Principal Engineer
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Job Summary
Hi were PEXA
Every time a house is bought sold or refinanced in Australia your lawyer conveyancer and lender will most likely use a digital platform to settle your property this is where we come in. PEXAs world-first digital settlement platform has revolutionised the way we exchange property in Australia helping over 20000 people a week safely settle their homes.
Since starting our journey in 2010 we now employ a team of over 1000 people working across multiple continents. Were still growing innovating and looking ahead but behind our greatest achievements there is a team of curious creators and big thinkers. Thats why were looking for ambitious people like yourself to join the team.
A day in the life
- Shape the technical direction across multiple engineering teams helping ensure what gets built is scalable maintainable and aligned to where the business is heading
- Partner closely with Product Managers to explore ideas challenge assumptions and turn complex problems into practical high-quality solutions
- Lead architecture and design discussions setting the bar for how systems are designed and decisions are documented
- Spend time with engineers across teams in mentoring unblocking and sharing patterns that improve how work gets done
- Champion reliability and operational excellence by guiding teams on observability system performance and learning from incidents
- Bring a strong engineering voice into broader conversations influencing not just how things are built but what we build and why
- Collaborate across Engineering Product and Architecture to connect technical decisions to real customer and business outcomes
About the role
This role exists to provide senior technical leadership across PEXAs engineering landscape shaping both the technical direction and the product outcomes we deliver. Youll act as a trusted advisor across teams influencing decisions through expertise not authority and helping raise the overall engineering bar.
We are hiring for a number of Principal Engineers across the application and platform engineering space. Candidates with strong specialisations in modern application development infrastructure automation or bringing API first thinking to life will be top contenders.
Key capabilities for success:
- Enterprise Technical Leadership & Architecture Influence
- Product & Business Alignment
- Operational Excellence Reliability & Security
- Influence Without Authority & Engineering Uplift
What success looks like (612 months):
- Youve established trust across engineering and product teams as a go-to technical leader
- Clear consistent architecture patterns and standards are being adopted across squads
- Engineering is influencing product direction earlier with better alignment between technical and business outcomes
- Reliability observability and operational thinking are visibly improving across systems
- Engineers are growing through your mentorship and communities of practice are actively sharing knowledge
- Youve helped uplift hiring and assessment standards contributing to stronger technical capability across the organisation
A career at PEXA starts with you!
If you think you have the required skills an appetite to learn and would be a great fit wed love to hear from you even if you dont tick all the boxes. At PEXA we support your growth and help you discover your full potential.
Why join us
Quarterly wellness days to recharge
Four weeks workcation per year - work from an approved country
Take the opportunity to purchase up to four weeks additional annual leave per year
Learn from the best and upskill with PEXA Academy and grow your career
Our commitment to our people and a better future
At PEXA we want you to embrace your best self each day creating an environment where everyone can contribute and participate so that every person can reach their full potential. We want our people to feel equally valued supported and celebrated. With market-leading benefits that make a difference were committed to supporting individuals families and carers. Your culture gender sexual orientation language and other attributes make you unique! We couldnt be prouder to have a team that reflects the richness of our wider community.
Were a proudCircle Back Initiative Employer and commit to responding to every applicant.
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A career at PEXA is exciting challenging and rewarding and were always on the lookout for talented individuals to join the team. You can learn more about life at PEXA on our website and social channels too.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
PEXA offers secure online property settlement, digital solutions & actionable insights to unlock the life-changing potential in property.
