Senior Software Engineer - Pathway to Lead
Location:
Perth, Western Australia (George's Terrace)
Workplace:
Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days from home, flexible on which two days
E
ngagement:
Permanent, full time, flexible working hours
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is ready to grow into a Lead role at Horizon Digital. Whether you are already coaching and mentoring juniors as a Senior, or you have had a taste of leadership and want more of it, this role is built to take you there. You will work across AI and software delivery for clients from Tier One enterprise accounts through to smaller engagements, with real support to step into owning technical direction for a team.
The Team
You will work closely with our Technology Manager and current engineering leads, with a clear runway toward owning technical direction for a team of your own. We are genuinely invested in growing our next generation of leads, so you will get real mentoring and support as you step up, not just a title change.
What You Will Do
Contribute production code across client projects, with growing input into architecture, tooling and technical decisions
Coach and support junior engineers through code review, pairing and day to day guidance
Build toward owning estimates, technical direction and delivery quality on your projects
Use AI assisted development day to day, and help bring that practice to the rest of your team, not just your own work
Work directly with clients on requirements and delivery,



building the credibility to become a senior technical voice they trust
Take on more formal leadership responsibilities as you are ready, reviews, objectives and technical ownership
What We Are Looking For
Some experience coaching or mentoring junior engineers already, with a genuine want to take that further into leadership
Solid hands on experience across Python, TypeScript, React and AWS, Terraform a bonus
Real interest in AI assisted development, ideally some experience embedding it into how you or your team works
Comfortable with CI/CD, automated testing and monitoring as normal practice
Confident communicating with clients and translating technical detail into plain terms
Curious and keen to grow, someone who wants ownership, not just a bigger title
Some exposure to agentic systems or LLM powered products, even at a proof of concept stage
Experience with React Native, Flutter or PHP
Exposure to large enterprise or Tier One client environments
Exposure to GCP or other cloud platforms
Why Horizon Digital
A genuine, supported path from Senior into Lead, not just a title on paper
Join a Perth based AI and custom software consultancy building production grade AI for Tier One clients across mining, energy, finance, healthcare and government
Work at the front edge of AI assisted engineering, and help shape the standards the whole team uses
Hybrid working from George's Terrace, 3 days onsite and 2 from home, with flexible schedule
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📌 Senior Software Engineer (Perth)
🏢 Horizon Digital
📍 Perth