Technical Lead / Principle Engineer – Angular, Python, AWS
Saasnine
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Job summary
Saasnine in Melbourne is seeking a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to own the technical direction of the product. This is architectural ownership, engineering leadership, and delivery accountability combined.
You will own end-to-end solution architecture (backend, integrations, infrastructure) and drive security-by-design, scalability and maintainability while engaging with government stakeholders. Hybrid or remote work is supported.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as Technical Lead / Principal Engineer.
- Experience with microservices and API design.
- Experience with AWS cloud-native architectures (Lambda, API Gateway).
- CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Strong technical documentation capability.
- Experience mentoring engineers.
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end solution architecture (backend, integrations, infrastructure).
- Drive security-by-design, scalability, and maintainability.
- Engage directly with client technical and business stakeholders.
- Shape architectural direction across microservices and cloud-native patterns.
- Author Technical Specifications and Solution Designs; maintain Design Decision Records.
- Mentor developers and automation test engineers; lead code reviews and standards uplift.
- Lead technical refinement, elaboration and estimation; identify risks early.
- Work closely with project and product stakeholders; ensure traceability and documentation.
- Ensure adherence to government security standards; align to SOC2 / ISO27001; guide observability and operational readiness.
Skills
Tools
Job description
Technical Lead / Principal Engineer
Melbourne, VIC (Hybrid or Remote)
Contract Day Rate)
We’re working with a nimble, high-performing technology startup delivering secure, scalable digital platforms for government.
They are extending a core platform into a consumer-facing web application used by thousands of Victorian households and businesses — and are now seeking a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to own the technical direction of the product.
This is not just a lead developer role.
This is architectural ownership, engineering leadership, and delivery accountability combined.
Architecture & Technical Leadership
Own the end-to-end solution architecture (backend, integrations, infrastructure)
Drive security-by-design, scalability, and maintainability
Engage directly with client technical and business stakeholders
Shape architectural direction across microservices and cloud-native patterns
Technical Governance & Documentation
Author Technical Specifications and Solution Designs
Maintain Design Decision Records
Ensure traceable, structured technical documentation
Mentor developers and automation test engineers
Lead code reviews and engineering standards uplift
Raise technical maturity across the team
Delivery & Risk Management
Lead technical refinement, elaboration and estimation
Identify technical risks and dependencies early
Work closely with project and product stakeholders
Security & Compliance
Ensure adherence to government security standards
Align to SOC2 / ISO27001 practices
Guide observability, monitoring and operational readiness
Proven experience as a Technical Lead / Principal Engineer
Experience with microservices and API design
AWS (Lambda, API Gateway), cloud-native architecture
CI/CD, DevSecOps, Infrastructure-as-Code
Strong technical documentation capability
Experience mentoring engineers
WCAG / accessibility knowledge
Observability tooling experience
Meaningful work impacting thousands of Victorians
High-trust, high-ownership environment
Real influence over engineering standards and architecture
Flexible hybrid / remote options
Senior-level autonomy without corporate bureaucracy
If you’re a senior engineer ready to own architecture and influence delivery at a meaningful scale — this is worth a conversation.
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