Staff Engineer: EV Platform Architect (Ruby/AWS)

Australian Motoring Services Pty; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Chargefox, Australia’s largest EV charging platform, is seeking a Staff Engineer in Melbourne. You will influence architecture, drive scalable distributed systems, and guide engineering across teams. This senior IC role combines hands-on work with strategic technical leadership in a hybrid Melbourne setting.

You’ll work closely with product and leadership to solve complex challenges, mentor engineers, and ensure reliability and security as the platform scales to meet growing EV adoption.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems.
• Deep experience with Ruby on Rails and AWS, including ECS and CloudFormation.
• Experience across the software development lifecycle and driving architectural decisions.
• Track record of solving complex technical problems and delivering results.
• Ability to mentor engineers and uplift technical capability across teams.
• Experience with product-oriented tech in automotive or EV domains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technical direction across Chargefox platforms.
• Design scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems.
• Lead complex technical initiatives from idea through delivery.
• Mentor engineers and lift technical capability across teams.
• Drive improvement in system scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Champion observability, security, and engineering excellence.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and leadership to tackle challenges.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Architectural thinking

Mentoring engineers

Delivery-focused

Problem solving

Leadership influence

Senior engineering

Tools

Ruby on Rails

AWS

ECS

CloudFormation

Job description

Chargefox, Australia’s largest EV charging platform, is seeking a Staff Engineer in Melbourne. You will influence architecture, drive scalable distributed systems, and guide engineering across teams. This senior IC role combines hands-on work with strategic technical leadership in a hybrid Melbourne setting.

You’ll work closely with product and leadership to solve complex challenges, mentor engineers, and ensure reliability and security as the platform scales to meet growing EV adoption.