<p><strong>The Company</strong></p><p>Our client is a global business that's all about building new features and constantly improving their product. The business is high performing, and you'll lead an engineering team working on a modern platform, which currently supports B2B and is set to expand across all lines of business. The team develops and operates an event-driven, microservices architecture running on Kubernetes, leveraging Terraform, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines to enable true continuous delivery. You'll champion the thoughtful use of AI-assisted engineering to enhance quality, speed, and developer experience, while ensuring these tools are adopted responsibly and securely.</p><p><br /><strong>The Role</strong></p><p>In this dynamic role, you'll take on new challenges daily, using your process-driven approach and innovative mindset to drive continuous improvement. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will build trust through strong technical expertise and a genuine commitment to your team's growth. You provide clear technical direction, remain hands-on when it matters, and cultivate a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. To succeed, you'll need strong knowledge of systems, technology, and data, along with a curiosity for improving the platform. With ongoing consumer feedback, the product will evolve through continuous iterations.<br /><br /><strong>Your Skills & Experience</strong></p><ul><li>2+ years leading software engineering teams</li><li>10+ years of professional software development experience</li><li>Proven ability to build strong team cultures with high standards and strong support</li><li>Deep experience with modern engineering practices, cloud platforms, and DevOps, including automated testing and deployments</li><li>Strong knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and data-intensive applications</li><li>Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</li></ul><p><strong><br />Technical Skills</strong></p><ul><li>.NET/C# and TypeScript</li><li>Cloud-native development: Kubernetes, Terraform, Terragrunt, Containerisation</li><li>Event streaming with Kafka</li><li>Modern frontend technologies (Angular)</li><li>CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code</li><li>Database technologies and data management practices</li><li>AI-assisted developer tools and LLM-based services</li></ul><p><br /><strong>About You</strong></p><p>You have exceptional technical know-how and a real passion for the end-to-end solutions that drive the user experience and customer happiness. You will have effective written and oral communication skills for use in a complex project environment.</p><p><strong><br />What's on offer?</strong></p><ul><li>A true career opportunity with a rapidly growing company.</li><li>Extensive opportunities to grow your skill set and enjoy career growth.</li><li>The camaraderie of an energetic, highly talented team of innovators.</li><li>A company that rewards perfection and champion work-life balance.</li></ul><p><br />Robert Half Ltd is committed to equal opportunity and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of categories protected under local law.<br /><br /> <br /><strong>Job Reference Number:</strong> 06810-0013261696NI</p><p> </p><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/bmFveWEuaWtlZGEuODA4NjUuMTA2NzVAcmhpYXVzLmFwbGl0cmFrLmNvbQ.gif">
<p><strong>Technical Lead - Software Development</strong></p><p><strong>$155,000 - $185,000 + Super | Newstead | Hybrid </strong></p><p>We're working with a Brisbane-based technology business that's continuing to invest in its engineering capability and is now looking to appoint a Technical Lead - Software Development.</p><p>This is a technical-first leadership role. The focus is on engineering quality, architecture, and delivery rather than formal people management. You'll lead a small team of around five developers, remain hands-on with development, and set the technical standard across the platform.</p><p>You'll work closely with the CTO, partner day-to-day with the Business Analyst, and collaborate with the wider product and technology team to turn ideas into well-designed, scalable solutions.</p><p><strong>What you'll be doing:</strong></p><ul><li>Setting and owning technical standards across the development team</li><li>Remaining hands-on across backend and frontend development</li><li>Designing and building backend services using Python / Django</li><li>Developing modern frontend functionality using React and TypeScript</li><li>Working with the CTO on technical direction, architecture, and longer-term system design</li><li>Partnering with the Business Analyst in whiteboarding and planning sessions to translate business needs into build-ready technical work</li><li>Collaborating with the wider team to deliver features and improvements end-to-end</li><li>Driving code quality through reviews, guidance, and technical mentorship</li><li>Identifying technical debt and leading pragmatic improvements</li><li>Taking ownership of DevOps responsibilities, including environments, deployments, and CI/CD</li><li>Actively using and championing AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Copilot)</li></ul><p><strong>The Environment</strong></p><ul><li>Small, capable development team with strong individual contributors</li><li>Flat structure and direct access to decision-makers</li><li>Mix of BAU and project work (approximately 50/50)</li><li>Engineering-led culture focused on technical quality and ownership</li><li>Well suited to candidates from smaller teams, consultancies, or dev studios</li></ul><p><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></p><ul><li>Strong technical background with the ability to guide others technically</li><li>Advanced frontend experience with React (or similar modern frameworks)</li><li>Backend experience with Python/Django or Ruby on Rails</li><li>Solid hands-on understanding of DevOps practices (AWS, CI/CD, deployments; Kubernetes exposure beneficial)</li><li>Comfortable owning systems end-to-end, from design through to production</li><li>Confident communicator who enjoys technical problem-solving and collaboration</li><li>Curious, pragmatic, and quality-driven mindset</li></ul><p><strong>Salary:</strong></p><ul><li>$155k - $185k + Super, depending on experience and technical leadership scope</li></ul><p><strong>Location & working style:</strong></p><ul><li>Newstead, Brisbane</li><li>Hybrid working model - 3 days per week in the office</li></ul><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/U2NvdHQuUGFyc29ucy44MjUzNy4xMDY3NUByaGlhdXMuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Company</span></strong></p><p>We are working with a long-standing Australian household brand with a strong national presence and a reputation for delivering high-quality consumer products. They are well established, highly trusted, and currently investing in modernising their digital platforms to enhance customer experience across web and mobile.</p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Role</span></strong></p><p>As a React Native Developer, you'll join a cross-functional squad and take ownership of core mobile applications used by customers nationwide. This is a hands-on position with full lifecycle involvement across both iOS and Android.</p><p><strong>R</strong><strong>esponsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Develop and enhance React Native mobile applications</li><li>Deliver new features end-to-end across iOS and Android</li><li>Manage and optimise CI/CD pipelines for mobile delivery</li><li>Deploy updates independently to the App Store and Google Play</li><li>Collaborate with product, design, QA, and engineering teams</li><li>Troubleshoot, debug, and improve mobile performance</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement and modernisation efforts</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Minimum 6 years' experience with React Native</li><li>Strong background in both iOS and Android development</li><li>Proven experience independently publishing apps to Apple App Store & Google Play</li><li>Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines</li><li>Ability to work autonomously</li><li>Enterprise experience beneficial but not essential</li><li>Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach</li></ul><p><em>By clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: <a href="https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy" target="_blank">https://www.roberthalf.com/au/en/privacy.</a> Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.</em></p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/U2NvdHQuUGFyc29ucy4xMDgxMy4xMDY3NUByaGlhdXMuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
