Overview
Pay.com.au is one of Australia's fastest‐growing technology scale-ups, trusted by businesses. As we continue to scale in Australia and launch into the US under PayRewards.com, our mission is to simplify and supercharge the way they pay everyday expenses. Since 2019, we've been transforming business payments by enabling companies—from sole traders to large enterprises. Our unified platform lets users link their bank accounts and any major credit card, improving cash flow while unlocking powerful rewards on every transaction. Recognised as a rapidly scaling Australian success story—with coverage in outlets like the Australian Financial Review noting our growth with a $600++ million valuation—we're reshaping how businesses think about payments, loyalty and financial efficiency. At Pay.com.au, you'll join a fast-growing team shaping the future of B2B payments. Our Melbourne office is a hub of creativity, collaboration, and seriously great coffee—an environment where ideas move quickly and impact is felt every day.
Why join us?
* Be part of an exciting Tech Scale-up, with teams across Australia and the USA.
* Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a great work-life balance.
* Awarded 2025 People's Choice Award winner at the Finder Innovation Awards, Finalist for FinTech Organisation of the Year at the 2025 FinTech Australia Finnies, Number 1 on the Smart50 list 2024, Top 3 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 & Victoria State Champion!
* Grow your career in a culture that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
* Access to individual learning budgets to accelerate your career.
Engineering Technical Lead
We're looking for a Tech Lead who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. If you love iterating quickly, embracing challenges, and turning ambiguity into action, we want you on our team. Join a group of experienced, high-energy innovators with an exciting roadmap ahead—we just need your expertise to lead our growing development team and bring it to life. This is your chance to own the technology, drive innovation, and make our product even more awesome.
Responsibilities
* Own technical design and architectural decisions for frontend and backend systems.
* Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to shape the roadmap and deliver features.
* Designing, developing, and maintaining both front-end (Typescript, React) and back-end applications (NodeJS, REST, GraphQL).
* Building and managing databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
* Ensuring cross-browser compatibility and responsiveness.
* Building and maintaining containerised applications using Docker.
* Managing cloud services (AWS) using Terraform.
* Working closely with UI/UX designers, product managers, and other developers.
* Debugging, troubleshooting, and optimising performance.
* Keeping up with industry trends and emerging technologies.
About You
* Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Developer in full-stack web development.
* Strong coding competency and an emphasis on experience with NodeJS, TypeScript and React.
* Great engineering practices and experience in automated Unit and Integration testing with Jest as well as E2E testing using Playwright.
* Excellent communication skills, a good understanding of both technical and product aspects of a project and the ability to convey core technical principles.
* Attention to detail and an advocate for quality within the software development lifecycle.
* Great at breaking down issues and solving problems.
* Enjoy sharing knowledge with team members and collaborating on ideas.
* Being agile and having the ability and mindset to get products to market.
* Knowledge of SQL and relational databases.
We know not everyone will meet every requirement, and that's okay. If you're excited about the role and believe you can make an impact, we're keen to hear from you.
A few more things...
Successful candidates joining the team will need to complete a National Police Record Check.
Candidates who require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process are encouraged to let us know. We're happy to support you.
We're committed to an inclusive and diverse recruitment process where everyone feels respected and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities and abilities and ensure fair, equitable consideration at every stage.
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