Lead Developer (Software Engineer)
About the role
As a Lead Developer in our Digital & Apps Innovation team, you are skilled at designing and leading the development of full stack software solutions for our clients across Asia Pacific and beyond.
Our team use the latest Microsoft technologies to solve interesting business problems for the biggest organisations in our region. Our local dev leads work hand in hand with our experienced consultants and our talented team of developers in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.
In this role, you’ll be client-facing and responsible for leading a variety of projects within the custom build and Azure eco-system. This includes working closely with Project Managers, Consultants and client project teams, to deliver projects from start to finish, within budget, and to a high standard.
Technical skills
As a Lead Developer we expect you to have exposure to most of the below technologies and techniques, and you see yourself as an expert in around half of them. Your typical day will be full of variety, covering everything from technical architecture, solution design, to writing code. We are looking for creative full stack generalists with experience in the Microsoft development space.
- .NET Core, .NET 5 – 10 for backend
- C# including the latest language features
- Front-end development with React or Angular in TypeScript
- Relational database usage and design (SQL Server, Postgres etc)
- Document database usage and design (CosmosDB, CouchDB, MongoDB etc)
- REST API and distributed system design using ASP.NET Core
- Software architecture
- Clean code, SOLID principles and OOP
- Git, CI/CD, Azure DevOps pipelines
- Azure cloud solution design and deployment
- Experience using AI-assistant development tools as an accelerator, but you must not be dependent on them
Consulting/ Soft skills
This is a consulting role with considerable external client-facing communication required.
As a Lead Developer, you will be expected to be able to:
- Explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
- Active listening skills to uncover a client’s true business needs
- Manage client expectations and navigate scope creep
- Act as a trusted advisor, steering clients away from bad technical choices and anti-patterns
- Able to handle ambiguity and hit the ground running in unfamiliar codebases
- Ability to balance engineering best practices with a client’s budget and timeline
- You will be autonomous and self-directed, proactively identifying blockers and finding solutions without needing to be managed on these tasks
You’ll have
- Excellent communication, we require high level of English as this is a client facing role both oral and written
- As a Lead Developer, you need technical leadership experience as a Technical Lead or hands on Architect on a project
- Experience mentoring or line management
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (highly desirable)
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in web application development in the Microsoft development space, ideally in an agency or product environment
What you'll get
- Be part of a globally distributed, highly skilled, majority remote and motivated team.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- Work on challenging and rewarding projects with a variety of clients.
- Flexible/Remote work arrangements.
- Contribute to a company that values innovation and collaboration.
Why us?
Engage Squared is an award-winning, fast-growing company that believes in great workplace culture and investing in our people. We hire great people, work on interesting projects with amazing customers, and invest in our team; and we've just been named Microsoft Partner of the Year, Australia and were listed as one of the best places to work in the Australian tech industry in the Australian Financial Review's BOSS Best Places to Work list, and the best small companies to work in WRK+’s Work for the Best list.
As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we specialise in creating modern workplaces with Microsoft technologies; helping organisations to work better, together, faster. Our vision is to create a world where every employee has access to the tools, knowledge, and information that they need to enjoy work. Using modern work technologies, we can free employees from the friction of inefficient business processes, and fill gaps in knowledge or support from their team, leaders, and leadership, so that they are empowered to be productive.
This role is open to anyone located in Melbourne. We're in Melbourne, Bendigo, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, Wellington, Tokyo and Bali.
Our successful technology consultancy undertakes projects for a variety of large organisations. With an impressive roster of clients, including ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Bupa, Governments at all levels across Australia, Origin Energy and more, you’ll be contributing to a growing team famed for their expertise in connecting people with technology.
We pride ourselves on being a fun, innovative and collaborative organisation that practices what we preach and delivers great customer results
We value inclusivity and diversity at Engage Squared. Please reach out if you don't have everything that we're asking for, but think you have the right skills and attitude to be great in this role!
We like to make our hiring decisions based on a combination of aptitude and passion, not just experience, so if you’re keen to apply and need reasonable adjustments please let us know.