Company Overview
Join a leading financial services organisation known for its strong tech focus and investment in engineering excellence.
Be part of a forward‐thinking team redefining the developer experience through leveraging modern tooling, automation, and AI to transform how software is built and delivered end‐to‐end.
Role Overview
A hands‐on Lead DevEx role at the intersection of engineering, platform, and productivity; driving initiatives that make it faster, easier, and smarter for engineers to build, test, and deploy.
Work closely with senior engineers to turn architecture into scalable solutions, mentor teams, and stay close to the code.
Key Responsibilities Include
Design and deliver developer tooling, pipelines, and scalable platform capabilities (APIs, registries, portals)
Stay hands‐on with code, leading complex and greenfield builds while breaking architecture into transparent deliverables
Drive best practice across DevOps, CI/CD, and engineering workflows to improve quality and speed
Mentor engineers and uplift capability across squads
Lead incident response and embed continuous improvement practices
Integrate AI/LLM capabilities to enhance developer productivity and experience
Skills & Experience
Strong hands‐on engineering background across Go, Java (Spring Boot), or TypeScript (React/Next.js)
Experience building developer tooling,



internal platforms, or engineering productivity solutions
Deep understanding of backend systems and scalable architecture
Proven capability leading complex technical initiatives end‐to‐end
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git‐based workflows, and automation
Exposure to developer environments, IDE tooling, or platform engineering concepts
Strong ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction
Practical understanding or strong interest in AI/LLM applications in engineering workflows
What's on Offer
Hybrid working and flexibility to support work‐life balance
Employee Benefits including ongoing investment in learning, development, and technical growth
Work on high‐impact DevEx initiatives that influence hundreds of engineers
Robust culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
Profusion respects people, values diversity and is committed to equality.
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
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📌 Lead Engineer - Golang (Melbourne)
🏢 Profusion
📍 Melbourne