The Head of Software & Digital Engineering is responsible for leading Flip's software engineering function, technical architecture, digital platforms, engineering standards, and technology delivery. The role combines technical leadership, people management, software architecture, hands‑on engineering, cloud/platform ownership, security, and stakeholder management. The position is accountable for ensuring Flip's technology platforms are secure, reliable, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives. The role is expected to operate across three levels: Strategic – technology direction, architecture, engineering standards, platform strategy, and technical roadmap. Managerial – people leadership, delivery management, resource planning, mentoring, stakeholder coordination, and team development. Technical – solution design, code reviews, production development, troubleshooting, platform operations, and technical decision‑making.

Key responsibilities

Own the end‑to‑end Software Development Lifecycle across Flip's software platforms, including planning, requirements clarification, backlog grooming, estimation, development, testing, deployment, release management, and post‑release validation

Define and maintain application, integration, data, and platform architecture, and set technical direction and engineering standards across the development team

Remain technically engaged in the design and development of production systems, including developing and maintaining applications, APIs, integrations, background workers, and business logic

Lead the design and operation of workloads hosted within AWS, managing and optimising services including EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, S3, CloudFront,



IAM, networking, and monitoring services

Embed security practices throughout the engineering lifecycle, including conducting application security reviews, implementing OWASP‑aligned controls, and coordinating vulnerability management and penetration testing

Design and maintain data models, schemas, migrations, and integration processes, and review and optimise database queries and data‑access patterns

Establish and continuously improve build, test, and deployment processes, promoting automated testing and maintaining appropriate pull request, branching, and code‑review standards

Lead, manage, mentor, and develop software engineers, setting clear objectives and supporting professional development

Lead multiple software and technology projects concurrently, translating business requirements into clear technical delivery plans and managing delivery risks and dependencies

Work closely with executive management and business stakeholders, translating business requirements into practical technical solutions and communicating technical risks and opportunities

About you

Significant commercial software engineering experience

Demonstrated experience leading software engineering teams

Strong experience with backend development and API architecture

Solid understanding of relational databases and data modelling

Experience designing and operating AWS‑based infrastructure

Strong understanding of secure software development practices

Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, code review, and release management

Experience managing production incidents and conducting Root Cause Analysis

Strong architecture and solution‑design capability

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📌 Head of Software & Digital Engineering (Maroubra)
🏢 Flip TV
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