Deputy Lead Engineer - AI-First Scale Leader

Motor Platform; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

MotorPlatform in Sydney is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to act as Deputy Lead / 2IC in engineering. You’ll be a hands‑on builder who can own major initiatives, lead projects end‑to‑end, and keep delivery moving with clarity and discipline.

This is an onsite role in Sydney (Lane Cove). You’ll scale performance, strengthen security and observability, and mentor engineers while shaping how we embed AI into the platform and marketplace.

Qualifications

• Min 6+ years full‑stack engineering experience in production.
• Strong PHP/Laravel (non‑negotiable).
• Strong React; React Native strongly valued.
• Strong Postgres fundamentals (schema, migrations, optimisation).
• AWS experience (EC2/RDS/S3/Lambda).
• Track record leading delivery end‑to‑end and operating as a senior owner.
• Highly organised, proactive, and quick to absorb product + industry context.

Responsibilities

• Scale system performance, reliability, and developer velocity as usage expands.
• Harden security, privacy, observability, and operational runbooks.
• Build new marketplace capabilities that unlock liquidity, speed, and better dealer outcomes.
• Reduce friction in critical workflows and improve conversion through product‑led engineering.
• Lead projects that cross web, mobile, backend, and infrastructure.
• Improve delivery predictability through planning, coordination, and risk management.
• Mentor engineers and set the bar for pragmatic, high‑quality execution.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Delivery leadership

Organised / proactive

Product context

Tools

PHP/Laravel

React

React Native

PostgreSQL

AWS

Terraform

CloudFormation

Testing frameworks

Job description

MotorPlatform in Sydney is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to act as Deputy Lead / 2IC in engineering. You’ll be a hands‑on builder who can own major initiatives, lead projects end‑to‑end, and keep delivery moving with clarity and discipline.

This is an onsite role in Sydney (Lane Cove). You’ll scale performance, strengthen security and observability, and mentor engineers while shaping how we embed AI into the platform and marketplace.