Principal Engineer

About Us

Greenstone is a leader in the sales and distribution of insurance products under a portfolio of credible owned and white-labelled brands. Brands include Real Insurance, RSPCA Pet Insurance, Guardian, Australian Seniors Insurance Agency and Choosi. We aim to make a positive difference in people's lives by providing quality solutions that help people protect the things closest to them.

Principal Engineer - Full Time Perm Opportunity 

Our Principal Engineer will play a critical role in leading the modernisation of our core systems, from a legacy monolithic architecture and desktop application to a modern, cloud-based platform, primarily utilising Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This role requires a combination of strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and a deep understanding of modern software engineering practices. In collaboration with the Head of Engineering, the role is accountable for setting the technical and architectural direction, elevating engineering standards, modernising & uplifting engineering practices, and ensuring a seamless transition to a more secure, scalable, efficient, and agile technology stack.

They will be a key player in driving innovation and experimentation across the Product Engineering organisation.

 What are we looking for? 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of leading large-scale Modernisation / migration projects.
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud services and ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns, such as cloud-native, microservices, serverless computing, and containerisation
• Proficiency in a range of programming languages and technologies relevant to cloud-based development.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of digital transformation and the latest technology trends.
• Experience in strategic planning and execution at an enterprise level

Our Promise to Our People

We are passionate about our core values of Customer First, We Care, One Team, and Results Driven, which define how we approach our work. We recognise that our colleagues are the key to our success. That's why you can expect to be rewarded for the hard work you put in through job satisfaction, career development and the fantastic range of benefits we offer:

• Fantastic employee benefits including flexi days, flexible working, annual $1200 travel/parking allowance & more
• State of the art building facilities including a dedicated & subsidised on-site company café (weekly free lunch)
• On-site gym, and health & well-being initiatives and programs
• Opportunity to take part in in-house leadership & emotional intelligence workshops
• Quarterly award functions and a grand annual conference to recognise our people
• Insurance cashback discounts on a number of our products through the Real Insurance brand
• Retail discounts e.g. movie tickets, live shows + more
• Morsl market (a fully automated self-serve, food and drink marketplace with a wide variety of meals, snacks and drinks)

Location

Great central location in Norwest Business Park, Norwest, only a short walk from Norwest Metro station and also direct bus access from Parramatta and Blacktown.

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If this role interests you, we would love to hear from you