Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged to recruit a Tech Lead for a fast-growing Australian technology company operating at the intersection of fintech and payments.This is an opportunity to join a high-performing engineering team where you'll have genuine influence over technical direction, product decisions and engineering standards while remaining deeply hands‐on.Role Title: Senior Software EngineerLocation + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD | Hybrid Working (2 days in office)As a senior member of the engineering team, you will play a key role in shaping architecture, reviewing code, mentoring engineers and delivering high-quality software across a modern technology stack.This is a hands‐on technical leadership role where you'll spend approximately 50% of your time building software and 50% of your time driving engineering excellence through collaboration, design reviews and technical decision‐making.Working closely with founders, product and engineering teams, you'll have the opportunity to solve complex technical challenges while helping scale a platform used by leading retail and consumer brands.Key Responsibilities:Deliver production‐grade features across the stack,



with a strong focus on backend developmentLead code reviews and establish best practices across the engineering functionContribute to architecture and system design discussionsCollaborate closely with Product and Design teams to deliver customer‐focused solutionsDrive adoption of modern AI‐assisted development practices and toolingMentor junior engineers and help elevate technical standardsOwn projects end‐to‐end from design through deployment and optimisationRequired Skills & Experience:Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer, Staff Engineer or Technical LeadStrong backend engineering expertise, ideally within Python‐based environmentsExcellent Computer Science fundamentals including software design, algorithms and data structuresExperience designing and building scalable production systemsStrong code review and technical leadership capabilityComfortable influencing technical direction and challenging ideas constructivelyExperience working in high‐performing engineering environmentsPassion for leveraging AI tools to improve software development productivity and qualityNice to Have:Experience with Python, Flask, FastAPI, React, React Native or TypeScriptExperience with cloud‐native or serverless architecturesStrong SQL and database optimisation skillsExposure to e‐commerce, payments or transactional platformsExperience working within recognised technology, product or data‐driven organisationsAdditional Details & Advantages:High‐impact role within a growing technology businessOpportunity to influence both technical and product strategyPotential equity participationHybrid and flexible working environmentWork directly with founders and senior stakeholdersModern engineering culture with strong adoption of AI development toolsCollaborative, high‐performing team environment
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📌 Technical Lead (Sydney)
🏢 Talent
📍 Sydney