ensure world-class AI solutions get shipped - on time and to spec.

• Lead and grow a high-performing development team (onshore and offshore), ensuring engineering standards and delivery discipline
• Take ownership of solution delivery across AI, automation, and internal tooling projects
• Architect and evolve our cloud-based infrastructure (mostly Azure), including DevOps pipelines and internal frameworks
• Drive consistent execution—from sprint planning and team workflows through to post-deployment QA and scalability
• Work cross-functionally with AI consultants, delivery leads, and client stakeholders to shape technical direction and unblock teams
• Support early-stage prototyping and POCs to help validate AI concepts in-market
• Continuously level up delivery playbooks, frameworks, and team processes as we scale

What You Bring

• Strong technical background in software engineering, system architecture, or DevOps
• Experience building and leading teams that ship production-grade platforms or products
• Comfort working across AI tools and LLMs (we don’t expect you to be a data scientist, but experience delivering AI features or building around them is a plus)
• Hands-on with cloud infra (Azure preferred), CI/CD, and internal tool development
• You know how to translate complexity into structure and keep projects moving
• Confident managing multiple workstreams and delivery paths
• Comfortable in fast-moving, ambiguous startup environments where you’ll wear many hats

Why Join Pathfindr?

This isn’t a role for someone managing projects around tech. We’re looking for a leader who’s lived it—built the systems, deployed the pipelines, and scaled the delivery themselves.

At Pathfindr, we:

✅ Move fast and work with cutting-edge AI technology.

✅ Give you ownership over high-impact AI and automation projects.

✅ Ensure you work with top-tier clients across government, enterprise, and startups.

✅ Offer a hybrid work environment with access to Melbourne’s Stone & Chalk.

If you're looking for a role where you can lead delivery, scale execution, and build world-class AI-driven solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

👉 Let’s build something big.