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Technical Lead - Data Platform & Engineering in Australia new

  • Carsales.com Limited
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Melbourne

Responsibilities

  • Provide architectural direction and technical coherence across data platform domains and squads.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to shape technical strategy and conduct structured technical discovery.
  • Set and evolve engineering standards covering code quality, testing, CI/CD, security, and data governance.
  • Provide technical oversight for data democratization and platform modernization initiatives.
  • Mentor Senior and Mid-level engineers on complex cross-domain problems and architectural judgment.
  • Represent data platform engineering in cross-functional architecture and technical forums.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and tooling, including AI-augmented engineering approaches.
  • Resolve ambiguous and high-impact technical problems spanning multiple domains or ownership boundaries.

Requirements

  • Proven experience at Senior Data Engineer level or above, with end-to-end ownership of significant platform domains.
  • Deep cross-cutting expertise with Snowflake, dbt Cloud, Python, RabbitMQ, Postgres, and AWS.
  • Track record of driving architectural decisions adopted beyond an immediate team or domain.
  • Experience conducting technical discovery and communicating outcomes to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to partner with product and engineering leadership with limited oversight.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor and uplift engineers through technical credibility and influence.
  • Curiosity and rigor in evaluating emerging tools and approaches, including AI-augmented engineering.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Benefits

  • Hybrid working combining remote work with in-person collaboration.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including part-time options, and policies supporting wellbeing and work-life balance.
  • 24 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
  • Four weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers.
  • Paid family and fertility planning leave.
  • Support from a highly engaged, high-performing team and accessible leadership.
  • The successful candidate must complete a National Police Record check and have full-time Australian working rights.

Carsales.com Limited

Carsales.com Limited builds and operates digital marketplaces for buying and selling vehicles, led by carsales.com.au, serving consumers and dealers. Its revenue comes from classifieds listings, dealer subscriptions, advertising, lead generation, and data and finance services. Founded in 1997 and...

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