Backend Technical Lead

6 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia MFTE Staffing Services Full time $170,000 - $195,000 per year

Technical Lead (Python/Django)

$170K - $195K + Super

Sydney - Hybrid

Who We Are

Our client is an innovative digital gifting platform with over 1,000 brand partners globally, they are disrupting how people give and receive gifts. Be part of an Australian born startup that has evolved to become a global E-Commerce leader who thrive on innovation, collaboration, and a deep commitment to making a real impact.

The Role

Ready to lead a high-performing engineering squad and build products that delight customers? As a Technical Lead you'll drive engineering excellence by guiding a team of developers to deliver secure, high-quality solutions across multiple tech stacks. You'll lead by example—shaping architecture, writing clean code, and managing CI/CD pipelines and production releases with a DevOps mindset.

Some of the technologies and patterns we're working on across our teams

  • Python, Django, FastAPI
  • GraphQL Backend for Frontend using Apollo server.
  • Microservices backend capable of over 100 orders per second.
  • Realtime page performance monitoring (LCP, Total Load Time, etc..) in Datadog
  • AWS Enterprise customer
  • We love AI and are rolling out our custom internal AI agent soon.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ability to design and build expert-level code
  • Design & write unit, API/Contract and behavioral tests
  • Pull request cross-team approver and arbitrator
  • Architect applications with particular attention to performance and cost
  • Team Leadership
  • Apply architectural patterns to ensure information is secured at runtime, while at rest and in transit

If this opportunity speaks to you please submit application with a relevant and aligned CV through the portal attached.

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