Job Description

Technical Lead / AI-Native Founding Engineer n

We're looking for a hands‑on Technical Lead to help scale a profitable SaaS business serving vehicle dealers across the US.

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This is not a management role. We want someone who can own engineering outcomes, ship quickly, solve difficult technical problems, and improve the performance of the entire engineering team.

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Candidates must possess valid Australian work rights or visa authorisation.

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- Lead technical direction and code reviews
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- Ship production‑ready features using AI‑assisted development
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- Diagnose and resolve production issues
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- Improve development velocity and engineering standards
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- Take ownership of release quality and system reliability
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Our stack nn
- Django
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- PostgreSQL
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- React Native (Experience with React Native is required for this role)
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- AWS (AWS cloud platform experience is required for this position)
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- Kubernetes
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- Docker (experience with willingness to learn Kubernetes is sufficient for this role)
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- Celery
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You should have: nn
- Deep Django and PostgreSQL expertise
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- Minimum 5+ years of Django development experience
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- Minimum 5+ years of PostgreSQL database experience
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- Robust experience debugging production systems
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- Experience scaling web applications and APIs
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- A proven AI‑assisted development workflow (Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, etc.)
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- Daily AI‑assisted development workflow usage for at least 6+ months
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- A track record of shipping quickly without sacrificing quality
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This role is NOT for: nn
- Pure engineering managers
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- Developers who need detailed specifications for every task
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- Candidates who are not actively using AI in their daily workflow
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- Developers who have never owned production systems
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We value ownership, speed, technical excellence, and the ability to turn ideas into working products quickly.

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If you're the type of engineer who can take a problem, figure it out, build it, ship it, and own the outcome, we'd like to hear from you.

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📌 Senior Full Stack Developer (Melbourne)
🏢 Swoopa
📍 Melbourne