Staff Software Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based in Australia.

This is a high-impact technical leadership role focused on shaping the architecture and execution of major products and engineering <systems.You> will remain hands-on, designing systems, writing code, solving complex production challenges, and guiding critical initiatives from concept to launch.The role spans backend, frontend, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, reliability, security, and <observability.You> will turn ambiguous product and engineering challenges into scalable technical solutions and clear execution <plans.As> a senior technical voice, you will influence architecture decisions while balancing speed, scalability, cost, reliability, and <maintainability.You> will also raise engineering standards through mentorship, collaboration, and strong development practices.The position offers the opportunity to contribute within a fast-moving, globally distributed engineering environment serving millions of users across multiple markets.

Accountabilities

• Own the technical design and execution of major products, systems, and engineering initiatives, taking responsibility from initial concept through production.
• Design and evolve scalable, reliable systems across backend and frontend applications, APIs, databases, and cloud infrastructure.
• Remain hands-on through coding, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, troubleshooting, and production problem-solving.
• Lead architecture decisions and evaluate trade-offs involving performance, scalability, reliability, cost, development speed, and long-term maintainability.
• Translate ambiguous product and business challenges into clear technical approaches, solution designs, and actionable execution plans.
• Lead technically critical initiatives and coordinate engineering efforts across teams to ensure successful delivery.
• Strengthen engineering quality through improved system design, testing, security, observability, reliability, and development practices.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance that raises engineering capabilities and standards across the organization.
• Solve complex production and system-level problems while ensuring solutions remain robust as products, teams, and markets scale.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience building and delivering production systems.
• Deep technical expertise in one or more areas such as backend engineering, frontend development, distributed systems, APIs, databases, or cloud infrastructure.
• Strong system design and software architecture capabilities, particularly for complex or high-scale environments.
• Excellent coding skills and a willingness to remain actively hands-on in engineering work.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership for major engineering projects from architecture and design through implementation and production.
• Strong judgment when evaluating technical trade-offs, with the ability to balance business priorities against scalability, reliability, cost, and maintainability.
• Demonstrated ability to influence engineers and cross-functional stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience diagnosing and resolving complex production issues.
• Ability to work effectively in a distributed, fast-moving international environment across multiple countries and time zones.
• Strong English communication skills, as English is the primary working language across global teams.
• Experience scaling engineering teams, systems, or development practices through significant growth is a plus.
• Experience working across multiple products, markets, or countries is also desirable.

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment with the opportunity to collaborate across multiple countries and time zones.
• Full-time position with significant technical ownership and influence over major products and systems.
• Opportunity to work on technology serving millions of users across Southeast Asia and contribute to large-scale engineering challenges.
• Fast-moving environment with opportunities to shape architecture, engineering practices, and technical direction.
• Strong exposure to complex systems, distributed engineering, and international product development.
• Structured interview process designed to move quickly, including an online assessment or practical task, technical interview, and final leadership round.
• For strong candidates, the hiring process aims to be completed and an offer made within approximately one week from the start of interviews.
• Candidates who complete assessments quickly may receive priority during the hiring process.