Senior Software Engineer

weave. Recruitment; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

weave. Recruitment is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in Melbourne to help build out its payments platform as it scales. You will own features end to end, from backend through to user interfaces, in collaboration with a small founding team.

You will work with TypeScript/Node.js, React and Google Cloud, applying AI tooling to planning and coding. This role offers ownership, ESOP, and a founder-led environment that values thoughtful engineering and rapid delivery, in a high-growth context with

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering in TypeScript and Node.js with ownership.
• Experience in regulated environments handling money movement and identity.
• Proficiency in React; Google Cloud is a plus.
• Ability to work closely with founders in a small, early-stage team.
• Interest in applying AI tools to engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and ship features end to end, from backend through to interface.
• Work across React and Node.js on systems moving money and managing identity.
• Leverage AI tooling in planning and coding processes.
• Collaborate with founders on product direction and technical decisions.
• Write clean, well-tested code you are comfortable maintaining.

Skills

Backend ownership

TypeScript

Node.js

React

AI tooling interest

Regulated environment

Small team collaboration

Ownership mindset

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

React

Google Cloud

AI tooling

Job description

Senior Software Engineer | Melbourne | $180,000 to $200,000 plus Super and ESOP

A high growth payments business is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to help build out its platform as it scales. Founder led, with strong market traction, and investing seriously in engineering as the product grows.

This role sits close to the core of what the business does, systems that move money and manage identity, built by a small team that uses AI tools as part of how they work, not as an add on. You will have real ownership and work directly with the founders.

What you'll be doing

• Design, build and ship features end to end, from backend through to interface


• Work across React and Node.js on systems handling money movement and identity


• Use AI tooling as part of everyday engineering, from planning through to code


• Work closely with the founders on product direction and technical decisions


• Write clean, well tested code you would be comfortable maintaining yourself

What we're looking for

• Strong backend engineering in TypeScript and Node.js, with genuine ownership over what you've built


• Experience in a regulated environment, comfortable with the standards around moving money and managing identity


• React experience, Google Cloud is a plus but not essential


• Comfortable working closely with founders in a small, early stage team


• Genuinely curious about using AI tools to build better and faster, not just aware of them

About weave. Recruitment

weave. Recruitment is a founder-led Australian search and recruitment partner across Investment Management, Technology, Accounting and Finance, and HR and People & Culture. We take a quality first approach and build long term relationships based on trust, judgement, and delivery.

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