Engineering Lead & Technical Architect (Hands-On)

Binyan Studios; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home options

Career growth

Mentoring program

Job summary

Binyan Studios is seeking an Engineering Lead to be the technical authority for our software team. You will set architecture and standards across DX products, client platforms and internal tools, while guiding a globally distributed delivery team.

You’ll be hands-on, bridging business goals with technical execution, translating client needs into actionable tasks and driving scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. Melbourne or Sydney options available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on full-stack web experience.
• Proven ability to ship client-facing products.
• Translate business needs into technical tasks.
• Strong system design across multiple products.
• Excellent written communication and documentation.
• Experience mentoring engineers and conducting technical interviews.
• Comfort estimating work for proposals.

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain technical guardrails and standards.
• Make final architecture and build-vs-buy calls.
• Lead technical conversations with clients.
• Support sales with estimates and timelines.
• Mentor engineers and conduct technical interviews.
• Oversee system and data integration.
• Own release quality and CI/CD improvements.
• Manage technical debt and cloud costs.

Skills

Full-stack web

Client-facing

System design

Written docs

Estimating work

Mentoring engineers

Product mindset

Pragmatic teamwork

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Cloud platforms

Job description

Binyan Studios is seeking an Engineering Lead to be the technical authority for our software team. You will set architecture and standards across DX products, client platforms and internal tools, while guiding a globally distributed delivery team.

You’ll be hands-on, bridging business goals with technical execution, translating client needs into actionable tasks and driving scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. Melbourne or Sydney options available.