Lead Engineer - Hybrid Melbourne CBD - $180,000 - 200,000 + Super + Bonus

An established enterprise software business backing a responsible step up in its engineering capability, as part of a wider expansion. This is a Lead role with genuine weight behind it, real architecture ownership and a direct hand in shaping technical direction from day one. You'll be leading a small team which is well backed and building AI at the centre of how they work.

The role
Lead a team of three, split roughly 70% architecture and leadership, 30% hands on, with real scope to shape how the team builds
Sit at the centre of the AI tooling embedded across the engineering practice
Melbourne based, hybrid, with flexibility on how the week is split
Direct access to senior leadership and real input into where the technology goes next

The person




JavaScript and TypeScript stack - React and Node - API design, and web app security knowledge
Comfortable holding architecture ownership while staying hands on
AI forward - positive judgment when using AI tools to accelerate building
Transparent communicator who can lead and mentor technically

About weave. Recruitment weave. Recruitment is a founder-led Australian search and recruitment partner across Investment Management, Technology, Accounting and Finance, and HR and People & Culture. We take a quality first approach and build long term relationships based on trust, judgement, and delivery.

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📌 Lead Engineer Melbourne
🏢 weave. Recruitment
📍 Melbourne