Golang Job: Lead Engineer

At Wesfarmers we believe in measuring success through impact. Our achievements are deeply rooted in the desire to continually reinvent ourselves for the brands we stand behind, destinations that many Aussies call home. Think retailers like Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Catch and Officeworks. Our work doesn’t stop there though, we also operate in the industrial sector which supplies the nation with chemicals, energy and fertilisers, and industrial and safety products.

Join us as we embark on one of our most game-changing ambitions yet!

We aspire to lead in the data and digital space. But aspiration alone won’t get us there. So, we’ve committed to backing our vision with an additional $100 million investment, fast tracked over the next 12 to 24 months.

We are looking for the brightest data, digital and tech talent in the industry to join us to build a revolutionary data and digital ecosystem from the ground up. It’ll be transformational work that will drive change across the industries we operate in.

As a cloud-focussed modern technology organisation, you will be driving the implementation and management of security controls using leading-edge technologies in conjunction with our platform engineering team.

What you’ll be doing

Our Lead Engineer – Backend is primarily responsible for the technical leadership of a cross functional squad which will be developing, implementing, and supporting customer facing products and platforms. Ensuring they are secure, accessible, easy to use, scalable, cost efficient and aligned to the Digital Ecosystem vision and customer value proposition. The Lead Engineer will have some people responsibilities at times however is predominantly an individual contributor.

Key duties and deliverables:

• Lead a team of engineers and senior engineers to ensure the team is supported and backed to succeed
• Make sure the team is aligned to best practice and the engineering vision and strategy
• Development of team practices, standards, frameworks, and tools
• Actively participate in hiring and foster a culture of trust and collaboration to build a high-performing cross-functional team
• Assist with the product roadmap, architectural design, and adding value to the Digital Ecosystem
• Work closely with architects and engineers to design, build, deploy, manage and operate the software environment
• Excellent system analysis and design skills to translate complex business requirements into value-driven solutions
• Critically analyse the platform and ensure any issues are brought forward to the appropriate team/individual
• Promote robust coding practices, solid unit/component test coverage, and debugging of code
• Write tested, maintainable code for back-end (AWS/Golang) tech stack with a focus on reusability, maintainability and modern best practices
• Perform root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement

What you’ll need:

• Comprehensive experience as a Senior Engineer, Lead Engineer or Tech Lead background across software engineering, design patterns, microservices and serverless architectures
• Experience working across a Digital Ecosystem would be highly regarded
• A track record in leading the technical delivery of features within a team
• Experience leading a team is not required, but experience with leading or facilitating squad discussions and coaching and mentoring engineers would be advantageous
• Understanding of front end and backend technologies and how they work together
• In depth development experience with backend technology
• Familiarity with an AWS ecosystem and commonly used services
• Good experience with API and its design & protocol e.g. Restful, Websocket, GraphQL, etc
• Experience implementing and using operational tooling e.g. APM, log-aggregators, alerting, analytics, etc.
• Familiarity with cross functional teams and partnering with stakeholders such as architecture, security and product on the design and delivery of features
• To be an effective communicator that is comfortable leading an Agile cross functional team
• Passion for continuous improvement
• To be the type of person that would enjoy working in a changing and evolving greenfield environment and to ideally have experience in this type of environment

Next steps

This is a unique opportunity to jump in at the beginning of what we believe to be one of our most game-changing ambitions yet. If this sounds like the challenge you’re looking for, then click on the ‘Apply’ button. We look forward to receiving your application.

We’re hiring the best and the brightest talent in Australia. Let’s start to explore the possibilities of achieving great things together. For more information, visit our website at https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/util/careers/data-and-digital-careers

Wesfarmers strives to create an inclusive and diverse work environment which promotes the development of our people irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation, or disability.