Principal Engineer

SG Fleet; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness days

20 weeks parental leave

Service milestone awards

Career progression

Education budget & LinkedIn Learning

Volunteer days

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

SG Fleet is seeking a Technical Authority for Software Engineering to set engineering standards and drive best practices across its global teams in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. You will champion AI, lead the Software Engineering Practice Group, and influence architectural decisions with a focus on quality, security and delivery.

You will oversee SDLC improvements, mentor senior engineers, and guide multiple teams toward higher delivery speed and quality using modern tooling and Azure-based

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in a polyglot role.
• Deep hands-on expertise in .NET/C# and strong frontend experience (React or similar).
• Experience elevating engineering practice across multiple teams and driving patterns.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performing engineering teams across Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
• Develop and maintain the engineering competency framework and development pathways.
• Mentor Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers through technical coaching.

Skills

.NET/C# expertise

React frontend

Software architecture

CI/CD & Azure

AI-assisted tooling

SDLC optimization

Technical leadership by influence

DevOps practices

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Job description

This role is the technical authority for software engineering across SG Fleet globally, setting the standards for how software is designed, built, tested, secured and delivered. Working across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, you’ll drive engineering best practice, champion emerging technologies and AI, lead the Software Engineering Practice Group, and contribute to key architectural decisions.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years’ software engineering experience as a polyglot engineer with deep, current, hands-on expertise in .NET/C# and strong experience in React or a similar modern frontend technology, including production delivery in a medium-large commercial environment.
• Demonstrable experience solving complex technical problems where the solution was adopted as a pattern by other teams.
• Demonstrable experience leading engineers through influence rather than line authority, including coaching senior engineers and technical leads.
• Demonstrable experience lifting engineering practice across multiple teams, including standards, code review culture, testing discipline and developer enablement.
• Working experience with AI-assisted engineering tools (GitHub Copilot or equivalent), including agent-based workflows, and a considered view on where they add value.
• Demonstrable expertise in SDLC improvement and refinement, designing and improving software delivery processes with measurable impact on delivery speed and quality.
• Practical experience with Azure, CI/CD pipelines and modern SDLC practices.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and in writing, with the ability to produce guidance that engineers adopt.

Job Responsibilities

• Build high-performing engineering teams across Australia, New Zealand and the UK, partnering with Technical Leads to establish and embed engineering best practices.
• Develop and maintain the engineering competency framework, defining expectations, identifying skill gaps and supporting development pathways.
• Mentor Software Engineers and Senior Software Engineers through technical coaching, guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering standards across coding, code review, ALM, release management and quality governance.
• Drive DevOps automation and tooling improvements to enhance delivery efficiency and enable objective measurement of engineering productivity.
• Advance the use of approved AI across the software development lifecycle, identifying opportunities, driving adoption and building reusable AI capabilities.
• Contribute to solution architecture, technology research, proofs of concept and design reviews, ensuring approved architectural patterns are applied effectively.
• Uplift automated testing and secure coding practices across unit, integration, API and end-to-end testing.
• Govern code, dependency and security risk, including static analysis findings, third-party dependencies and engineering support for security incidents.
• Lead the Software Engineering Practice Group, setting its direction, priorities and outputs.
• Recharge and relax with up to 4 days of wellness days every year
• We offer industry leading 20 weeks paid parental leave
• Monetary service milestone awards
• Career progression opportunities
• Education support towards learning and development, includes a learning budget per year, free access to LinkedIn Learning and more
• Two paid volunteer days each year
• Health and wellbeing support including a subsidy and an Employee assistance Program