Shape The Future Of How The World Works
Imagine leading engineering teams that power platforms serving over 85 million users globally. Picture yourself architecting systems that have transformed how business gets done, from the world's largest freelancing marketplace to a payment ecosystem securing more than US$8 billion in transactions.
As Director of Engineering, you will:
* Build and scale high‐performance engineering teams that ship production code multiple times daily, cultivating a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement across globally distributed squads.
* Drive technical vision and execution by partnering with engineering teams to develop roadmaps, define delivery goals, and achieve them within aggressive timelines while maintaining our reputation for reliability at internet scale.
* Architect for impact engaging directly with senior architects to contribute to technical plans and designs that solve complex distributed systems challenges across messaging, payments, translations, and notification systems processing millions of events hourly.
* Lead through influence communicating effectively with stakeholders business‐wide, from product managers to C‐suite, translating technical complexity into business value and strategic decisions.
* Elevate engineering excellence by establishing world‐class engineering habits and maintaining high standards of software quality through code review, testing discipline, and a culture of continuous learning.
* Optimize across constraints working closely with product managers and cross‐functional teams to achieve the best outcomes given competing priorities of speed, quality, and technical debt management.
* Cultivate championship culture centered on our company values, where engineers take charge, improve daily, leverage data, and perform like a pro sports team.
Requirements
* Leadership experience managing and scaling development teams, with a proven track record of building high‐performing engineering organisations that consistently deliver business‐critical systems.
* Internet‐scale engineering expertise building and operating large‐scale web software serving millions of users across modern front‐end stacks (Angular, React, Vue) and distributed back‐end systems.
* Agile delivery mastery working in continuously shipping environments where multiple deploys per day are standard, balancing technical excellence with aggressive delivery timelines.
* Technical depth that earns respect – ability to engage with senior architects and contribute meaningfully to technical plans and designs.
* Communication excellence with strong writing and verbal skills to articulate technical strategy, influence stakeholders, and mentor engineers at all levels.
* Ownership mindset demonstrating self‐management, accountability for outcomes, and the ability to drive results without hand‐holding.
* Learning velocity with a track record of rapidly acquiring new technologies and applying them to solve complex problems in production environments.
* Problem‐solving creativity combining strong troubleshooting skills with innovative thinking to tackle novel challenges at scale.
* Academic foundation with a tertiary degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MSc or PhD a plus.
Nice to Haves
* Cloud computing mastery, preferably AWS, with experience architecting for scalability, reliability, and cost optimisation.
* Deep expertise in SOA, microservices, and containerisation architectures using Docker, Kubernetes, and modern orchestration tools.
* Public API design and development experience building developer‐facing platforms that scale.
* Full‐stack proficiency with web development languages including Python, Go, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
* Database expertise with relational databases, SQL optimisation, and experience with distributed data systems.
* Cross‐platform systems knowledge spanning Windows and Linux environments.
* Networking depth with strong understanding of computer networking, load balancing, and CDN optimisation.
* Security consciousness with a sound understanding of OWASP and web security best practices applied in production.
What You'll Gain
* Career acceleration – Your impact directly drives your trajectory within a meritocratic culture that rewards founders‐mindset thinking.
* Ownership culture – Lead teams as if you own the business; rewards align with impact rather than seniority.
* Direct CEO access – Weekly town‐hall Q&A for engineering strategy discussions without bureaucracy.
* Innovation & learning – Quarterly hackathons, exposure to cutting‐edge stacks, global scale challenges, and a continuous learning environment.
* Location & perks – Premium Sydney HQ, weekly building events, wellness programs, catered lunches, and engineering‐friendly amenities.
Our Impact
Every line of code your teams ship directly supports over 85 million people, helping them earn a living, build businesses, or change life trajectories. Our platforms power commerce in 247 countries worldwide, and your leadership will literally feed families, fund education, and build futures.
Values
* Change Lives – Engineering a mission, not just marketing copy.
* Take Charge – Own technical decisions like a founder; no hand‐holding.
* Continuous improvement – We ship multiple times daily, iterate constantly, and look for no "good enough."
* Data‐driven decisions – Every architectural decision is backed by metrics and tested in production.
* Pro‐sports team culture – Recruit the best, reward performance, and build to win at scale.
* Mission – Enable one billion jobs globally; the engineering challenge that defines us.
* Career trajectory – Promote from within, develop engineering executives, and accelerate to senior roles.
This is not a typical corporate role. If you are an ambitious, high‐achieving technologist prepared to work at base‐rate with a company that could become one of the biggest Internet sites, we encourage you to join us.
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