Responsibilities
As the Lead Software Engineer, you are responsible for leading a team of software developers focused on a single project or related software products. You oversee the analysis, design, development, delivery, and support of software applications to meet business needs.
You manage end‐to‐end delivery of initiatives, ensuring on‐time, high‐standard outcomes, drive progress, align stakeholders, and maintain momentum across complex projects.
Qualifications
You bring demonstrated experience leading and managing a team of software developers, creating an environment that supports high performance and continuous improvement. You are confident mentoring and coaching less experienced developers, helping to build capability while fostering collaboration and accountability across the team. You have proven experience leading the end‐to‐end delivery of software initiatives, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time and to a high standard. You're comfortable driving progress, aligning stakeholders, and maintaining momentum across complex projects.
You'll bring:
* Commercial experience building solutions in modern languages (Node.js, Ruby, C#, Java)
* Experience with JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular)
* Strong web framework experience (e.g. Rails, MVC)
* Solid architectural thinking and software engineering principles
* Advocate for best practices (automated testing, CI/CD)
* Strong commercial acumen with a pragmatic, solution‐focused approach
* Exposure to cloud platforms, particularly AWS
* Experience with ORMs, relational and NoSQL databases
* Strong grounding in Agile delivery practices
* Degree qualification in relevant IT discipline (preferred)
* Experience in micro‐services architecture (desired)
* Experience writing native JavaScript (desired)
* Exposure to development of mobile applications (desired)
Benefits
* Flexible hybrid work model
* New starter benefit to help set up a functional home workspace
* 50% discount on employee health insurance + 35% off travel insurance
* Paid leave for volunteering through nib foundation
* Access to nib Well Program and corporate fitness discounts
* Employee share plans, short‐term incentive program and life and salary continuance insurance benefits
* 18 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents, 5 days paid cultural leave for First Nations peoples and 4 weeks paid gender affirmation leave for trans, gender diverse and intersex employees
EEO Statement
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
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