Job Description
Lead Engineer – Payments | Sydney & Melbourne
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We're partnering with a leading engineering organisation to hire multiple Lead Engineers to help shape the future of its payments technology.
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This is a rare opportunity to join a team at the forefront of payments innovation, building technology that will continue to scale and evolve over the coming years. You'll work on highly available, high-throughput payment systems while remaining hands-on with up-to-date engineering and playing a key role in defining the future direction of the platform.
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This isn't a role where you'll simply deliver tickets. You'll have a genuine voice in platform strategy, architecture and engineering standards, working alongside Principal Engineers to solve complex technical challenges and influence how the platform evolves.
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We're looking for engineers who thrive on ownership, enjoy challenging the status quo, and want to help build the next generation of payments technology.
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What you'll be doing
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Drive architecture and technical direction across a modern, cloud-native payments platform.
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Design and build highly scalable, resilient Java microservices running on Google Cloud.
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Lead complex engineering initiatives from concept through to production.
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Influence platform strategy, architectural decisions and engineering best practices.
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Mentor and develop engineers through technical leadership, design reviews and coaching.
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Champion innovation, reliability, performance, security and operational excellence across the platform.
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What you'll bring
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Extensive hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot, building modern distributed systems.
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Strong experience developing cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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Deep expertise in microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems and API design.
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Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale, high-throughput payments platforms, with a strong understanding of payment processing and financial transaction systems.
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Experience with NoSQL databases and building highly available, resilient platforms.
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A track record of leading complex engineering initiatives while remaining hands-on with software development.
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The confidence to influence technical direction, challenge ideas, contribute to architecture discussions and drive engineering excellence.
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Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders across engineering and the wider business.
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Only candidates with recent payments engineering experience will be contacted.
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Location: Permanent opportunities available in Sydney and Melbourne.
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📌 Lead Software Engineer - Payments (New South Wales)
🏢 The Onset
📍 New South Wales