Head of Software Development

Lendlease is a real estate business that operates as three deep capabilities of Investments, Development and Construction. The future belongs to all of us. We’re committed to creating benefit for all, in everything we do. 

We’re proud to be a global leader in designing and building sustainable, innovative and vibrant city places. Many of our urban developments across the world have become thriving, iconic destinations that have revitalised cities and delivered lasting social benefit.
 

About the Role:

We are currently looking for a Head of Software Development to join our team. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for designing, building, and delivering secure, enterprise-grade AI applications across Lendlease. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the end-to-end design, build, and deployment of AI applications using Google Gemini (ADK), Microsoft Copilot Studio, and modern backend technologies

• Architect and implement multi-agent AI systems with robust testing, evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement frameworks

• Lead and mentor a team of developers, setting clear technical direction, reviewing code, and ensuring high engineering standards

• Embed DevOps best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure-as-code, and AI-assisted development tools

• Design secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned to enterprise architecture, governance, and data privacy requirements

• Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into value-driven engineering outcomes aligned to commercial priorities

• Oversee data and integration engineering, ensuring reliable, governed access to enterprise systems and high-quality data foundations

About you:

You are a highly technical, hands-on engineering leader with a proven track record of delivering secure, production-grade software solutions. You bring deep expertise in modern development, cloud platforms, and AI-driven systems, alongside a strong ability to mentor teams and drive engineering excellence in a fast-paced, enterprise environment. You will also have:

• Proven experience delivering production-grade software systems, with strong hands-on development skills in .NET and/or Java

• Deep expertise in cloud engineering across Azure and/or GCP, with experience building scalable, distributed systems and APIs

• Demonstrated experience developing AI/LLM or agent-based applications within enterprise environments

• Strong leadership capability, including mentoring engineers, prioritising work, and maintaining high engineering standards

• Solid grounding in DevOps practices, Git workflows, automated testing, and secure software engineering principles

• Advanced data and integration experience, including strong SQL capability and enterprise data integration

• Highly desirable: experience with Google Gemini/ADK, Microsoft Copilot Studio, GIS/spatial platforms, or built environment data, with exposure to multi-model AI or financial/investment use cases

About us:
We are committed to developing and retaining the best people and provide the best possible learning and development opportunities. We are a company who thrive on our employee’s wellbeing, and offer benefits including:  

• Balance your career and personal life with work flexibility, purchase additional annual leave and extensive family support benefits.  

• 26 weeks paid parental leave for both parents.  

• 3x extra Wellbeing days per year (on top of annual leave).  

At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.

Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.