Overview
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This is a permanent, full-time opportunity with hybrid working (60% in the office).
Flexibility is available, and arrangements can be discussed.
Your role
At Allens, our business teams are specialists in their field, using their unique knowledge and expertise to solve critical client and business challenges.
You'll be part of our IT team based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Your deep technical knowledge will be relied on as a leader within the team, ensuring best practices are followed and solutions are aligned with our business goals.
You will have an opportunity to get involved with priority projects, supporting delivery across multiple streams of work.
As a Lead Software Development Engineer, you'll shape the firm's technology direction and contribute to architecture, coding, and mentoring others.
Client Value & Product Mindset: Deliver technology solutions that create measurable value for clients and internal users by solving real business problems through enterprise-grade platforms and data products.
Apply a product delivery mindset, owning the full lifecycle of technical products from inception to continuous improvement.
Strategic Leadership & Architecture
Drive the firm's long-term technical vision and platform strategy, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with evolving business needs.
Lead architectural decisions across enterprise platforms, including Azure, SharePoint, iManage, Workday and Boomi, designing cloud-native, API-first solutions that support integration, interoperability, and future growth.
Innovation & Emerging Technology
Drive adoption of technologies like AI and automation to enhance delivery efficiency and unlock new opportunities for business innovation and value creation.
Explore emerging tech (e.g., generative AI) to accelerate delivery speed and enable faster, more impactful outcomes for the business.
Responsibilities and Requirements
Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and deployment of secure, scalable software solutions.
Maintain and enhance production-grade codebases with a focus on performance, reliability, and continuous improvement informed by real-world metrics.
Operational Leadership & Team Enablement
Oversee sprint planning and execution across multiple workstreams, ensuring continuity of delivery and proactive management of technical debt, refactoring, and upgrades.
Lead and mentor a small team of developers, fostering autonomy, sharing knowledge, and maintaining high technical standards through hands-on collaboration and clear documentation.
Skills & Experience
10+ years in software development with proficiency in .
NET and .
NET Core, C#, PowerShell, JavaScript, and SQL.
Expertise in secure-by-design coding practices, software architecture, solution design, and engineering best practices.
Strong understanding of SDLC principles, agile methodologies, microservices architecture, and DevOps practices.
Proficiency in RESTful API development, OAuth flows, and cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.
Extensive experience integrating systems across hybrid environments, including Azure, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and on-premises enterprise platforms.
Beneficial (but not necessary) experience
Knowledge of Elastic Search
Knowledge of data platforms, like Fabric or DataBricks
Your development
You will receive opportunities for learning and development, be challenged and supported to grow, and be encouraged to pursue your goals.
Our Career Deal provides a transparent approach to career development, and our alliance with Linklaters enables secondments worldwide.
Our perks
Benefits include:
Financial: market-competitive remuneration, referral program, discounts, health and travel insurance, charity matched funding.
Health & wellbeing: gym memberships, flu vaccinations, wellbeing programs, subsidised activities, Employee Assistance Program.
Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements, equipment for working from home.
Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave, inclusive parental leave policy (26 weeks paid, no minimum service) and coaching.
Recognition: team-based recognition and annual Allens Values Awards.
Allens also supports community initiatives and workplace giving and volunteering programs.
How to apply?
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We encourage applicants from all backgrounds; if your experience doesn't perfectly match, express your interest by emailing us at .
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Law Practice
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