Lead Engineer

Montu is Australia's largest healthtech business with a focus on alternative healthcare. Founded in 2019, it supports patients, doctors and pharmacies through its Alternaleaf clinic, offers accredited healthcare education to clinicians via its SAGED platform, and dispensing solutions to pharmacies across Australia through Leafio. Montu is also the founding member of Cannabis Council Australia, a non-for-profit advocacy body that advances legislative change across the healthcare landscape. Our mission is to make alternative healthcare more affordable and accessible for the millions who could benefit.

Montu has been recognised as Australia's fastest-growing tech company in the Deloitte TechFast 50 for two consecutive years (#1 in 2022 and 2023), achieving remarkable revenue growth of 26,000% and 9,000%. Named #1 on LinkedIn's Top Startups Australia 2024, Montu has cemented its position as the largest business of its kind outside North America and continues to evolve on its journey.

This role is an Australia-based, fully work-from-home position, with access to co-working spaces in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Job Description

Three Lead Engineer Roles. One High-Growth Team.

Montu's engineering team has grown from a small, focused group to a 100+ strong force, building products that are reshaping how people access healthcare. Until now, every engineering leadership role has been filled through internal promotion, a testament to our culture of low attrition, strong referrals, and genuine investment in our people.

But we've hit our next growth phase. For the first time, we're hiring three external Lead Engineers to bring fresh thinking, raise the bar, and shape the future of engineering at Montu. If you're driven by scale, complexity, and meaningful product impact — and you care as much about team culture as clean code — this is your opportunity to lead, influence, and grow in one of Australia's fastest-moving healthtech companies.

The Opportunities

Each of our three B2C squads has its own purpose and pace. As a Lead Engineer, you'll play a key role in building scalable systems, uplifting your team, and driving technical excellence.

Team One:

• Domain: Online Medication Fulfilment Experience
• Tech: TypeScript, NestJS, Kafka, plus experience with integrations like eRx or Shopify is a bonus.
• Team size: 6 engineers
• What they do: Manage the clinic–pharmacy intermediary system, focusing on accounts and med requests, with a new audience rollout and project launch coming soon.
• What they value: Empathetic leadership that uplifts the team while setting a high technical bar, and a strong bias for action.

Team Two:

• Domain: Logistics, ordering, and large-scale fulfilment
• Tech: , AWS, Kafka, complex systems, high-volume transactions
• Team size: 13 engineers
• Style: Scalable backend systems with complex workflows

Team Three:

• Domain: Patient-practitioner consultations and clinical workflows
• Tech: React, NestJS, AWS (CDK), monorepo
• Bonus: Amazon Connect experience
• Team size: 7 engineers
• What they're building: Fast, responsive tools that make it easy for patients to connect and get the care they need — no lag, no friction.
• What they value: Technical leadership grounded in empathy, clear communication, and a strong sense of business impact.

What You'll Do

• Lead your squad's technical direction and architecture, while collaborating with other engineering leads and the Principal Engineer to influence broader technical decisions.
• Build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing systems
• Mentor engineers and help them grow through pairing, code reviews, and guidance
• Collaborate with product and business to deliver meaningful outcomes
• Champion clean code, strong testing practices, and technical excellence
• Help shape Montu's engineering culture beyond your immediate team

Qualifications

• A strong software engineering background with experience leading product development teams
• Hands-on expertise in modern web technologies — JavaScript, TypeScript, , React and AWS
• A solid understanding of scalable architecture and clean coding principles
• Great communication skills and an ability to engage well with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A willingness to lead by example — this is a hands-on role
• A growth mindset and drive to build, improve, and deliver

Additional Information

You'll be joining a high-performing, fast-paced team where your work drives meaningful impact in a leading tech company at the intersection of healthcare. We take pride in our driven and results-focused culture, where ambitious individuals can push the boundaries of innovation and contribute to better outcomes for Australians.

Other benefits include:

• Gaining access to SAGED courses and more through the Greenhouse learning platform, fostering continuous growth and development.
• Enjoying discounts with over 450 retailers through our Reward and Recognition platform.
• The freedom of a full-time, work-from-home role.
• Access to co-working spaces in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and select regional cities.
• Mental health support through our wellbeing platform, Unmind.
• A private health insurance discount through Medibank.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Swag kits to celebrate key milestones in your journey with us.
• Enhance your home office with our work from home equipment allowance benefit.
• Being part of one of the fastest-growing industries in Australia, improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients.

We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.