Senior Software Engineer

Why Tyro?
At Tyro, we're into business big time. Through our integrated payments, banking and lending solutions, we're here to ensure nothing stands in the way of Australian business success. With over 21 years' experience under our belt, we know what it takes to build something great, which is why we combine the best people, technology, and partners to deliver simplified payments and seamless business banking to our customers. We're proud to power more than 73,000 merchants across Australia and to work with more than 700 partners to create seamless experiences for hospitality, retail, services and health providers.

It starts with You.
Just like our customers, we're obsessed with the success of our people. So, when you come onboard, we'll give you all the support you need to do your best work. Our close to 600 Tyros are a highly collaborative team, so you'll get to work with smart, motivated and friendly people across Tyro. We are fast paced and innovative and strive to live our values everyday – commit to greatness, stay hungry, wow the customer, be good and win together We are big enough for you to have opportunities to have a career at Tyro and small enough that you can have a real impact. As we continue our mission to shake things up and make payments the easiest part of doing business, you'll have the opportunity to learn new skills with hands-on experience, further your career, and help unleash the potential of our customers, one payment at a time.

Step inside life at Tyro here.

About The Role
As a Senior Software Engineer with Tyro, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Product Technology team, helping us deliver business value to our customers through building and supporting the platform for Settlement & Reconciliation team.

You will take ownership of key engineering initiatives, ensuring the successful design, development, and scaling of mission-critical systems. We follow Agile methodologies and work collaboratively as a cross functional team. As a key member of the development team, you will work closely with designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and execute on our vision and values.

Your leadership and technical expertise will also be instrumental in mentoring junior engineers and influencing the technical direction of the team. While based in Sydney office, you will report to the Engineering Lead

Work with technologies such as: Kotlin, Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of high-quality, scalable code, while driving the implementation of best practices for security, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Take ownership of the full delivery lifecycle, from inception to production, including planning, design, implementation, testing, and monitoring of solutions
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other senior engineers to define product requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure alignment with the overall business vision.
• Drive the team towards architectural decisions that balance trade-offs between technical feasibility, scalability, and business value. Act as a subject matter expert in key areas such as system design, APIs, and cloud technologies.
• Continuously identify areas for improvement within the engineering team, the development process, and the technology stack.
• Champion improvements in tooling, testing, and deployment processes to ensure maximum productivity and product quality.
• Mentor junior engineers, reviewing their work, and providing constructive feedback. Lead code reviews and technical discussions to promote a culture of excellence and continuous learning within the team.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to software quality, system reliability, and security. Ensure that the team follows best practices for risk management and maintains a high level of system integrity.

What You'll Bring

• Extensive experience leading software engineering teams or initiatives. Able to take ownership of projects and mentor others to help them grow technically.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or similar object-oriented languages and deep knowledge of backend systems.
• Experience with Cloud-based development and DevOps practices (AWS, SQS, SNS, ECS, ECR, S3, Lambda etc)
• Experience with building services and APIs
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Experience with infrastructure as code and continuous delivery
• Understanding of good architecture, basing decisions on data and value, rather than practice
• A collaborative approach to working together with other engineers, product managers and UX designers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities, with the ability to influence the engineering teams towards a united vision

What's in it for you?
We've worked hard to create an environment that's big on diversity, inclusion, and flexibility, and one that suits the changing needs of team members across Australia. Here are just some of the things Tyros tell us they love about working here.

You'll Also Receive

• A mix of in-office and remote working
• Learning and career development opportunities
• 16 weeks paid primary carers leave
• 12 weeks paid secondary carers leave
• Annual team-based volunteer day
• Birthday Leave
• Power Up Day (Additional day of leave)
• Weekly team social events, snacks, craft beer and wine, ping pong and video games
• Taco Tuesdays
• Mental health and wellness initiatives
• Novated leasing

Tyro is committed to a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone thrives. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and are an equal opportunity employer. If you need accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, simply inform our Talent team during your conversation with them.

Still with us?
If you've got this far, then you might just be a great fit for us. Don't tick all the boxes above? That's ok, apply anyway and our Talent team will review your profile - you might be a fit for future roles.