Zanda is a growing SaaS startup with a mission to innovate and deliver impactful simple solutions that make health practice management easy and enjoyable. We value Growth, Impact, Reliability, and Teamwork and are looking for a Head of Engineering who loves coaching teams, thrives in change, and is genuinely excited about what modern technology (AI included) can unlock for our teams and customers.

You’ll blend people leadership with technical strategy to guide talented, remote engineering teams to deliver high-quality features and system improvements - while building a culture that empowers people to do the best work of their careers. Passionate leaders chase pivotal moments, and you’ll love this role if you’re excited to guide teams through the next evolution of growth, for our teams, technology, product and for our customers. 

What You’ll Do

• People Leadership & Coaching: Mentor engineers and team leads; level up skills, autonomy, and collaboration. Engineers feel supported, stretched, and safe to experiment. Build a culture of ownership, inclusive feedback, and continuous improvement.

• Performance Management: Set clear goals and metrics that drive accountability in a positive, growth-oriented way. Run practical performance systems that raise the bar and celebrate wins. 

• Technical Strategy: Partner with leads to make thoughtful tradeoffs between new features and platform health. Ensure we invest in quality, reliability and scalability, aligned to clear business goals.

• Innovation & AI Enablement: Encourage experimentation with modern tooling (including AI) to streamline workflows, reduce busywork, lift productivity and accelerate delivery - responsibly and securely.

• Remote Excellence: Use async-first habits well; know when a quick call unblocks faster. Keep communication crisp, transparent, and inclusive across time zones.

• Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate with Product and other partners to set priorities, shape roadmaps, and deliver outcomes that matter to our customers..

What You Bring

Experience

• Early experience as a software engineer and several years in a formal or de facto leadership role (EM, etc.).

• SaaS startup experience preferred (approx. 100–250 people).

• Proven success leading remote teams with strong async practices.

Skills

• Solid technical foundation; can guide decisions and weigh tradeoffs across competing solutions.

• Business-minded judgment: you balance product velocity with platform investments.

• Change leadership: you help teams navigate transitions with clarity and calm.

Traits

• Supportive, empowering leader who raises the standard and the team.

• Genuine passion and excitement about modern technology and how it can elevate people and outcomes.

• Facilitates healthy debate, invites diverse perspectives, and drives to decision.

• Positive stance on our stack - even if you haven’t touched every piece (yet).

Nice to Haves

• Hands-on experience with our (or similar) tech stack (.Net, React & Postgres).

• Engineering degree or equivalent practical background.

• A track record of creating learning loops - guilds, brown bags, pairing, or mentorship programs.

Challenges You’ll Tackle

• Guiding teams through change - in process, architecture, and ways of working.

• Balancing autonomy with accountability (no micromanaging; yes to clear outcomes).

• Making smart calls on infrastructure and system design under real-world constraints.

• Tightening performance practices and metrics without adding friction.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Innovative Culture: We experiment thoughtfully and invest in new tools when they help us deliver better, faster, and safer results.

• Real Impact: Your leadership shapes our product, our systems, and how our engineers grow.

• Remote Flexibility: Work where you work best - and with diverse and talented teams that values focus and balance.

• Growth: Plenty of room to expand your scope and your craft as we scale.

• Stable by Design: Self funded, with a proud track record of zero layoffs, sustainable growth and consistently low attrition.
  
  

💜 Why You’ll Love Working With Us

✅ Work from Anywhere
We’ve been a fully distributed team from the start - no offices, no commute, just great people from all over the world doing meaningful work together. ✅ Flexibility & Autonomy We care about outcomes, not clock-watching. Outside of agreed core hours that align to your role, your time is yours - whether that’s doing the school run or squeezing in a midday gym class. ✅ Generous Paid Time Off Balance matters. We offer 30 days of paid time off and expect you to take it - because rest fuels great work. ✅ High Trust, Results Driven We strip away red tape so you can focus on impact. No pointless meetings or rigid hierarchies -  just space to move fast, solve problems, and make a difference. ✅ Growth & Innovation You’ll be encouraged to experiment, stretch your skills, and bring YOUR bold ideas to the table. Everyone at Zanda contributes to shaping what’s next. ✅ Inspiring Teammates You’ll work alongside passionate, curious people who support and cheer each other on - even across time zones. Collaboration is how we win. ✅ Meaningful Impact Everything we build helps health professionals spend less time on admin and more time helping patients. Your work will directly improve lives. ✅ Competitive Pay We hire the best people - wherever they are - and we make sure they feel valued and rewarded for the work they do.

💜 About Zanda

Zanda is a fast-growing, globally loved practice management platform that helps health professionals run smooth, efficient practices - and spend more time caring for their patients. We’re used by thousands of clinics across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the US, and Canada, and we’re just getting started. Our mission is simple: make health practice management easy and enjoyable. To do that, we need brilliant, passionate people who are excited by innovation, love solving complex problems, and thrive in fast-moving environments.

At Zanda, you’ll join a globally distributed team that’s small enough to move fast and think big - and driven enough to deliver work that makes a real impact. We live our values every day:

• Growth: We stretch ourselves, learn constantly, and support each other’s development.

• Reliability: We follow through on our commitments and show up for our team and customers.

• Impact: Everything we build helps health professionals spend less time on admin and more time helping patients.

• Teamwork: We win together - celebrating wins, sharing ideas, and having each other’s backs.

This is an exciting time to join Zanda. We’re self-funded, scaling quickly, and building something that truly changes lives. If you’re ready to grow your career while making a meaningful difference -  we’d love to hear from you. See more information about Careers at Zanda here.

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