About Us
We're known for being the country's most popular rewards program, helping over 10 million Australians get more of what they value beyond the checkout.
And through our extended network of partnerships with other nationally recognised brands, we make every day simpler, easier and more rewarding for our members.
Plus, we're also the winner of Canstar Blue's ****, **** and **** Most Satisfied Customer award for Rewards Programs
But,we'remore than the card you carry around in your wallet or the app on your phone!
Our diverse team islocatedall over Australia, and our incredible office islocatedright in the heart of Melbourne CBD.Staying true to our flexible working policy and people-centric culture, we ensure all our team members are set up to work remotely across Australia.
We are outcomes-focused, and everything we do is aligned with our core principles - Own, Act and Inspire.
Your Role
We have five (5) Lead Engineer opportunities available across Member Management and Member Engagement!
Working under the overall technical direction of the Principal Solution Engineer, the Lead Engineertranslates agreed solution intent into executable engineering plans for their assigned domain.
The roleguides implementation choices, resolves coding and technical execution issues, supports estimationand sequencing, embeds engineering standards, and ensures the team builds with quality, resilience,security, operability and supportability from the outset.
The Lead Engineer provides first-line support for engineer development, deliveryconfidence and team capability, allowing the Principal Solution Engineer to stay focused on broadersolution direction, technical stakeholder engagement and squad-level technical leadership.
Translate product priorities and agreed technical direction into clear,sequenced and deliverable engineering work within the assigneddomain.
Keep the team focused on safe, maintainable and outcome oriented execution while escalating material risks or trade-offs to thePrincipal Solution Engineer
Remain close to the code, system detail and implementation decisions.
Contribute directly where required, review technical work, supportengineers through complex implementation issues and ensure codingpractices meet agreed standards.
Contribute practical implementation insight to solution design led by thePrincipal Solution Engineer.
Identify constraints, edge cases,dependencies, technical debt and delivery risks that should informoption selection and technical trade-offs.
Apply agreed SDLC, CI/CD, DevOps, testing, observability,



release andproduction-readiness practices in day-to-day delivery.
Use code review,pairing, examples and team routines to make standards real
Help the team build secure, resilient, observable, testable andsupportable systems.
Use telemetry, incident learnings, defect patternsand root-cause analysis to reduce rework and improve productionoutcomes.
Support estimation, sequencing, dependency identification and releasereadiness for work within the assigned domain.
Resolve team-levelblockers where possible and escape material dependencies,architecture, security, cross-domain or prioritisation issues to thePrincipal Solution Engineer
Provide day-to-day coaching, feedback, technical guidance, capabilityuplift and performance input for engineers in the team.
Help engineersbuild confidence, judgement and ownership in their craft, escalatingformal people or performance matters to the Principal Solution Engineerwhere required
Champion responsible use of AI-assisted engineering, automation anddeveloper productivity tooling to improve speed, quality, test coverage,documentation, triage and knowledge sharing within approved securityand governance guardrails
Your Experience
Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience inSoftware Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, Engineeringor a related field is desirable.
Solid understanding of modern software engineering acrossdesign, build, test, release, run and continuous improvement.
Knowledge of cloud-native engineering, APIs, distributed systems,CI/CD, automated testing, observability and operational tooling.
Understanding of architecture guardrails, secure-by-designpractices, production resilience and when to upscale decisions tothe PSE, Architecture or Security.
Working knowledge of product-led delivery and how engineeringexecution supports member, partner and Flybuys outcomes.
Understanding of AI-assisted engineering, automation, developerproductivity tooling and responsible governance controls.
Hands‐on engineering depth and ability to guide implementation,code quality, maintainability and technical problem solving.
Ability to translate agreed solution direction into executableengineering plans,



clear sequencing and release readiness.
Strong coaching, feedback, delegation and capability-building skillsfor engineers.
Pragmatic judgement across speed, quality, risk, technical debt,operational readiness and maintainability.
Clear communication of implementation risks, dependencies, tradeoffs and options to PSE, Product, Design, Security, Platform andOperations stakeholders.
Ability to use AI-assisted engineering and automation responsibly to improve productivity, quality and knowledge sharing.
Significant hands‐on software engineering experience in complexdigital, product-led, platform or integration environments.
Demonstrated experience leading engineering execution in a team,squad or stream, including delivery planning, technical guidance,code review and quality practices.
Experience improving quality, reliability, observability, testingdiscipline, release readiness and production support practices.
Experience managing technical dependencies, delivery risks,blockers and operational readiness issues within agreed guardrails.
Experience coaching, mentoring or formally leading engineers,including feedback, development support and capability uplift.
Execution-focused, accountable and willing to stay close to thedetail.
Collaborative and respectful of PSE, Product, Design, Architectureand Security decision rights.
Pragmatic, quality disciplined and comfortable making trade-offsunder ambiguity.
Coaching-oriented, with a clear focus on growing engineeringcapability and confidence.
Root-cause oriented, using data, telemetry and incident learning to improve engineering practice.
Curious and proactive in applying AI and automation responsibly to improve engineering effectiveness
Your Benefits!
We offer our valued team members a stack of exclusive benefits!
To name a few...
Flybuysflex | work from anywhere, measured on outcomes
Two well-being days per year!
Volunteer leave
Ongoing learning & development programs and opportunities
My Coles and Wesfarmers team member discount card
Be Well Programs – Mind/Body/Soul
Quarterly All Team events
Hybrid social events
New starter kit merchandise
Be You, With Us.
We value ways of working that work for everyone and use our different strengths to make us stronger.
We work hard to make sure everyone's voice is heard and respected equally, regardless of identity, background, position, ability or lifestyle.
It is a condition of employment that successful applicants undergo a National Police Check prior to commencing.
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📌 Lead Engineer (Melbourne)
🏢 Flybuys
📍 Melbourne