Technical Lead

Fivecast; South Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology provider in Australia is looking for a Technical Lead to scope, design, and develop software for a large web-based application. Candidates should have 15+ years in software engineering and experience in generative AI solutions. The role involves coaching teams and managing cloud applications, with a strong focus on collaboration and communication. The company offers a dynamic work environment and values diversity.

Benefits

Progression opportunities

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Flexible work arrangements

Modern office amenities

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering/technology development.
• Must stay current with state-of-the-art AI developments and best practices.
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills, including UML.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and testing software components in Java.
• Coaching small teams of developers for quality and timely delivery.
• Deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment.

Skills

Java

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Postgres

Elastic

AWS

HTML

CSS

React

Angular

Spring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems or Software Engineering or related degrees

Job description

Progression opportunities and share options

About the Role

We're looking to hire either a Technical Lead to work closely with other members of the engineering team to scope, design, document, develop, integrate and test software to address end-user needs for a large web-based application.

• Designing, implementing and testing software components in Java
• Implementing generative AI and agentic AI solutions in software products.
• Using data storage technologies and designing data storage models e.g. Postgres, Elastic
• Coach a small teams of developers to ensure quality and timely delivery of software components
• Deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment e.g. AWS
• Using web front-end technologies e.g. HTML, CSS
• Using software frameworks e.g. React, Angular and Spring

Requirements

• Australian citizenship required - due to eligibility for NV1 defence clearance requirement for the role
• Bachelor’s Degree in systems or software engineering/ computer science or related degrees
• 15+ years experience in software engineering / technology development
• Experience implementing generative AI and agentic AI solutions in software products.
• Must stay current with state-of-the-art AI developments and best practices, with the ability to lead AI adoption initiatives within the development team.
• Highly organised, problem solver with the ability to get things done
• Excellent, collaborative team player and able to meet deadlines
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills, including UML
• Experience with key technology areas including software engineering, data storage, web technologies

About Fivecast

Fivecast is a world-leading provider of cutting-edge digital intelligence solutions. We enable the world’s most important public and private organizations to explore masses of data and uncover actionable insights, critical to protecting global communities.

As a growing tech company with over 150 people globally, all team members are provided with the opportunity to directly contribute to our success, participate in the development of new and emerging technologies and grow their career in a challenging and dynamic high-tech environment. We are headquartered in Adelaide, Australia with teams in Canberra, Virginia USA, and London UK.

Our Work Environment and Culture

Our Adelaide based headquarters is a purpose-built tech hub centrally based in vibrant Hutt Street. We moved into this brand-new space in early 2023 to allow for continued collaboration, innovation & growth.

Our space has been specifically engineered for brainstorming, idea generation, random encounters across teams and to suit our casual, relaxed culture. This has been achieved through amazing features, including an arcade room, pool table, fully equipped kitchens with fruit and snacks, barista quality coffee machine, end of trip facilities (showers, lockers, bike storage, etc), as well as comfortable breakout spaces.

Fivecast has a connected work culture with team members taking advantage of our social clubs, local cafes, bars, pubs and sporting facilities for team activities. At Fivecast we understand the importance of a good work-life balance and support flexible work arrangements.

Fivecast is an inclusive employer, we value diversity of thought and experience and believe our inclusive culture contributes to our success. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live and work.