Cloud-Native Principal Engineer: Architecture & Platforms

Xpt Software; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

XPT Software in Australia is seeking a Principal Engineer to own end-to-end technical architecture for business-critical digital platforms. This hands-on leadership role ensures secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned with business objectives.

You will drive architecture decisions, define reusable patterns, mentor engineers, and lead complex system integrations across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD. Proficiency in .NET, ReactJS, Terraform, and GitLab is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience designing scalable cloud-native architectures.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong track record in delivering secure, reliable platform solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical architecture for business-critical platforms.
• Drive architecture decisions and define reusable patterns.
• Mentor engineers and lead complex system integrations across backend, frontend, cloud and CI/CD.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

System integration

Tools

.NET

ReactJS

Terraform

GitLab

Job description

XPT Software in Australia is seeking a Principal Engineer to own end-to-end technical architecture for business-critical digital platforms. This hands-on leadership role ensures secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions aligned with business objectives.

You will drive architecture decisions, define reusable patterns, mentor engineers, and lead complex system integrations across backend, frontend, cloud, and CI/CD. Proficiency in .NET, ReactJS, Terraform, and GitLab is required.