Forward with Cuscal
Ever tapped your phone to buy a morning coffee, or made a purchase from your favourite online store?
Chances are, we've made it happen.
At Cuscal, we've been at the forefront of payments innovation for 60 years, enabling seamless, secure solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day.
From launching Australia's first ATM to being the first certified Australian fast payments Payer and Initiator in ****, we've always pushed boundaries — and we're not stopping now.
That's why we're looking for a Lead Engineer - Settlements and Disputes to join our team and help shape the future of payments.
Join us.
Forward with Cuscal.
What You'll Be Doing
As a Lead Engineer, you'll work closely with Product Owners, Engineers and delivery squads to turn the core banking business needs into technical solutions.
You'll be responsible for:
Leading technical solution design and delivery ensuring alignment with domain architecture strategies
Providing hands‐on engineering support and helping developers resolve technical challenges
Reviewing code and ensuring solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards
Identifying technical risks, dependencies and roadblocks and driving these through to resolution
Embedding effective development, testing and operations practices across the squad
Supporting root cause analysis, post‐incident reviews and the prioritisation of technical defects
Leading release planning, change sequencing and technical delivery decisions
Contributing to strategic technical roadmaps in partnership with product and architecture teams
Creating and maintaining transparent technical documentation, standards and processes
Mentoring engineers and helping uplift technical capability across the team




About You
You're an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading technical conversations and helping others deliver their best work.
You can balance hands‐on engineering with broader platform, product and delivery considerations.
You'll bring:
Extensive experience as a software engineer including previous leadership experience
Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes
Hands‐on experience designing, building and delivering software solutions
Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD, test automation, DevOps practices and contemporary deployment approaches
Strong knowledge of scalability, performance, resilience and disaster recovery
Programming experience with Java or Node.js
Knowledge across AWS cloud components
Experience reviewing code and supporting developers and testers through design, build and delivery
The ability to identify delivery risks, sequence technical work and resolve roadblocks
The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Join us and reimagine the future
If you're excited to join a company that's shaping the future of how Australia moves money, we'd love to hear from you.
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Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.
We welcome applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with a disability, LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore career opportunities with Cuscal.
Note: Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or search firms.
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📌 Lead Engineer - Settlements And Disputes (Sydney)
🏢 Cuscal
📍 Sydney