Principal Engineer

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Shell Energy Full time
  • Fantastic opportunity to build a new team from the ground up
  • We invest time in our people and help them chart their own career trajectory
  • It's safe to speak up, try new things and push creative boundaries

The world's biggest challenge needs you, here.

Big challenges require big solutions. And the transition to a net-zero world is about as big as it gets. Working at Shell Energy - one of Australia's leading energy retailers - puts you at the heart of that endeavour.

Based in Melbourne, the Principal Engineer you'll be at the heart of a new squad of approx. 3-8 engineers, shaping and delivering our Shell Energy's Digital product roadmap starting with our public website.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build and lead a team that owns highly visible products critical to the success of our customers and for our globally recognised brand in Australia.

To be successful in this role, you will, in close collaboration with other Principal Engineers and the Architecture and Enablement team, lead your team of engineers to deliver industry world class outcomes which are operationalised and productionised to provide capability to Shell Energy to implement its strategic plans as well as flex to meet future business needs.

This role will be able to introduce new ways of working through the adoption of best practices in Software Engineering, Cloud Services, Test Automation, CI/CD, Site Reliability Engineering, and modern Application Architectures. You will exemplify self-organising behaviours, a continuous improvement mindset and an inclusive one-team culture.


Lead the change, from the frontline

In this role you'll:

  • Lead the growth, direction, and delivery of software, deployment automation, continuous integration, and quality assurance practices for applications in the Digital domain;
  • Be accountable for the day-to-day operation of Digital services – we believe in "you build it, you run it";
  • Mange technical and security compliance to engineering standards and reduce technical debt;
  • Support the development, estimation, and implementation of the platform roadmap while continually refining and assessing short term objectives;
  • Monitor and manage the performance and availability of the platform and ensure incidents from all sources are triaged quickly and prioritised according to impact and value;
  • Lead a team of engineers, provide technical mentorship, and manage performance within that team; and
  • Collaborate with the broader engineering practice to continually lift the quality and value of the overall digital technology business unit.

What you'll bring

You're a deeply experienced frontend or full-stack software engineer with demonstrable, hands-on experience across the stack, including:

  • Excellent application development skills across a range of technologies, including:
    • React, Typescript and Node; ideally in conjunction with AWS
    • and/ or a headless CMS such as Contentful beneficial
    • Good knowledge of SQL and database design and skills in data analysis
    • Experience with NoSQL or OODB would be ideal
    • Prior experience with C#, .NET and/ or MS SQL Server advantageous
  • Expertise in AWS Cloud is preferred, including:
    • Infrastructure (Cloud Formation, VPC, IAM)
    • Infrastructure as code (CDK)
    • Compute (Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, Fargate)
    • Storage (S3)
    • Data (DynamoDB, RDS)
    • Virtualisation/Containerisation (Docker)
    • Integrations (EventBridge, SQS, SNS, Step Functions, ECS)
    • Networking and cloud firewalls (AWS WAF, CloudFront)
  • Experience with modern engineering practices – branching strategies, testing - TDD, CI/CD, instrumentation;
  • Experience with scaling options and resource configuration;
  • Track record with a variety of architectural patterns, including microservices and event-driven platforms;
  • Experience applying integration technologies, including messaging middleware and modern API-driven approaches; and
  • Experience with metrics and monitoring e.g. Datadog or similar solutions beneficial; and
  • Experience within the Energy industry vertical or related field an advantage.

You'll also demonstrate a range of leadership and cultural qualities:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching and collaboration;
  • Experience in DevOps transformation encompassing cultural transformation;
  • Excellent work ethics to excel in collaborative, passionate and dynamic environment;
  • Innovative and questioning nature to explore ideas and prototype solutions;
  • A drive to find the root cause of issues and resolve them so that they never recur;
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and influence broad communities of technical experts, regardless of reporting lines;
  • Agile maturity including knowledge of Scrum and Kanban; and
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Why join our team

Every day, our people bring deep expertise, true innovation and investment to help our clients - and the world - reduce their environmental footprint. You can be part of that change.

Here are the top reasons why our people choose us:

  • Purpose that you can see. As a Principal Engineer, you'll have the best shot at energising a better future, one business at a time.
  • Work that's interesting, innovative and high impact. We hope you'll love the challenge and opportunity to achieve - for our clients and for you.
  • People who bring the expertise and drive to succeed. Our Team is respectful, inclusive, and supports connection and collaboration.

We think you'll love it here too. Some of our benefits include:

  • Competitive remuneration packages, including an attractive incentivised bonus program.
  • Generous paid parental leave options that give team members more time to enjoy what matters most.
  • Flexible working arrangements, with modern workplaces and technologies that support new, hybrid ways of working.
  • An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family when you need it.

Visit our careers site to find out more.

Read the stories of our incredible people.

Join us. Together, we can make the difference count.

  • Principal Structural Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Bennett And Game Recruitment Ltd Full time

    Principal Structural Engineer for a leading consultancy based in Leeds.This opportunity requires a future leader who is seeking the chance to establish themselves with the prospect of growing their new Leeds office which has opened due to continue expansion and growth.The most suitable Principal Structural Engineer will gain experience with all aspects of...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EFinancialCareers Ltd. Full time

    Principal Engineer - Full stack National Australia Bank Melbourne, Australia Principal Engineer - Full stack National Australia Bank Melbourne, Australia Posted 6 days ago Permanent Competitive Principal Engineer - Full stack Principal Engineer - Full stack Job no: Business unit: Technology and Enterprise Operations Primary position location: 700 Bourke St,...

