Principal Software Engineer

Location: Sydney/Melbourne - Hybrid

Package: Up to $210k + 12% bonus + super

The Chance

This is a ASX-Listed FinTech builds the infrastructure that helps Australians keep more of what they earn each month. The platform simplifies complex financial admin for over 13,000 employers and nearly half a million users.

The Role

As Principal Engineer, you'll lead the next stage of platform modernisation. Setting the technical direction, solving hard cross-system problems, and helping senior engineers make better decisions. It's a hands-on IC role for someone who leads through credibility, not authority.

There's also a real prospect to shape how the business adopts AI, from improving developer productivity with tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code, through to evaluating LLM integrations and building the governance frameworks to make it stick.

What You'll Do
Lead complex technical initiatives across teams, platforms, and business domains
Design scalable, maintainable architectures that support growth and resilience
Partner with Product and business stakeholders to turn commercial requirements into robust solutions




Mentor senior engineers and raise the bar on engineering standards
Drive improvements to CI/CD, observability, reliability, and developer productivity
Champion practical AI adoption, including LLM integrations, RAG architectures, and responsible AI frameworks
Contribute to hiring and engineering culture

What You Bring
10+ years' engineering experience, including 3+ years in principal-level or senior technical IC roles
Deep expertise in distributed systems, scalable architecture, and reliability engineering
Strong hands-on capability in C#., NET, and a modern JS framework (React, Next.js, or Angular)
Cloud experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP
Familiarity with SQL Server, Redis, Datadog, and LaunchDarkly
Practical experience with AI-assisted dev tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude)
Exposure to LLM APIs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic) and/or prompt engineering and RAG is a solid advantage

Apply now or reach out for a confidential discussion.

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📌 Principal Software Engineer Sydney
🏢 Latitude IT
📍 Sydney