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Our Melbourne based client is looking for a Lead Engineer to help design and deliver scalable, cloud-based systems that serve millions of users globally.
You’ll be joining a high-performing engineering team working on complex, distributed systems using modern practices & technologies.
In this role, you’ll take technical ownership across multiple projects/initiatives, lead design discussions, and guide engineers (approx. 4 engineers) through challenging problems—driving best practices, quality, and delivery excellence. Your role will be approx. 50/50 hands on the tools (e.g. .Net code reviews or when challenges come up) and look after the architecture and direction of multiple streams.
Key Skills & Experience:
- Strong commercial experience with .NET Core / C# and IoC/DI frameworks
- Solid understanding of event-driven architecture(Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS EventBridge or similar)
- Knowledge of distributed caching(Redis, Memcached, etc.)
- Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines(GitHub Actions, Octopus, Jenkins, etc.)
- Expertise in AWS and building scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure
- Strong Technical leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Very strong communication skills: We need someone who can lead from the front, who brings strong influencing skills, working with challenging and global stakeholders.
- Great benefits, including additional leave days, flexible working and parental leave.
- Salary: $200,000 total package + Bonus which starts at 15%. ** For the right candidate this can be flexible.
If you’re a tech expert who thrives in fast-paced, innovative environments and enjoys solving complex backend challenges, this is an opportunity to make a real impact while working with cutting-edge cloud technology.
To summarize, the two key components we are looking for in this role is excellent .Net background and experience alongside with excellent communication ability - specifically bringing teams together on solutions and using persuading and convincing to get everyone on the same page about the best solution for the business not just for today but in many years to come!
Please APPLY NOW to be considered.
Any questions, contact: Emma.Beale@PRA.com.au
** YOU MUST HAVE WORKING RIGHTS TO APPLY**
