Job Description

Lead Engineer – Payments | Sydney & Melbourne n

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 prospect 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 modern 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.

What you'll be doing n

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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 nn
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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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Please note: This is a specialist opportunity requiring recent hands-on payments engineering experience combined with hands-on engineering leadership . We're looking for engineers who want to influence platform strategy, drive innovation and make a genuine impact. 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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