Principal Software Engineer

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Change Recruitment Full time

Principal Engineer

Location: Sydney (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

Salary: $220,000-$230,000+Super+Equity Options

About the Role

A high-growth technology company is seeking a
Principal Engineer
to help design, scale, and lead the development of a next-generation digital engagement platform. This role offers the opportunity to define technical strategy, influence architectural direction, and mentor a growing team, while remaining hands-on across the stack.

As a senior technical leader, you will work closely with the leadership, product, and engineering teams to shape long-term strategy, solve complex challenges, and drive engineering excellence across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and drive architecture:
    Shape the technical vision and ensure scalability, reliability, and security across all systems.
  • Lead complex initiatives:
    Translate high-level objectives into actionable technical projects and deliver them from concept to production.
  • Mentor and develop others:
    Provide guidance, feedback, and support to senior engineers while fostering a culture of growth and collaboration.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally:
    Partner with product, design, and leadership to align technical strategy with business priorities.
  • Scale operations:
    Help establish observability, reliability, and delivery practices that support growth and operational excellence.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in
    TypeScript /
    development and modern full-stack environments.
  • Proven record of
    architecting and scaling distributed systems
    in production.
  • Deep understanding of
    system design
    , performance optimisation, and security principles.
  • Excellent communicator capable of influencing stakeholders across multiple teams.
  • Ownership mindset with a focus on driving initiatives through to successful outcomes.

Desirable Experience

  • Experience with
    analytics and data platforms
    , such as ClickHouse or other OLAP systems.
  • Experience in
    adtech or martech
    (ad serving, attribution, audience targeting, DSPs, etc.).
  • Familiarity with
    Cloudflare's developer ecosystem
    (Workers, Queues, KV).
  • Understanding of
    SRE practices
    and large-scale system operations.

Technical Environment

  • Backend:
    , TypeScript, Prisma, PlanetScale
  • Frontend:
    React, , React Native
  • Infrastructure:
    Cloudflare (Workers, Queues, KV)
  • Testing & CI/CD:
    Vitest, Playwright, GitHub Actions
  • Monitoring:
    DataDog, Sentry, OpenTelemetry

Benefits:

  • Impact: Influence product direction and contribute to a high-growth technology business.
  • Paid for work holidays abroad for you and family members.
  • Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary package with equity options.
  • Flexibility: Hybrid work , 3 Days Work From Home.

If you're an experienced technical leader who thrives in high-impact environments and enjoys solving complex, meaningful problems, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to explore this exciting opportunity.

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