Principal Software Engineer - Remote, Hands-on Architecture

Private Advertiser; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser in Australia is seeking a Principal/Senior Software Engineer to own architecture and technical direction while remaining hands-on. The role is predominantly remote with Melbourne-based candidates preferred and occasional in-person collaboration with the wider team.

You’ll influence multi‑application platforms, work with TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, AWS and IaC, and mentor engineers. This is an individual contributor role with high impact and no direct reports.

Qualifications

• Production software ownership and hands-on leadership.
• Experience delivering scalable architectures and platforms.
• Strong AWS, IaC, and security focus.

Responsibilities

• Influence architecture and technical direction across multiple applications and services.
• Remain hands-on across TypeScript, Node.js and React Native.
• Solve complex scalability, performance, and cost challenges.
• Modernize systems with incremental changes and IaC.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to long-term technical roadmaps.

Skills

Node.js

React Native

AWS

Terraform

TypeScript

API Design

SQL Design

CI/CD

Security & Privacy

Architectural Direction

Mentoring

Tools

TypeScript

Job description

Private Advertiser in Australia is seeking a Principal/Senior Software Engineer to own architecture and technical direction while remaining hands-on. The role is predominantly remote with Melbourne-based candidates preferred and occasional in-person collaboration with the wider team.

You’ll influence multi‑application platforms, work with TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, AWS and IaC, and mentor engineers. This is an individual contributor role with high impact and no direct reports.