Tech Lead

What are we looking for?

Are you a natural born leader? Do you have demonstrated success in leading and growing teams of software engineers in a startup environment? Want to be able to use your technical skills as well as your leadership skills to solve interesting problems? Well, this might be the role for you!

You will be leading a small development team working on one of our coolest projects using Golang (Go), taking ownership of the requirements, proposing, evaluating, and driving solutions through to completion, delivering software that is ready for production.

You will be working across the full software development lifecycle in an Agile environment and you naturally take a quality approach to software delivery.

To approach problem-solving logically, research options, avoid biases and focus on meaningful data to draw the right conclusions—and be able to make good decisions even under pressure by anticipating consequences, both intended and unintended.

We are looking for an experienced backend software engineer that is passionate about the craft of software engineering, and familiar with a wide range of technologies particularly GO, APIs, Microservices, event-driven and distributed architectures to work alongside software development teams who are working with NodeJS, Angular, Java to change the way the world collaborates with data.

We’re looking for someone who loves to continuously learn new technologies and be a part of evolving the platform to keep pace with technology changes, always working towards making Data Republic’s data exchange platform a robust and secure platform that is simple for customers to use.

About you
  • Growing and mentoring your team is a top priority for you which you complement with a passion for design, innovation and the latest technologies
  • You are a hands on technologist that thrives on crafting quality software products
  • You know that your soft skills such as facilitation, communication and active listening as just as important as your technical prowess
  • Working with diverse stakeholders (designers, customers, senior managers, investors, data analysts) is something you enjoy, working towards a win/win outcome is something for which you strive
  • Persistence is key in making hard things happen and you get a sense of satisfaction when solving tough problems
  • You communicate complex ideas simply and tailor your approach depending on your audience to maximise the impact
  • You appreciate the potential data has to change businesses, industries and communities for the better
  • You provide strategic direction for your team and inspire and lead the execution down to the smallest detail
  • You prefer to work in an Agile environment

Experience and Skills
  • Proven ability to design and implement software architecture in line with the company’s technology strategy
  • Experience with GO or Python
  • Experience building secure, scalable, high-availability, low latency, and distributed solutions
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience developing RESTful web APIs
  • Experienced in developing for cloud-first environments, particularly AWS

Desirable
  • Experience with any of the following technologies is a plus
  • gRPC or protobufs v3; alternatively, Thrift
  • Bittorrent/Kademlia or other distributed technologies
  • Security, data privacy and encryption experience
  • Multithreaded coding and thread synchronization concepts
  • Continuous Integration: Bamboo, Stash/Bitbucket

Why join Data Republic?
  • A small company with big ambitions - It's a great time to join Data Republic. We are funded by some of Australia's largest companies, and we're having a lot of success. Joining at an early stage you will get the chance to grow with the company and the opportunities that arise. We are now actively engaged in six countries globally across four continents, which is driving our growth.
  • A great place to work - We're starting 2018 in our brand new offices in New South Wales new start-up hub near Wynyard, along with hundreds of other start-ups. We're fostering a company culture that cares for each other and ensures work-life balance - we want your talents, not a pound of flesh. Every employee has options to take equity in the company, so your rewards can be much bigger than just a competitive salary. We also want to ensure that data is used for social good around the world, which is driven by The Minerva Collective.
  • An industry on the cutting edge - The data economy is booming, and the technology we are delivering is on the leading edge of this new economic sector. We're working closely with business and government to make Sydney the seat of the global data economy.

Data Republic - Helping the world decide wisely
We believe that when data can flow securely between individuals, organizations and governments, wiser decisions can be made and better outcomes delivered for both business and society as a whole. 
The problem? Data exchange can be too legally complicated, risky and time-consuming.
That’s why, in 2014, our founders set out to change the way organisations exchange data - to make it safer, more secure and more scalable. 
Today, our technology and ‘private by design’ ecosystem connects organisations to the data they need to solve their most pressing business problems. 
We’re proud to say that we’re backed by some big names (Singtel Innov8, Singapore Air, Westpac Reinventure, NAB Ventures, ANZ, Qualgro VC and Qantas Loyalty), but that doesn’t stop us from being a team that cares about startup hustle, big ideas and sharing a beer on a Friday.


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