Technical Team Lead

ELMO Software; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

ELMO Software Pty Ltd in Melbourne is seeking a hands-on engineering leader to drive technical delivery across React frontends, Node backends and AI-enabled features.

You will partner with product owners, own architecture and security decisions, guide AI-native delivery, and mentor the team through code reviews and quality gates.

The role emphasizes collaboration, growth, and delivering reliable software for Australia’s growing HR tech market.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on engineering background with modern web tech.
• Experience with React frontends and Node backends.
• Ability to translate business needs into precise specs.
• Experience reviewing code at scale and maintaining quality.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted development and tooling.
• Strong stakeholder communication and leadership capability.
• Nice-to-have: GraphQL and Claude Code/Codex experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in a roughly 50/50 hands-on and leadership role, owning technical delivery quality and day-to-day technical leadership.
• Partner with the Product Owner to turn business intent into precise, build-ready technical specifications.
• Own technical direction for the product area, including architecture, integration design, security and technical feasibility.
• Plan and guide AI-native delivery, including how AI tools and agents are used to accelerate build work safely and effectively.
• Maintain quality across the codebase through code review, engineering standards and automated quality gates.
• Oversee deployment safety, including release readiness, progressive rollout and rollback considerations.
• Lead resolution of complex production issues and technical risks, and support the team’s ongoing growth through coaching and feedback.

Skills

React

Node.js

Web development

Software architecture

API design

Integration patterns

Security design

Requirements spec

Code review

AI development

Orchestration

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

GraphQL

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand. With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows. Through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics, ELMO Software empowers HR professionals to play an integral role in company decision making.

Life & Culture...

At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine.

Some of our benefits include:

• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
• Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 2 weeks working from anywhere)
• Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
• ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
• Mental Health/EAP programs
• Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

Our Values:

• Reimagine What's Possible - We believe innovation is human at its core. By staying open, fearless, and adaptive, we continuously push boundaries - while keeping people at the heart of everything we do.
• Obsess over Customers – Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers.
• Help Others Thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive.
• Be Fearlessly Optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge, as we know it will drive meaningful change.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in a roughly 50/50 hands-on and leadership role, owning technical delivery quality and day-to-day technical leadership.
• Partner with the Product Owner to turn business intent into precise, build-ready technical specifications.
• Own technical direction for the product area, including architecture, integration design, security and technical feasibility.
• Plan and guide AI-native delivery, including how AI tools and agents are used to accelerate build work safely and effectively.
• Maintain quality across the codebase through code review, engineering standards and automated quality gates.
• Oversee deployment safety, including release readiness, progressive rollout and rollback considerations.
• Lead resolution of complex production issues and technical risks, and support the team’s ongoing growth through coaching and feedback.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Strong hands-on engineering background, including React frontends, Node backends and modern web application development.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, API design, integration patterns and secure application design.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technically precise, testable specifications.
• Experience reviewing code at scale and upholding consistent quality standards across human-written and AI-generated code.
• Strong judgement in AI-assisted development, including orchestration, prompt direction and critical review of generated output.
• Strong stakeholder communication and people leadership capability.
• Nice to have: Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Codex and familiarity with GraphQL.

ELMO Software Pty Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. We are also committed to advancing reconciliation at ELMO through our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). At ELMO, we are passionate about empowering HR with responsible, secure and safe AI, aiming to be among the first in Australia and New Zealand to achieve ISO 42001:2023 certification. Handling sensitive employee data necessitates strict adherence to our ISO 27001:2022 Certified security policies, making data privacy and security paramount in every role.