Lead Software Engineer - Settlements and Disputes

Cuscal1; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recognition and growth

Wellbeing initiatives

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Cuscal is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead design and delivery of complex payments software. You balance hands-on coding with platform strategy, guiding teams through architecture decisions and delivery milestones.

You'll mentor engineers, review code for quality and security, and help scale systems on AWS with CI/CD and DevOps practices, while collaborating with product and architecture teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as a software engineer including leadership responsibilities.
• Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes.
• Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solution design and delivery aligned with domain architecture strategies.
• Provide hands-on engineering support and help developers resolve technical challenges.
• Review code and ensure solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards.
• Identify technical risks and drive resolution across squads.
• Embed development, testing and operations practices across the squad.
• Support root cause analysis, post-incident reviews and defect prioritisation.
• Lead release planning and technical delivery decisions.
• Contribute to strategic technical roadmaps with product and architecture teams.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, standards and processes.
• Mentor engineers and uplift technical capability across the team.

Skills

Leadership experience

Payments domain

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Node.js/Java

AWS knowledge

Job description

What you'll be doing

• Leading technical solution design and delivery ensuring alignment with domain architecture strategies
• Providing hands-on engineering support and helping developers resolve technical challenges
• Reviewing code and ensuring solutions meet quality, security and engineering standards
• Identifying technical risks, dependencies and roadblocks and driving these through to resolution
• Embedding effective development, testing and operations practices across the squad
• Supporting root cause analysis, post-incident reviews and the prioritisation of technical defects
• Leading release planning, change sequencing and technical delivery decisions
• Contributing to strategic technical roadmaps in partnership with product and architecture teams
• Creating and maintaining clear technical documentation, standards and processes
• Mentoring engineers and helping uplift technical capability across the team

About you

You're an experienced software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, leading technical conversations and helping others deliver their best work. You can balance hands-on engineering with broader platform, product and delivery considerations.

You’ll bring:

• Extensive experience as a software engineer including previous leadership experience
• Domain knowledge in Payments, Settlements and Disputes
• Hands-on experience designing, building and delivering software solutions
• Experience implementing development automation, CI/CD, test automation, DevOps practices and modern deployment approaches
• Strong knowledge of scalability, performance, resilience and disaster recovery
• Programming experience with Java or Node.js
• Knowledge across AWS cloud components
• Experience reviewing code and supporting developers and testers through design, build and delivery
• The ability to identify delivery risks, sequence technical work and resolve roadblocks
• The ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Why Cuscal?

At Cuscal, you'll experience interesting work that's transforming. You get the security of an established organisation and the energy of a company committed to innovation. For 60 years, we've set the standard in payments, and now we're preparing to redefine it for the future.

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Recognition and growth : Celebrate achievements through IGNITE and grow with tailored development opportunities
• Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mental and financial health with holistic initiatives and access to discounts via Cuscal Advantage
• Diversity and inclusion : Join a workplace that values different perspectives and flexible work arrangements

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and barrier-free workplace. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+ communities and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.