This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Engineering - AI-Native Healthcare SaaS | Zenara Health based in India.
This is a high-impact engineering leadership role at the intersection of AI, SaaS, and healthcare technology.
You will take ownership of engineering outcomes across multiple products, from architecture and delivery to security and compliance.
A defining part of the role is designing and continuously improving an AI-native software development lifecycle where human engineers work alongside AI agents.
You will establish quality gates, governance practices, and escalation mechanisms that enable rapid development without compromising reliability or safety.
Working directly with the Founder-CEO, you will shape engineering strategy, culture, architecture, and team growth.
The role is ideal for a technically credible startup leader who thrives in ambiguity and approaches unfamiliar problems with first-principles thinking.
You will have the chance to build a high-caliber,



high-leverage engineering organization designed for the next generation of software development.
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Accountabilities:
Own engineering delivery across all products, including scope management, release cadence, quality standards, stakeholder alignment, and predictable execution.
Design and continuously refine the human-agent software development lifecycle, defining how AI agents participate in coding, testing, code review, documentation, and other engineering activities.
Establish maker-checker workflows and risk-calibrated quality gates to ensure AI-generated software and technical artifacts receive appropriate human verification.
Define agent orchestration practices, including agent selection, configuration, supervision models, guardrails, and escalation protocols.
Establish AI tool governance covering approved tools, intellectual property protection, security, quality, auditability, and safegu

📌 Head of Engineering (India)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 India