Principal SRE & Architecture Leader
Firesoft People
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Job summary
Firesoft People is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Sydney to lead our reliability engineering practice. This senior role combines software engineering prowess with architecture leadership to shape scalable, resilient platforms.
You will influence technology strategy, mentor engineers, and drive modern development practices while staying hands-on with design, coding and reviews. A regulated, financial-services environment experience is a plus.
Qualifications
- Principal, Staff or Lead-level engineering experience.
- Strong software design and architecture capability.
- Experience building and operating complex, high-performance systems at scale.
- Experience in financial services or regulated environment is advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Shape the technical roadmap and engineering strategy.
- Architect scalable, secure and highly resilient systems.
- Remain technically involved through design, coding and code reviews.
- Establish engineering standards and modern development practices.
- Mentor senior engineers and build a culture of technical excellence.
- Improve platform reliability, incident management and operational performance.
- Explore how AI and emerging technologies can improve engineering outcomes.
- Influence senior product, technology and business stakeholders.
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Job description
Firesoft People is seeking a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Sydney to lead our reliability engineering practice. This senior role combines software engineering prowess with architecture leadership to shape scalable, resilient platforms.
You will influence technology strategy, mentor engineers, and drive modern development practices while staying hands-on with design, coding and reviews. A regulated, financial-services environment experience is a plus.
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