Lead Platform Engineer

Platform Lead Melbourne - Hybrid or Remote About the Opportunity An Australian technology success story with a growing global customer base, this organisation develops a sophisticated SaaS platform that combines cloud engineering, IoT, AI and data analytics to help major retailers optimise how their businesses operate. Engineering sits at the heart of the business, with cross-functional teams working in an agile environment where collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement are genuinely encouraged. Rather than working in a heavily layered organisation, you'll have the opportunity to influence technical direction, contribute to architectural decisions and see your ideas make it into production. With continued investment in platform engineering, automation and AI, it's an exciting time to join a business where engineers are empowered with real ownership, autonomy and the freedom to experiment with modern technologies. The Role This is much more than a traditional Platform Engineering role. Working closely with the CTO and engineering teams across software, DevOps, security, data and hardware, you'll play a key role in building and evolving the platforms that underpin a globally used SaaS product. You'll remain hands-on across cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD and production systems while helping shape engineering standards, platform architecture and the adoption of modern AI-enabled engineering practices. If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, improving the way engineering teams work and mentoring others along the way, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact. The Tech We're interested in speaking with Platform, DevOps, Cloud or Site Reliability Engineers with experience across some or all of the following: Strong AWS experience, with a solid understanding of production cloud architecture and infrastructureStrong Platform Engineering, DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering backgroundInfrastructure as Code, ideally strong hands-on experience with TerraformExperience owning and improving production platforms, with a focus on scalability, reliability, availability and performanceCI/CD, deployment automation and containerised environments, including Docker and ideally KubernetesExperience with event-driven/distributed architectures - ideally Kafka, or technologies such as SQS, SNS, EventBridge or similarStrong observability and SRE practices, including monitoring, alerting, incident management, SLOs and production troubleshootingStrong technical foundations with scripting/programming such as Python, Go, TypeScript, Bash or similarAbility to provide technical leadership - shaping architecture and platform direction, setting engineering standards, mentoring engineers and working closely with the CTOSecurity, DevSecOps and cloud cost/FinOps awarenessExposure to AI-assisted engineering, automation or AI-enabled platform tooling would be advantageous Experience within SaaS/product environments is highly regarded, particularly platforms dealing with IoT, high-volume or real-time data, retail technology or distributed systems. What's on Offer Join a growing Australian technology company with a global footprint.Work in a collaborative, agile engineering culture with genuine autonomy.Influence architecture, engineering standards and platform strategy.Exposure to modern cloud technologies, automation and AI initiatives.Flexible hybrid working environment.Strong career growth with the opportunity to step into technical leadership over time Next Steps For more information and/or to be considered, apply now.