SEEK's portfolio of diverse businessesmake a positive impacton a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions toconnect more people to relevantemployment, education, small businessandvolunteer opportunities. Wehavea cultureofhigh-performancein our workplaces andcelebrate the diversity ofour employeeswhocontribute to thesuccess of our organisation.
Life at SEEK
SEEK's purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology **********). We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.
Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.
Job Description
The Team
SEEK's purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed.
Our Platforms area builds the shared services, infrastructure and developerenablementthat underpin SEEK's experiences for candidates and hirers across APAC. We evolve self-service platform capabilities so teams can ship andoperateservices reliably, supported by strong observability capabilities.
You'llwork across an APAC-wide engineering organisation and partner closely with engineering, product, architecture, security, and AI & data leaders.
The Role
As aPrincipal Staff Engineer (Engineering Platforms),you are atechnical authority for a major platform areaand trusted advisor.
You'llprovide technical leadership, unblock complex delivery and operational challenges, lift engineering standards across multiple squads, and help ensure platform services remain fit-for-purpose,



secure,resilientand aligned to SEEK's broader technical strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Lead technical direction discussions for a major platform areawith key stakeholders,aligning ontarget architecture,prioritiesand trade-offs.
Unblock hard problems:deep dive on complex technical issues (delivery, reliability, scaling), and guide teams to sound solutions.
Raise the bar on platform engineering:define "what good looks like" through standards,guardrailsandpaved paths, and evolve the platform with modern practices, patterns and tooling that improve adoption.
Shape and steer the roadmapwith engineering and product leadership,aligning tobusiness priorities while balancing near-term delivery with long-term technical health and platform adoption.
Grow technical leadership:coach Staff/Senior Staff engineers and uplift technical capability across the Platforms space.
Support AI-enabled upliftby partnering with the AI productivity teams and bringing transformative ways of working into the engineering system, driving adoption by embedding these practices into everyday engineering workflows
Stay hands-on where it matters:lead design reviews, pair with teams on critical problems, and prototype or contribute key changes to unblock progress.
Key Stakeholders
Engineering leadership:Engineering Managers, Heads of Engineering, Engineering Directors
Architecture & security:Software/Principal Architects, Heads of Architecture, Security leaders
Product & business:Product Directors, Head of Product and other domain leaders
Platform & data specialists:Staff/Senior Staff Engineers, Platform & Data Engineers, Infrastructure and Service/Incident Management teams
Qualifications
Proven ability to shape and execute technical strategy/roadmapsacross multiple teams, balancing delivery with technical health and adoption.
Demonstratedstrength leading through influence: aligning stakeholders, negotiating trade-offs,



and driving decisions to outcomes.
Have led the technical direction for Engineering Platforms.
Deep foundation in architecture and engineering fundamentals (reliability, scalability, performance, operability, observability, security).
Experience improving developer experience viaguardrails, paved paths and self-service, reducing toil and cognitive load.
Track recordof leading technical change anduplifting engineeringquality and practicesacross teams.
Solid coaching and mentoring capability, uplifting technical capability across teams; contributions to technical communities are valued.
AI fluency for engineering productivity:able to evaluate AI-enabled tools/practices, set pragmatic guardrails, and help teams adopt what delivers value.
Additional Information
Permanent Perks
At SEEK we offer:
Annual Performance Bonus Plan
Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.
Should you require any specific supportor adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.
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📌 Principal Staff Engineer - Platforms (Melbourne)
🏢 SEEK
📍 Melbourne