Principal Engineer

Description

You will play a critical role in driving innovation and developing mission critical software solutions that enable efficient public transportation systems. You will collaborate with a diverse team of platform experts and hardware specialists to design and implement robust and scalable software applications.

• Investigate and resolve production incidents to ensure system stability and customer satisfaction
• Act as a technical mentor to Software Engineers by providing coaching, code reviews, and support for professional development
• Collaborate with the Team Lead and Engineers on design priorities and delivery planning
• Design, develop, test, and maintain secure, scalable, and reusable software solutions that meet customer needs
• Contribute to Agile development processes, including sprint planning and reviews

Requirements

Find out more about your new workplace!Vix Technology, are seeking a talented and motivated Principal Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will work on cutting-edge technologies and solutions that are transforming the public transportation industry.

• Competence in working with relational and non-relational databases such as Oracle and PostgreSQL
• Composed and resilient under pressure
• Extensive experience in one or more core languages; Java, C++, Typescript, .NET Core and related frameworks.
• Proficient in Bitbucket and building CI/CD pipelines to automate testing and deployment
• Demonstrated experience with AWS cloud platform, particularly serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway), containerisation (ECS, ECR) and CDK
• Organised with effective time management skills
• Minimum of 10 years experience in Software Engineering, with a min of 3 years in Tech Lead, or Principal Engineering roles.
• Clear and confident communicator, both written and verbal
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
• Strong focus on automated testing (unit, integration, UI) using frameworks such as JUnit, Jest, Selenium, Cucumber Studio, and Allure
• Strong critical thinking and proactive problem solving skills
• Skilled in building and integrating RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures using tools like Kafka
• Communicate technical concepts clearly across diverse teams and provide constructive, solution-oriented feedback

Benefits

Applicants with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency located in Melbourne are encouraged to apply - unfortunately eligibility for this position is restricted to the above residency status only. Vix encourages in person collaboration, offering a hybrid working pattern that includes 3 days in-office.

• A great collaborative team culture
• A supportive culture with great on-site offices
• Supportive team player with mentoring capability

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance