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Principal Engineer

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3 days ago
Sydney, Australia
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Responsibilities

  • Lead technical direction across multiple teams and services.
  • Contribute to key codebases and build prototypes.
  • Champion AI-first adoption across engineering.
  • Solve complex technical challenges in distributed systems.
  • Align technical decisions with business strategy.
  • Elevate engineering standards and share best practices.
  • Mentor and support Lead Engineers and senior developers.
  • Drive cross-team initiatives and complex projects.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in leading large-scale web applications.
  • Proven track record of managing complex, cross-team projects.
  • Experience with AI-assisted engineering workflows and coding agents.
  • Strong commercial sense to balance technical decisions with business outcomes.
  • Skilled in solving ambiguous, large-scale technical problems.
  • A mentor with experience in growing technical skills of senior engineers.

Benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements, remote-first across Australia or New Zealand.
  • Work from anywhere for up to 3 months per year.
  • Annual connection budget for team interactions.
  • Learning budget for personal development and study leave.
  • Home office allowance for setup and monthly costs.
  • Access to a holistic wellbeing assistance program.
  • 2 days of volunteer leave per year.
  • 20 weeks paid primary carer leave and 6 weeks paid secondary carer leave.

Categories

AI & MLBackendFull Stack