Product Engineer

eQ8; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Career development opportunities

Job summary

eQ8 is seeking an experienced Product Engineer to build, enhance and maintain the eQ8 platform across frontend, backend and cloud environments. You will translate customer needs into secure, scalable software while collaborating with Product, Design and Engineering teams.

You will contribute to AI-assisted development, code reviews, and improvements to CI/CD pipelines, testing and monitoring, within a small agile team based in Pyrmont, Australia.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in CS/SE/IT or equivalent experience.
• Experience as Product Engineer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Engineer or similar.
• Experience in SaaS/product-led environments across backend, frontend and cloud.
• Knowledge of secure coding, lifecycle management, Agile, testing and CI/CD.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to translate requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Effective collaboration and communication with cross-functional teams.
• Product-minded and customer-focused with ownership from implementation to release.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain product features across the eQ8 platform.
• Collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to translate requirements into software solutions.
• Use AI-assisted tools to improve productivity in development, testing and documentation.
• Contribute ideas during feature planning and product discussions.
• Build secure, scalable software across frontend, backend and cloud environments.
• Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices.
• Improve development workflows including testing, CI/CD, automation and monitoring.
• Troubleshoot and resolve defects while supporting continuous product improvement.
• Take ownership from implementation through deployment and post-release support.
• Work in a small, agile team to deliver outcomes meeting customer needs.

Skills

Software engineering

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology

Tools

Terraform

ARM

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Product Engineer to help build, enhance and maintain the eQ8 platform. Working closely with Product, Design and Engineering teams, you will translate customer and business needs into secure, scalable and high-quality software across frontend, backend and cloud environments. This is a hands-on role for a product-minded engineer who enjoys ownership, collaboration and solving meaningful customer problems.

Key responsibilities

Design, develop, test and maintain product features across the eQ8 platform.

Collaborate with the VP Product & Engineering, Product Designer and customer-facing teams to translate business and user requirements into high-quality software solutions.

Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity across software development, debugging, testing, documentation and code optimisation.

Contribute technical ideas during feature planning and product discussions.

Build secure, maintainable and scalable software across frontend, backend and cloud environments.

Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices to support software quality, reliability and maintainability.

Help improve development workflows, including testing, CI/CD pipelines, automation and application monitoring.

Troubleshoot, debug and resolve software defects while supporting continuous product improvement.

Take ownership of work from implementation through testing, deployment and post-release support.

Work collaboratively within a small, agile team to deliver product outcomes that meet customer and business needs.

About you

A tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Relevant experience as a Product Engineer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Engineer or in a closely related software engineering role.

Experience developing and maintaining commercial software in a SaaS or product-led environment across backend, frontend and cloud technologies.

Working knowledge of secure coding, software development best practices, application lifecycle management, Agile delivery, testing and CI/CD.

Strong software engineering, analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting capability.

Ability to translate product and user requirements into practical, maintainable technical solutions.

Effective collaboration and communication with Product, Design, Engineering and customer-facing stakeholders.

Product-minded and customer-focused, with the ability to take ownership from implementation through release support.

Curious, adaptable and committed to quality, learning and continuous improvement, including the effective use of AI-assisted development tools.

Experience using AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software delivery while maintaining code quality (highly regarded)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform or ARM (highly regarded)

About us

eQ8 is an Australian strategic workforce planning technology business helping organisations connect people planning to business strategy. Our AI-enabled SaaS platform enables organisations to forecast workforce needs, model future scenarios and make more informed workforce decisions.

Work on an innovative AI-enabled SaaS platform.

Join a small, supportive team where your contribution is visible and meaningful.

Professional development and career growth opportunities.

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, with the team based in Pyrmont.