Engineering Team Lead (Data Streaming)

Company Description

At Shift, we’re business specialists dedicated to helping Australian SMEs take control of their cashflow, streamline trade terms and choose the right financial products.

We believe Australian businesses are the driving force behind our economy and are core to our communities. That’s why our business expertise, focus on relationships, and market-leading technology is at the core of everything we do.

Our unique approach to product innovation combined with our collaborative culture means you can build your career in a supportive environment. You’ll be joining a diverse team of over 250 people who are always looking to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses.

Job Description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Team Lead to join our Data Streaming team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, managing and setting the technical direction for a team of software engineers to design, craft, and maintain high quality software products and solutions that support our business operations and our requirements for handling business critical data.

You will work closely with cross-functional, agile teams to identify and prioritise technical solutions and product features that are core to our business. You will help to drive and deliver the continued development of those technical solutions from concept to launch.

What you’ll do: 

• Design, craft, and maintain software applications using our core development languages C# (.Net) and JavaScript / TypeScript

• Supporting the team to plan and prioritise work in agile Sprints

• Support and contribute to software architecture and solution design of data-intensive applications

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and prioritise technical solutions

• Lead and assist with planning the development of technical solutions from concept to launch

• Ensuring the team's SLOs are being monitored and met

• Mentor and coach a team of software engineers

• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies

Qualifications

What you’ll bring: 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development

• 2+ years in a technology focused leadership role where you have been directly responsible for the activities of other engineers, including their growth and development

• Strong programming skills in languages such as C# (.Net), JavaScript, TypeScript and Python

• Strong software architecture and solution design skills

• Experience building and running data-intensive applications

• Experience with Azure Cloud Services

• Experience with event-driven microservice architectures

• Experience with agile software development methodologies (e.g. as part of a scrum team)

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience working with a fintech or with financial software development

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker

• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices, such as continuous integration and deployment

• Familiarity and / or experience with SRE concepts

• Experience building integrations with accounting software or similar services

Additional Information

• Collaborative teams – a flat structure means everyone can learn from colleagues and senior leaders around the business.

• Be involved – come together with all of your colleagues every 100 days to share the product and technology roadmap and business strategy.

• Flexible working environment – we’re headquartered in North Sydney with state-based workplaces and offer a flexible work policy.

• Family support – industry leading 26 weeks paid parental leave.

• Varied workspaces – our office enables areas for collaboration, brainstorming and socialising as well as focus zones. 

• Range of benefits – supporting your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing.

Candidates must have full working rights for employment in Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available. No agencies - thank you.