Principal Software Engineer – AI Native

Peoplebank; Sydney; In loco; AUD 250.000 - 300.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Significant ownership over product

Startup autonomy

Backed by established software бізнес

Descrizione del lavoro

Peoplebank is seeking an exceptional Principal Software Engineer to join a small, elite team and drive AI-native software development at speed.

You will orchestrate AI coding agents, design robust architectures, review AI output for quality, security and production readiness, and push boundaries in a venture-like environment backed by a successful technology business.

Competenze

• Strong background in software engineering and system design.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding agents.
• Ability to orchestrate multiple AI agents and manage complex workflows.
• Understanding of using AI to accelerate the full software lifecycle.
• Judgement to validate AI-generated code, architecture, testing and security.
• Highly experimental, delivery-focused mindset.
• Ability to turn ideas into working products quickly.

Mansioni

• Lead AI-native development for a new product.
• Direct and orchestrate AI agents to design, build, test and deliver software.
• Review AI outputs to ensure robustness, scalability and production-readiness.
• Collaborate with product owners and UI/UX/design to align on outcomes.
• Drive architectural decisions for AI-driven software.

Conoscenze

AI-native development

AI coding agents

System design

Architectural judgment

Software delivery

Experimentation

Delivery mindset

Strumenti

AI coding agents

Descrizione del lavoro

This is not your traditional Principal Software Engineer role. In fact, it's one of the next generation of software engineering opportunities, where you and an elite product owner and UI/UX Designer are the software factory…

We're looking for an exceptional software engineer who has embraced AI to the point where it has fundamentally changed the way they build software.
You’ll be the technical engine behind a new software product, working with a very small group of product and market experts to turn ideas into working solutions at incredible speed.

Your primary focus will be AI-native development. You’ll use, direct and orchestrate AI coding agents to design, build, test and deliver software – effectively becoming a force multiplier, capable of achieving what would traditionally require a much larger development team.

You will bring the engineering experience to know what good looks like, but you’ll also be someone who understands how to get the very best out of AI. This means knowing how to break down problems, provide the right context, direct agents, review their output and ensure what gets delivered is robust, scalable and production-ready.

This is an opportunity to build a start-up style software product within a hugely successful technology business, with the freedom to experiment, move quickly and rethink what's possible when exceptional engineering meets AI.

What you'll bring

We’re looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about AI and is already operating at the forefront of AI-native software development.

• An exceptional background in software engineering and system design.
• Deep, hands‑on experience using AI coding agents to build software.
• The ability to orchestrate multiple AI agents and manage complex development workflows.
• A strong understanding of how to use AI to accelerate the entire software development lifecycle.
• The engineering judgement to validate AI-generated code, architecture, testing and security.
• A highly experimental, curious and delivery-focused mindset.
• The ability to turn ideas into working products quickly, without compromising quality.

You won’t be someone who simply uses AI to help write code. You’ll be someone who has fundamentally changed how they engineer software and knows how to make AI do the heavy lifting.

What's on offer!

• $250,000 – $300,000 + super.
• A rare opportunity to be part of the next generation of software engineering.
• Significant ownership and influence over a new product.
• Work with a small group of product and market experts.
• The pace and autonomy of a start-up, backed by an established, high profile and massively successful software business.

Peoplebank and Leaders IT are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone belongs. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need adjustments to the recruitment process due to your circumstances, please let us know—we’re here to support you.