AI-Driven Technical Lead — Full-Stack & Production Ready

Swoopa; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Swoopa, located in Melbourne, Australia, is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to drive the growth of a profitable SaaS business. This role emphasizes engineering ownership with responsibilities in leading technical direction, shipping features using AI technologies, and improving the overall performance of the engineering team.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Django and PostgreSQL, along with strong debugging skills, and must actively use AI in their daily workflow. Ownership, speed, and technical excellence are key values for this position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Django development.
• 5+ years of PostgreSQL database experience.
• Strong experience in debugging production systems.
• Proven track record of using AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical direction and conduct code reviews.
• Ship production-ready features using AI development tools.
• Resolve production issues and improve engineering performance.
• Own release quality and ensure system reliability.

Skills

Django

PostgreSQL

React Native

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Celery

Job description

Swoopa, located in Melbourne, Australia, is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to drive the growth of a profitable SaaS business. This role emphasizes engineering ownership with responsibilities in leading technical direction, shipping features using AI technologies, and improving the overall performance of the engineering team.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in Django and PostgreSQL, along with strong debugging skills, and must actively use AI in their daily workflow. Ownership, speed, and technical excellence are key values for this position.