About Us
Spacetalk is an ASX-listed technology company dedicated to creating innovative and life-enhancing connected mobile services, wearables, and software for families and seniors. Our products enable people to stay connected, safe, and engaged no matter their age or stage in life; enabled by location, health and wellbeing data.
We’re transitioning from a hardware-led business to a software-first SaaS model, driven by data, integrations, sensors, predictive analytics and AI.
With a global presence (already live in Australia, New Zealand, America and Europe) and an expanding product line, Spacetalk is evolving rapidly as we continue to scale our international footprint.
We are undergoing a technology reset to scale globally. We are seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to be a trusted partner for our VP of Technology in leading and evolving our engineering teams, ensuring best-in-class software development and delivering rapid product innovation.
Why This Role Matters
As Head of Engineering, you will be a hands-on leader responsible for driving technical strategy, scaling engineering teams, and delivering high-impact solutions across frontend, backend, and mobile platforms. With a strong focus on AWS serverless architecture and TypeScript, you will lead the transition to our modern TypeScript, Node, React, React Native based architecture while ensuring smooth migration from legacy systems (.NET).
This is a critical role in Spacetalk’s scale-up journey, offering the opportunity to shape our technology landscape and build a team that delivers world-class AI-driven safety solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Strategy
- Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team across multiple disciplines (frontend, backend, DevOps, mobile).
- Drive technical strategy in collaboration with the VP Technology, Head of Product, Hardware and Data Science teams to align engineering priorities with business objectives.
- Establish and foster an engineering culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence.
- Own and optimise engineering processes, development best practices, and team workflows to ensure efficiency and quality.
- Ensure the engineering team is up-to-date on the latest technologies, particularly in serverless computing, AI integration, and mobile ecosystems.
Technical Execution & Hands-On Development
- Architect, develop, and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance applications using our modern tech stack:
- Frontend & Mobile: TypeScript, React, React Native
- Backend & Infrastructure: TypeScript + NodeJS, some Python
- Infrastructure: Terraform, AWS (API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, Redis/ValKey), SST, GitLab CI/CD
- Oversee the migration from .NET-based legacy systems to our modern stack, ensuring minimal disruption.
- Drive best practices in software development, including code quality, testing, DevOps, and security.
- Champion cloud-native and serverless architectures to support Spacetalk’s international growth and scalability.
Collaboration & Product Alignment
- Work closely with Product, Design, and Data Science teams to deliver customer-focused features and AI-driven insights.
- Partner with Regulatory and Security teams to ensure adherence to data security and privacy standards (SOC2, HIPAA, GDPR).
- Collaborate with external partners and stakeholders to integrate Spacetalk’s API and web services into health and safety ecosystems.
About You: you're a technical leader with a passion for scaling engineering teams and building AI-driven safety solutions. You thrive in fast-paced, scale-up environments and are comfortable with both hands-on coding and high-level strategy.
Essential
- 5+ years in engineering leadership roles (Head of Engineering, Engineering Manager, or similar).
- Strong AWS experience, particularly Lambda, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, and Terraform.
- Proficiency in TypeScript and JavaScript, with experience in React and React Native.
- Experience leading teams through technology transitions and modernising software stacks.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD (GitLab), and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a scalability and security mindset.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in mobile development (iOS/Android using React Native).
- Experience in watch app development (iOS/Android).
- Experience integrating with Apple and Android Health services
- Familiarity with AI/ML-driven applications and IoT integrations.
- Knowledge of .NET (to support transition from legacy systems).
- Knowledge of iOS/Android native development (to support transition from legacy products).
- Experience working in regulated industries (healthcare, safety, security, or finance).
- Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
- Progressive leave policies, including paid parental leave, community service leave, and birthday leave.
- Flexible working environment with a hybrid model of remote work and office presence.
- The chance to join a dynamic, fast-paced startup culture and play a pivotal role in Spacetalk’s international growth.
- Career progression opportunities as Spacetalk continues to scale.
What's In It For YOU?
- Be part of a team building cutting-edge AI-driven safety solutions to ensure loved ones are connected happy, healthy and safe.
- Work on products used in Australia, Europe, and the US.
- Drive a large-scale technology reset and shape Spacetalk’s future architecture.
- Build and grow a world-class engineering team.
- Work in a high-growth, ASX-listed technology company
Join Us
We believe in innovation, integrity, and a customer-first approach in everything we do. As we expand globally, we are committed to delivering best-in-class products that improve the lives of our users. Our Values—Innovate, Engage & Elevate are embedded in how we work and grow together as a team. You’ll be joining a company at the forefront of family safety technology, with the chance to drive impactful change in how we deliver connected, data-driven solutions to our customers globally.
If you’re ready to lead a dynamic engineering team and shape the future of software development for a fast-growing, purpose-driven company, we’d love to hear from you!
Apply today and be part of a career-defining opportunity to help Spacetalk become a leader in family safety technology, driven by data and insights.
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