Senior Software Engineer - Operations

Motion Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with an operations leaning lens to maintain, scale, and elevate TypeScript/React platforms across lending, risk, and customer service.

You will balance feature delivery with production reliability, tackle Level 2 support duties, and drive platform initiatives with Platform Engineering and infrastructure teams. Strong TS/React and microservices experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React with full-stack fundamentals.
• Experience with distributed microservice architectures and production reliability.
• Ability to troubleshoot production bugs using metrics and logs.
• Commitment to clean code, testing, and maintainable practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale front-end and back-end services for fintech operations.
• Identify bottlenecks, perform root-cause analysis, and deploy durable fixes.
• Balance Level 2 support with code refactoring to improve performance.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering and infrastructure teams.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Microservices

Observability

Testing

Scripting

AI tooling

Collaboration

Job description

About the Role

On behalf of our client a high-growth, fast-scaling Fintech company-we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a operations leaning lens.

In this role, you will maintain, scale, and elevate their core TypeScript/React platforms across lending, risk management, and customer service. Sitting at the intersection of feature delivery and system health, you will balance proactive operational enhancements with second-level production support to ensure their financial applications scale seamlessly.

What You'll Do

• Build & Scale: Partner with cross-functional engineering, Support, and business teams to develop, optimize, and scale front-end and back-end services for mission-critical fintech operations.
• Drive Production Reliability: Identify recurring operational bottlenecks, perform root-cause analysis, and deploy durable fixes via code, automated scripts, workflows, alerts, and runbooks.
• Deliver Incremental Improvements: Balance Level 2 support duties with continuous codebase refactoring to lift performance, maintainability, and overall operability.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work alongside Platform Engineering and infrastructure specialists to resolve systemic reliability challenges and drive business-wide platform initiatives.

What You Bring

• Core Tech Stack: Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, alongside solid full-stack fundamentals and hands-on experience with distributed microservice architectures.
• Pragmatic Mindset: Action-oriented problem solver who navigates trade-offs effectively and delivers high-value solutions without waiting for "perfect" conditions.
• Observability & Diagnostics: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production bugs using metrics, logs, distributed tracing, and support context.
• Engineering Rigor: Commitment to clean code, disciplined unit/integration testing, and maintainable software engineering practices.
• Modern Tooling & Curiosity: Enthusiasm for leveraging automation, scripting, and AI-assisted tools to streamline incident resolution, cut manual overhead, and improve documentation.
• Collaborative Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong desire to share knowledge and learn continuously.