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About the RoleAs the Lead Engineer in the site reliability (SRE) team, you will act as a technical lead, leading the design and delivery of scalable platform components, working to reduce complexity, increase reliability, and accelerate feature delivery across engineering teams.Why join our Engineering team?Hybrid working model: 50% work from homeInhouse Talent Development team to prioritise personal and career growthCompetitive salary, benefits and perks, plus equity via our Employee Share ProgramCrossfunctional collaborationHandson learning opportunities and workshops for continuous upskillingHow you''ll add valueDrive technical design and architecture across our AWS and Kubernetesbased platformChampion developer experience with efficient CI/CD workflows and internal toolsShape SRE technical direction and uplift reliability practices across engineeringLead and deliver crossteam platform features with strong engineering standardsStrengthen monitoring, observability, incident response and operational excellenceMentor engineers and guide consistent engineering quality and decisionmakingAbout You7+ years in backend, platform or infrastructure engineering, including technical leadershipDeep handson experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)Strength in designing and delivering complex, multisystem featuresSolid understanding of SRE principles, SLIs/SLOs and incident lifecycle managementPassion for improving developer experience and system reliabilityClear communicator who adapts to different technical and nontechnical audiences(Nice to have) Experience with Kafka, relational databases, EKS/MSK, Honeycomb.io or Incident.ioLife at hipagesWe''re more than just a workplace. We''re a place where you can be yourself, do great work and grow your career. Recognised as a Great Place to Work, our inclusive, supportive culture helps people thrive.You''ll use the best tools and tech, with real impact on our products and customers. We invest in your development and lead with coaching, not micromanagement it''s why 85% of our team say their leader is great.Diverse, collaborative teams that love solving problemsAgile squads, hackathons, offsites and roadshowsExtra leave for birthdays, volunteering, and moreHealthy snacks, continental breakfast and fresh fruitSydney CBD office near Town Hall and Gadigal StationsTailored growth support, mentoring and stretch projectsA vibrant social scene we work hard and have fun doing itDiversityAt hipages, innovation and collaboration thrive in diverse and inclusive teams. We don''t expect you to know everything we care more about who you are as a person, a team member, and a leader.We''re proud to be endorsed by WORK180 for supporting women''s careers, and we value diversity across culture, age, gender identity and sexual orientation.Research shows that men often apply when they meet just 60% of the criteria, while women and minority groups wait until they tick every box. If you think you''d be a great fit even if you don''t meet every requirement we''d love to hear from you.We''re also a Circle Back Initiative Employer, which means we commit to responding to every applicant.Seniority LevelMidSenior LevelEmployment TypeFullTimeJob FunctionInformation TechnologyLocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia#J-18808-Ljbffr