Director of Engineering

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Betashares is one of Australia's leading financial services brands and a market leader in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry. Betashares has recently launched and is in the process of scaling Betashares Direct, a wealth platform designed to help all Australians financial progress. Betashares Direct has ambitions to become a true 'one-stop platform' to help Australians invest and save for retirement.

This is an opportunity to join the engineering leadership team at Betashares Direct and be responsible for scaling delivery of product through people management, embedding AI into the way we work, vendor coordination, and operational excellence. You will be empowered to manage the engineering P&L, budget, and manage a high-performing engineering team.

This role will suit someone who wants to lead from the front, uplift those around them and be accountable for the growth of both the team and Betashares Direct. You will work closely with other business units within the company to ensure that technology is aligned to the business objectives.

This will be a dynamic role with an expectation to hire, manage people, and step-change the velocity of delivery through adoption of AI and continuous improvement of the delivery model. Management of both on-shore and off-shore employees, maintenance of relationships with vendors and third parties, and budget control will also be part of the role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Become a member of Betashares Direct senior leadership team.
• Collaborate with other business divisions Firm-wide (e.g. Product & Design, Super, Support, Operations, Management) to align technology with business objectives.
• Represent Engineering internally in the business, acting as a subject matter expert as and when required.
• Help to build Betashares' reputation as a technology leader externally, as well as a great reputation for creating financial products with great customer experiences.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performance engineering and technology team.
• Overall responsibility for engineering team structure, career development, hiring, and scaling the team to optimise delivery.
• Drive career development, run performance reviews, and promotional process.
• Champion and implement AI tools and workflows to increase engineering throughput.
• Embed AI into the process of building product and tackling the backlog.
• Own velocity and delivery predictability across front-end and back-end teams.
• Unlock a high-cadence, albeit risk-aware, feature and product development function.
• Review team structure and recommend and execute on changes/improvements as required.
• Unblock tech leads with strong collaboration with Product Management and Design.
• Escalate and resolve interdependencies across platforms (web, mobile, core platform).
• Co-manage the technology budget, ensuring efficient and cost-effective use of resources.
• Own third-party vendor relationships.
• Own technology due diligence, security audits, integration planning and roadmap integration, team integration and risk management.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

• Proven track record of scaling an engineering team with AI.
• Experience architecting applications in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP or Azure).
• Exposure to architecture patterns such as event-driven and microservices.
• Exposure to Golang or Rust is beneficial.
• Exposure to container orchestration services such as Kubernetes or AWS Fargate is highly desirable.
• Exposure to accounting/financial services is beneficial.
• CI/CD Expertise: Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and practices to enable high-cadence deployments.
• Monitoring and Observability: Proficiency in tools like Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, or similar for system performance and health monitoring.
• Data Engineering Experience: Familiarity with data pipelines, ETL processes, and working with tools like Airflow, Kafka, or similar.
• API Design: Experience designing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
• Front-End Awareness: While this role is backend-focused, exposure to front-end frameworks and tools could aid cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience managing budgets.
• Experience working within the FinTech industry & having worked in a startup is beneficial.
• Experience in building and managing high-performance teams.

Betashares has a polyglot team of engineers with multiple disciplines. A minimum of at least one default language is preferred.

Our tech stack is constantly evolving, we use the below technologies though the list is non-exhaustive.

Why Join Us?

We are dedicated to creating an environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Here's what's in it for you:

Career Development – Access tailored training and support for professional qualifications.

Wellbeing Support – Benefit from EAP programs for your physical, mental and financial health.

Giving Back – Take volunteering days to support causes close to your heart.

CBD Perks – Enjoy stocked kitchens, team breakfasts, and weekly catered lunches.

Team Culture – Connect with colleagues through social clubs, committees, and events.

Savings & Benefits – Unlock exclusive discounts at 500+ leading retailers.

Wellbeing Days – Recharge and focus on what matters most to you.

Ready to make an impact? If you have the right to live and work in Australia, Apply Now Your interest will be treated with strict confidence.

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• IndustriesFinancial Services and Investment Management

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