Lead Software Engineer

About Us

iSelect and Compare the Market are trusted, well-known brands dedicated to helping millions of Australians compare and buy personal finance and household products such as insurance, energy, and loans. Together, we provide a seamless, customer-focused experience that makes it easier for Australians to find the right products to suit their needs.

The Opportunity

We're on the hunt for a Lead Software Engineer who loves building great software and helping others do the same. Think of this as a hands-on coding role with bonus powers: setting the technical direction, shaping the stack, and mentoring the team so everyone levels up together.

You'll get to:

• Design and deliver secure, resilient, future-ready systems
• Roll up your sleeves and ship code that actually makes it to prod
• Influence architecture, patterns, and tech choices (yes, your opinion matters)
• Champion best practices and keep raising the engineering bar
• Be part of our digital transformation journey, building the next-gen products and platforms

Here's what you'll be owning:

• Software Development and Leadership: Designing and delivering scalable, secure digital products, setting best practices for architecture, coding, testing and documentation. Reviewing team code and driving continuous improvement through leading by example
• Technical Strategy and Innovation: Guides tech stack and architectural decisions, promotes modern technologies, and drives DevSecOps adoption with a focus on automation and security
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Builds strong relationships across teams, communicates complex technical concepts clearly, and ensures alignment for collaborative decision-making and able to lead agile ceremonies
• Continuous Learning and Mentorship: Stays updated on industry trends, mentors engineers, and fosters knowledge sharing and professional growth

We're big on modern practices and we hold ourselves to high standards, but we keep things practical. No endless process for the sake of process. Just solid engineering, delivered well. From AI and multi-agent systems to AWS, Java 21, CI/CD, Playwright and MCP, chances are it's already in our stack.

Benefits

At Compare the Market and iSelect we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where your talents will be recognised and rewarded. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our continued success, we also provide:

• Vibrant and social community who have annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including the option of one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight
• Enjoy additional leave days – 'ME' leave and 'Volunteer Day' leave
• Employee discounts on Car and Home insurance
• Income protection insurance provided to support you in the event of non-work-related illness or injury

About you

We're looking for someone who's a problem solver at heart, loves to share knowledge and gets a kick out of creating elegant, fit-for-purpose solutions. Technically, you'll have:

• 10+ years of professional software development experience in full-stack environments
• Strong expertise in JavaScript (React) and/or Java or C#, and
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud technologies, serverless and event-driven architectures
• Proficient in modern CI/CD practices, observability, and end-to-end software development
• Experience communicating complex ideas and concepts with peers and stakeholders
• Experience in regulated industries and hybrid delivery models is desirable

Interested? We'd love to hear from you

At Compare the Market and iSelect we're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we embrace diversity.

This role is available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights only.

Compare the Market and iSelect are committed to protecting your privacy. All applications and personal information are kept confidential and securely stored in line with Australian privacy laws, used only for recruitment purposes, and not shared with third parties outside the Auto & General Holdings Group without your consent.