Chief Architect - Platform, AI & Distributed Systems

x15ventures; Sydney; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

x15ventures, a venture-scaler backed by CommBank, is seeking a Chief Engineer of Architecture and Platform in Sydney. You will drive innovation, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across our ventures and the Commonwealth Bank Group to shape AI-enabled architecture and platform strategies.

You will lead the design and implementation of large-scale, agentic distributed systems, influence senior stakeholders on modern development practices, and champion

Qualifications

• Proven experience in full-stack software engineering and leading impactful projects.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of TypeScript and DevSecOps practices.
• Expertise in optimizing AI inference and training pipelines.
• Knowledge of distributed storage, data pipelines, and scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Understand fast-moving technology; help engineers build adaptable software that evolves with tech changes.
• Promote DevSecOps mindset to uplift reliability and testing practices.
• Deliver stable platforms for internal consumers amid changing tech landscape; optimise for group outcomes.
• Keep learning while delivering concrete outcomes for customers.
• Shift between business solution and platform development; tailor communication accordingly.
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to influence solution principles and practices.
• Mentor team members and share best practices to solve real-time data-centric problems.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

TypeScript

DevSecOps

AI inference

Distributed architectures

Stakeholder management

Tools

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

AWS

Azure

Vercel

Cloudflare

Job description

x15ventures, a venture-scaler backed by CommBank, is seeking a Chief Engineer of Architecture and Platform in Sydney. You will drive innovation, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across our ventures and the Commonwealth Bank Group to shape AI-enabled architecture and platform strategies.

You will lead the design and implementation of large-scale, agentic distributed systems, influence senior stakeholders on modern development practices, and champion