  • Principal Structural Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Conrad Consulting Ltd Full time

    Principal Structural Design Engineer Birmingham 65k- 70k plus benefits Are you an experienced structural design engineer looking to work at a principal level?Our client has an industry leading team and are looking to bring in a principal engineer who is hard working and driven.They specialise in interesting projects across a range of sectors including...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Full time

    Wood - Principal Process EngineerWood is currently recruiting for a Principal Process Engineer to join our team in Melbourne on a 12-month contract. Reporting to the Lead Process Engineer, this role will provide process engineering support in developing safe process plant designs and offering expertise for EPC projects.Key Responsibilities:Process Basis of...

  • Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Wolverhampton

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Progressive Recruitment Full time

    Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Wolverhampton 70.5k Progressive Engineering and a European Engineering OEM Leader in Complex Mechanical Handling, Process Systems & Machinery Engineering for Nuclear Applications are looking to recruit a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer for their Engineering & Manufacturing HQ near Wolverhampton, owing to project...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Plc Full time

    Wood is seeking an expression of interest from a Principal Process Engineer / Consultant to join our Minerals & Metals business in a pivotal role.Based in Melbourne, you will work in partnership with Perth and Brisbane offices to support of our global clientele delivering projects in 2024 and beyond. This is a permanent role and is available as full-time /...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Plc Full time

    Wood is seeking an expression of interest from a Principal Process Engineer / Consultant to join our Minerals & Metals business in a pivotal role. Based in Melbourne, you will work in partnership with Perth and Brisbane offices to support of our global clientele delivering projects in 2024 and beyond. This is a permanent role and is available as full-time /...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Plc Full time

    Wood is seeking an expression of interest from a Principal Process Engineer / Consultant to join our Minerals & Metals business in a pivotal role.Based in Melbourne, you will work in partnership with Perth and Brisbane offices to support of our global clientele delivering projects in 2024 and beyond.This is a permanent role and is available as full-time /...

  • Principal Electrical Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Clear Engineering Recruitment Full time

    Principal Electrical Engineer Great role to join one of the UKs most rapidly expanding renewable energy businesses, working as a Principal Engineer leading on utility scale solar & BESS projects.Leeds 80, ,000 Bonus Career Development Hybrid Working About the company: This role is working for one of the most exciting businesses in the renewable energy market...

  • Principal Structural Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ClearCompany Full time

    Newcastle. Supervising / Principal Engineer. Growth Co, Structural Lead for NSW, manage clients, projects, mentor team. Ports & Manuf. $240k-$180k pkgAbout NewcastleLocated about 2.5 hours north of Sydney, Newcastle is the 7th largest metropolis in Australia and a hub for great lifestyle and industry (mines, ports and manufacturing). It boasts exceptional...

  • Principal Protection Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Capstone Recruitment Pty Ltd Full time

    Our client, a leading engineering consultancy firm, is seeking an exceptional Principal Protection Engineer to join their team in Melbourne. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and chartered electrical engineer to take on a crucial role in the design and implementation of protection systems for high-voltage substations, solar farms, and...

  • Principal Cloud Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Iterate Recruitment Pty Full time

    Principal Cloud Engineer | Melbourne | Hybrid One of our clients based here in Melbourne is looking for a Principal Engineer who specialises in AWS & Azure to head up their Cloud and DevOps capability. This role is a hands on role that will design, build, deploy and manage all of their enterprise Cloud infrastructure for Internal and External customers.You...

  • Principal Cloud Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Iterate Recruitment Pty Full time

    Principal Cloud Engineer | Melbourne | Hybrid One of our clients based here in Melbourne is looking for a Principal Engineer who specialises in AWS & Azure to head up their Cloud and Dev Ops capability.This role is a hands on role that will design, build, deploy and manage all of their enterprise Cloud infrastructure for Internal and External customers.You...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Catch Full time

    Who is Catch? Our vision is to be Australia's most loved online destination for families. There's still a lot of work ahead of us, so we're always on the lookout for creative, resourceful, and resilient people that can quickly learn new skills and adapt on the fly. The Principal Engineer role sits within Product, Engineering, and Delivery (PED), which...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wesfarmers OneDigital Full time

    Who is has been bringing low prices to everyday Aussies on the brands they know and love since we started shaking up online retail in 2006.We are Australian owned and operated and have deep expertise on Australian consumer online shopping behaviour. ispart of the Wesfarmers Group, placing us in good company alongside Australia's top retailers, Kmart,...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Full time

    Wood is currently recruiting for a Principal Process Engineer to join our team in Melbourne on a 12 month contract. Reporting into the Lead Process Engineer, this role will provide process engineering support as part of proficiently developing safe process plant designs and providing subject matter expertise for EPC projects. The following list are...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sportsbet Full time

    At Sportsbet, we love different and we love bringing excitement to life. We're part of the Flutter Entertainment group, over 7000 clever and curious people make us a global player. In Australia we're tight knit group of... Sportsbet's purpose is to bring excitement to life for its customers and we do this by over delivering on excitement through serious...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sportsbet Pty Ltd Full time

    About usSportsbet's purpose is to bring excitement to life for its customers and we do this by over delivering on excitement through serious fun, disrupting the status quo and living our values. We're a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer with over 7000 cool, clever and curious people around the world. We're a global player, but in...

  • Principal Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sportsbet Full time

    About us Sportsbet's purpose is to bring excitement to life for its customers and we do this by over delivering on excitement through serious fun, disrupting the status quo and living our values. We're a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer with over 7000 cool, clever and curious people around the world. We're a global player, but...

  • Principal Process Engineer

    1 week ago

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Wood Full time

    $description RESPONSIBILITIES Reporting to the Process Engineering Manager and working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams across the project life cycle (Concept, FEED, Detailed Design), your role will be contributing to technical delivery of engineering excellence through the execution of assigned scopes of work and providing Process engineering...