Lead Software Engineer

Entelect; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Work-from-home setup allowance

Birthday leave

Leadership support & quarterly reviews

Development programs

Job summary

Entelect is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive delivery and technical leadership in a hybrid Australia-based role. You will guide architecture, mentoring, and collaboration across disciplines to deliver high-impact software solutions.

You will foster a culture of clean code, continuous improvement, and customer-focused delivery while engaging with leadership through regular one-on-ones and performance reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Experience driving a delivery team with other disciplines to deliver a product.
• Mentorship to grow colleagues and drive standards of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in Australia.
• Implement containerisation and CI to improve product quality and DevOps culture.
• Engage in the SDLC from design to estimation and delivery.
• Research and apply innovative technologies to drive project innovation.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder communication

DevOps

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering or related fields

Tools

Angular

React

Vue

Blazor

Entity Framework Core

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Exciting Opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer at Entelect

Elevate your career at Entelect, where we prioritise people and nurture a culture of growth, collaboration, and innovation.

Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that encourages versatility, and provides individual attention to career development, including intentional and regular one-on-ones with leadership.

Tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact alongside passionate professionals who inspire and support each other.

What You'll Be Doing:

Delivery:

• Leveraging your expertise to develop world-class web and mobile applications for leading organisations in Australia.
• Exploring methods to enhance product quality through containerisation and continuous integration, fostering a streamlined DevOps culture.
• Engaging in various stages of the SDLC, from system design to analysis, scoping, and estimation.
• Researching innovative technologies and implementing them in projects to drive innovation.

People:

• Demonstrating maturity, motivation, and leadership in the workplace.
• Championing change within the team and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to tackle complex business challenges, driving continuous improvement.
• Mentoring and nurturing colleagues to uphold standards of excellence and accountability.

Customer:

• Building strong relationships and understanding customer needs to deliver impactful solutions.
• Managing customer expectations and identifying opportunities for service improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with data security and industry regulations.

What We Need from You:

• A bachelor’s degree in IT, Engineering, or related fields.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience as a software engineer in an enterprise environment.
• Experience driving a delivery team together with other disciplines to successfully deliver a product.
• A hunger to continually improve those around you through mentorship, guidance, and awareness of what drives those on your team.
• A solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and commitment to clean code and best practices.
• Mastery of various technologies with the agility to adapt to new frameworks.
• Ability to architect and structure small projects within an enterprise environment.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with a drive for continual improvement.
• Pro hybrid working model working from the office on average 2 – 3 times per week.
• A strong customer-facing ability.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of different environments and tooling.

What You'll Get from Us:

• Hybrid working environment
• $400 work-from-home setup allowance
• Birthday leave
• Hands-on support from leadership through regular one on ones and quarterly reviews.
• Continuous development programs offering training in leadership and technical skills.

Popular but not limited to

• Frontend tech: Angular, React, Vue, Blazor
• ORM Tools: Entity Framework Core / Entity Framework, Hibernate/JPA
• APIs: RESTful services, GraphQL, microservices architecture
• Relational databases: PostgreSQL, MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle
• Unit Testing: JUnit, NUnit, xUnit
• IAC: Terraform, Bicep, AWS CDK
• Event-based messaging queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Amazon SQS

What To Expect from the Recruitment Process:

Our aim is to make the recruitment process as efficient as possible, keeping you informed every step of the way.

• The first step is an initial conversation with our talent team to get to know you better and introduce you to Entelect and all that we have to offer.
• The next step will be a 1.5-hour online technical interview where you will meet some of our leadership team.
• Finally, if we are both aligned, we wrap up the process with salary discussions and present you with an offer of employment.