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We are seeking a builder-leader: someone who codes today, fixes what matters, and grows with the company into a long-term engineering leader.

This role is hands-on with core systems, focused on stabilising and evolving the platform, and leading by example as the team and system complexity grow. It is ideal for a strong senior engineer or tech lead who wants real ownership, technical depth, and a clear path to broader engineering leadership.

Experience

* 6–12+ years in software engineering, with experience taking on technical leadership responsibilities

* Proven experience building, maintaining, and improving production systems in fast-moving environments

* Background in backend-heavy, platform, or marketplace products

* Experience with B2C, B2B2C, or marketplace business models preferred

* Comfortable working in distributed, remote-first teams

Technical Background

* Strong hands-on backend engineer who still codes and enjoys solving real problems

* Experienced in debugging, fixing, and improving existing systems (not just greenfield work)

* Solid understanding of system design, scalability, and architecture — pragmatic and outcome-driven

* Experience with cloud-native platforms, APIs, microservices, and data systems

* Actively up to date with modern development tooling and practices

* Uses AI daily to improve engineering efficiency (coding, debugging, analysis, documentation) and helps others adopt these tools effectively

Leadership & Mindset

* Leads by example: sets the bar through action, quality, and ownership

* Calm, structured, and effective in ambiguous or high-pressure situations

* Product-minded engineer with a strong focus on customer and business impact

* Pragmatic builder who values shipping, learning, and impact over process for its own sake

* High-potential leader with the ambition and capability to grow into a broader engineering leadership role over time

* Trusted sparring partner to founders and senior leadership

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