Frontend Engineering Lead | Sydney Hybrid

About Us

At Displayr, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to find and share the stories in their data. We do this by creating software that makes it easy to do all aspects of data analysis and reporting, from simple tables through to machine learning, PowerPoint automation to online dashboards.

Our Engineering team is at the heart of this mission, and we need YOU.

As a bootstrapped company with no corporate debt or external advisors, we’ve grown steadily over seven years from 11 to over 100 team members, serving 1,700+ clients, including industry leaders like Nielsen, Meta, and Amazon. We’ve earned recognition as a Great Place to Work for three years in a row and ranked 1st in ANZ’s Best Tech Companies 2023.

We are the proud winners of Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards for flexible working in both 2023 and 2024.

With our head office in Sydney and teams across Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the UK, we’re shaping the future of data storytelling—join us as we make data more accessible, insightful, and actionable.

About the role

We're scaling up and looking for a Frontend Engineering Team Lead to join our high-performing Engineering team at Displayr. In this role, you’ll be directly managing a team of six full-stack engineers—responsible for their growth, performance, and day-to-day execution—as well as shaping the frontend technical direction.

This is a leadership position with a strong hands-on component—while your primary focus will be enabling your team and driving strategy, you’ll also contribute directly to the codebase (around 10–20% of your time), especially in areas involving complex frontend work.

About You

• 8+ years of software development experience, with deep frontend expertise
• 3+ years of experience directly managing an engineering team
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frameworks like React
• Excellent communication skills, with a proven ability to lead through influence and trust
• Experience scaling frontend systems, driving architecture, and managing complexity
• A thoughtful and strategic leader who enjoys developing people as much as writing code
• Familiarity with backend technologies like .NET/C# is a bonus, but not required

Our Tech Stack

• Front-end: TypeScript/JavaScript/React.
• Back-end: C#, SQL.
• Supporting systems: C#, Python, R, Rust, Node.js.
• Platforms: Azure, Kubernetes.

Why Displayr?

At Displayr, you’re more than just a cog in a machine—you’re a key player driving meaningful change. Your decisions will have tangible impacts, and you’ll tackle big, thorny problems that challenge and showcase your exceptional technical skills.

Here’s why you’ll thrive with us:

• Innovative and evidence-driven—Ideas are driven by data, not hierarchy.
• High-trust, high-autonomy culture—Enjoy the freedom to do your best work with flexibility and support.
• Global reach—As part of an international company with offices in Sydney, Chicago, and London, your contributions will have a worldwide impact.
• Stable and growing—We’re a bootstrapped, growing company with a strong foundation.

We also offer a range of benefits to support your well-being and professional growth:

• Competitive salary that recognizes your expertise and contributions.
• Share options—be part of our success as we grow rapidly in our early stages.
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave, supporting you during life’s important moments.
• A relaxed, high-trust culture that values high performance and empowers you to do your best work.
• Flexible working hours to help you balance life and work.
• $2,000 learning allowance to invest in your professional growth.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program, providing support when you need it.
• A hybrid work environment—enjoy the flexibility of working from home and our Pyrmont office, complete with perks like a pool and a tennis court.

We believe that a workplace that welcomes a variety of perspectives, experiences and backgrounds is important and will only push us to be better. We never discriminate on the basis of gender, age, ethnic background, disability status, religion, or sexual orientation.