Software Engineering Lead

Your Impact

As a Software Engineering Lead, you will guide a team of software engineers in the design, development, and implementation of high-quality software solutions, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical strategies with business objectives. Your role involves managing and mentoring team members, defining architectural frameworks, and ensuring project deliverables meet the highest standards of excellence.

The opportunity

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Contribute to and lead a team of software engineers in designing, developing, testing, and deploying high-quality software solutions.
• Modify our existing software to correct errors, add functionality, or improve performance.
• Participate in the definition of technical architecture, system design, and implementation strategies for our products.
• Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product management to understand requirements, prioritize tasks, and align engineering efforts with business goals.
• Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.
• Drive innovation and efficiency by adopting emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring smooth project execution and delivery.

What you would bring to Encompass

Qualifications and experience essential for success in this role include:

• A minimum of 3 years' experience working with the required technologies including Web applications / architecture, C#, SQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript (vanilla)
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience leading a development team

Additional Details

Location

We are a remote-first organisation and are open to applicants for both hybrid and fully remote roles. Our AU corporate office is located in Melbourne, AU.

Benefits and Perks

With teams based across the globe, no matter where you work Encompass’ competitive benefits and perks are designed to enhance your life including:

• Remote-first organisation
• Inclusive Parental Leave program
• Paid Leave Program
• Health and wellness stipend
• Generous learning stipend
• Technology stipend
• Paid time fitness
• Employee assistance program
• Additional gifted leave days