Overview Lead Engineer - Hawthorn East at Coles Group.
Coles Group has served Aussie communities since 1914 and is a top 30 ASX-listed company with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands.
This role focuses on delivering first-class software, leading a high-performing engineering squad, and contributing to a growing digital retail operation that supports Home Delivery, Click & Collect, and smart lockers.
As part of the Digital team, you will help reinvent the shopping experience and enable productive, sustainable platform solutions across Liquorland, First Choice and Vintage Cellars stores.
Responsibilities Deliver high-quality software while employing leadership techniques to groom a high-performing team and cultivate a positive, collaborative culture.
Provide leadership, mentorship, support, and enablement to your squad of engineers, balancing technical decision-making, delivery, and outcomes in line with wider group objectives.
Define and influence engineering practices that meet business and technical requirements; contribute hands-on to build and deliver critical functionality for platforms.
Drive engagement, morale, inclusion, openness, collaboration and safety within the team; build and develop your people and coach team members to grow their skills.
Influence engineering practices and foster a "shift left" approach to quality within large-scale, high-traffic projects.
About You And Your Skills Seasoned software engineer with at least 10 years' experience Extensive experience with.
NET frameworks and C# Experience driving high-quality development practices and ensuring scalability and repeatability Demonstrable experience in technical leadership and driving decision-making through pragmatic, quantitative analysis Extensive experience with solution design Extensive experience with microservices and serverless architectures Extensive experience working in cloud environments (strong preference for Azure) Experience with containerisation and release pipelines Good exposure to Agile environments and ability to drive strong Agile ways of working Experience with a "shift left" approach to quality Experience working on large-scale projects and with heavy-traffic platforms Experience managing relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders Proven ability to influence collaboration without formal authority What's In It For You Flexible working options with hybrid arrangements to support work-life balance Office perks including gym facilities, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, and product sampling opportunities Discounts: 5% discount on supermarket and liquor purchases, with occasional double discounts Recognition: digital platform rewards through mythanks Learning and development opportunities across career programs and job-specific training Paid parental leave for permanent team members Investment in your future: Coles Group share plan with pre-tax salary sacrifice options About The Recruitment Process Coles Group is committed to diversity, inclusion and a safe, respectful workplace.
Applications from all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities are encouraged.
We can adjust the recruitment process to support candidates with disability.
For details, visit the Our Recruitment Process section of the careers site or email Job ID • Employment Type: Full time #J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Lead Engineer - Hawthorn East
🏢 Coles Group
📍 Melbourne