Lead Software Engineer - Platform Reliability & Security

1w1 week ago

Deputy

Sydney, AU · Full-time · A$220,000 – A$300,000

About this role

Deputy is a global SaaS workforce management company with hubs in Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco and London, plus team members working remotely across the United States. Our platform serves over 1.5 million workers and 375,000 workplaces across 100+ countries. We recently achieved Unicorn status, backed by top global investors.

As a Lead Software Engineer (Platform Reliability & Security), you will lead the build of key technical projects that keep Deputy’s production platform reliable, safe and recoverable. You will be part of the Platform team, looking after reliability and security aspects of system services and infrastructure. Working closely with the central Security team and other engineering leadership to build foundational systems.

Lead the team that builds paved paths enabling other engineering teams to build secure and reliable services. Make technical decisions and own the roadmap across platform reliability, observability, incident management, cloud & network security. Uphold high standards including encryption at rest and in transit, and DR/BCP execution.

We're becoming an AI-native company, empowering you to use AI tools daily with training and support. Influence and mentor Sr, Mid and Jr engineers as a player-coach. Contribute to technical leadership, driving standards and platform decisions while powering livelihoods of millions worldwide.

Requirements

Skilful engineer with high standards and passion for quality
Problem solver able to tackle highly complex and ambiguous problems
Experience balancing risks in platform reliability and security domains
Expertise in observability platforms, incident management, and DORA metrics
Knowledge of cloud & network security, infrastructure vulnerabilities
Proficiency in alert hygiene, MTTR improvement, vulnerability remediation, and hardening coverage
Ability to make technical decisions and own roadmaps for reliability and security
Technical leadership and mentorship skills for engineering teams

Responsibilities

Lead the team that builds paved paths to enable other engineering teams to build secure and reliable services
Make technical decisions and own the roadmap across platform reliability and infrastructure security - observability platform, incident management, cloud & network security, infrastructure vulnerabilities
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement across reliability (alert hygiene, MTTR, DORA) and security (vulnerability remediation, hardening coverage) outcomes
Uphold a high bar of engineering, quality & security standards - including encryption at rest and in transit for production data, and DR/BCP execution across regions
Collaborate with other parts of the business to discover and estimate solution options to key strategic initiatives
Deliver technical solutions within estimated timeframes in a get-things-done, iterative manner
Influence and problem solve with Sr, Mid and Jr engineers to deliver high quality outcomes through technical leadership and mentorship
Contribute to technical leadership team, driving standards, ways of working and platform decision making as a player-coach

Benefits

Work on a platform serving 1.5 million workers across 100+ countries
Join an AI-native company with training, support, and freedom to use AI tools responsibly
Contribute to a Unicorn-backed global SaaS improving frontline worker lives
Player-coach role in technical leadership impacting millions of users worldwide