Team Lead (Software Engineering)

Domain; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous compensation

Performance-based incentives

Extra days of annual leave

Leadership development programs

LinkedIn Learning

Job summary

Domain is seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Team Lead to guide a frontend-heavy roadmap and deliver intuitive customer experiences for millions of Australians. You will mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and collaborate with Product and Design to shape roadmaps and translate needs into scalable solutions.

You will balance technical leadership with delivery, ensuring performance, accessibility, and maintainability across modern web applications, while fostering ownership and

Qualifications

• Led software engineering teams in Agile environments.
• Built large-scale, customer-facing web applications.
• Delivered responsive, accessible, high-performance user experiences.
• Managed stakeholders across Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Implemented modern engineering practices including CI/CD and cloud-native development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers with a culture of ownership and quality.
• Drive frontend-focused roadmap delivery and improve customer experiences at scale.
• Partner with Product and Design to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions for scalable, performant apps.
• Champion engineering practices across development, testing, DevOps, security, and observability.
• Remain hands-on to coach engineers and solve complex challenges.

Skills

Agile leadership

Frontend architecture

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

Tools

Next.js

Node.js

AWS

Microservices

Job description

Want to lead a high-performing engineering squad shaping the future of property experiences for millions of Australians?

At Domain, we're looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Team Lead to lead the delivery of a significant frontend-focused roadmap, building intuitive, high-quality customer experiences across one of Australia's most recognised digital brands.

You'll work closely with Product, Design and Engineering leaders to modernise our platforms, influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and deliver products used by millions of Australians every month. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys balancing technical leadership with hands-on engineering and delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Drive the delivery of a frontend-heavy product roadmap, creating engaging customer experiences that have real impact at scale.
• Partner closely with Product and Design teams to shape roadmaps and translate customer and business needs into technical solutions.
• Guide architecture and engineering decisions across modern web applications, ensuring scalability, performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Champion engineering best practices across software development, testing, DevOps, security, and observability.
• Stay hands-on where it matters most, coaching engineers and helping solve complex technical challenges.

Ideally you’ll have

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams in Agile environments.
• Strong experience building large-scale, customer-facing web applications.
• Experience delivering responsive, accessible, and high-performance user experiences.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across Product, Design, and Engineering.
• Experience with modern engineering practices including CI/CD, testing, and cloud-native development.
• Exposure to Next.js, Node.js, AWS, microservices, or distributed systems would be highly regarded.

What’s in it for you?

Working at CoStar Group means you'll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. As well as having an outstanding working environment, other perks include extra days of annual leave, leadership development programs, LinkedIn Learning, Perkbox discounts and much more!

At CoStar, we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds including but not limited to people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, nationalities, religions and beliefs.

About Domain (part of the CoStar Group)

Domain is a leading property technology and services marketplace that is home to one of the largest portfolios of property brands in Australia, including the Domain, Allhomes and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) platforms.

In 2025, Domain became part of CoStar Group, a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces, and 3D digital twin technology. Together, we are dedicated to digitising the world's real estate, empowering people with the property insights, data, and connections they need to improve their businesses and lives.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Domain is enthusiastically and unapologetically committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace that reflects our customers and communities. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, including people with disability, people of all ages, ethnicities, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples), faiths, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

We are committed to providing an equitable recruitment process for people with disability. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, we’re here to support you. If you wish to receive this advertisement in an accessible format or discuss workplace adjustments confidentially, please contact our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team at [e-mail] or leave a message on 1300 858 356.