Lead Software Engineer

Join a team that's All Kinds of Useful. At Origin, being useful is more than a tagline – it's how we approach work every day. As a collective, we're a team that thrives on finding better ways, working together, and owning our impact. From powering homes to delivering award-winning internet and helping to lead Australia's energy transition. If you're driven by purpose and excited to be part of something bigger, we'd love to have you on the journey.

About the role: At Origin, we're not just keeping up with the energy transition – we're leading it. Join our Technology & Digital team at the forefront of building cutting-edge digital platforms that shape how millions of Australians interact with energy every day. This is your opportunity to work on high-impact initiatives, influence engineering culture, and grow your skills alongside some of the best minds in the industry, all while contributing to a more sustainable future.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you\'ll drive the design and delivery of key digital capabilities across platforms like MyAccount, the Mobile App, Metering, and Customer Identity. You\'ll lead a development team, collaborate with stakeholders and partners, and ensure solutions align with business goals and technical standards.

• Oversee and guide software analysis, design, and development activities, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy.
• Establish and enforce best practices for Quality Assurance, test automation, and test-driven development across teams.
• Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless integration and deployment of applications.
• Lead collaboration to define and prioritize requirements and acceptance criteria for complex user stories.
• Facilitate and drive Agile ceremonies to ensure team alignment, efficiency, and effective delivery of objectives.
• Serve as a thought leader on tools, processes, and technologies, driving innovation and influencing cross-functional Guilds.
• Strategically manage test environments and test data, ensuring scalability and reliability for enterprise applications.
• Lead mentoring and coaching efforts, building a high-performing team and promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

• Proven leadership experience within a software engineering team.
• Proven ability to architect and deliver complex Restful or GraphQL APIs and automation for UI and API testing.
• In-depth understanding of event-driven systems using tools such as SQS, RabbitMQ, or Kafka.
• Comprehensive knowledge of database architecture, optimization, and SQL, with experience scaling database solutions.
• Mastery in designing and managing CI/CD pipelines and deploying scalable applications on AWS.
• Proficient in Git version control and leading GitHub-based collaboration at scale.
• Strong leadership in Agile development, lean methodologies, and driving user-centric designs with HCD.
• Exceptional communication, decision-making, and the ability to navigate and guide teams through uncertainty.

• Training and development – access to LinkedIn learning, a Learning Hub
• Leading parental support – 20 weeks paid leave for primary carers and "Pass the Baton" leave.
• Volunteer leave – paid volunteer leave, opportunities to give back through the Origin Foundation.
• Culture leave – additional paid leave days for our Indigenous employees to balance and meet cultural obligations.
• Discounted Origin products benefits for employees, including Electrical, Gas and Internet offers
• Competitive salary + annual performance bonus + performance based reviews
• Origin 360 Electric Vehicles (EV) employee subscription offers a fantastic range of EVs, with flexible month-to-month plans and no lock-in contract.
• Free and confidential counselling for employees and family members.
• A great high energy team, that encourages interesting, rewarding, and engaging work

Origin - Where good change happens

At Origin, we're powered by people who believe in creating change.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, gender equitable workforce, where everyone is welcome, and all applications are evaluated on merit and potential. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, people living with disabilities, culturally diverse people, any stage in life, people with intersex variations and people within LGBTQ+ communities, including trans and gender diverse.

Enjoy a challenging career in an exciting industry where you can grow and explore your potential. If you think you have transferable skills, an appetite to learn and would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you.

Here\'s a little about us: https://www.originenergy.com.au/about/careers/

Background checks may be required to determine your suitability for this position as part of the recruitment process and during your employment. These checks may include police checks, AusCheck, medical assessment and/or drug and alcohol testing.

Please note unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Origin recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.