Principal Software Engineer
Objective
Principal Software Engineer
Objective
Digital transformation software for public sector
Our role:
Shape the future of cloud-native GovTech solutions at Objective.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership to design and build scalable, secure SaaS products using TypeScript, React and AWS. From driving architectural decisions to pioneering AI-enabled capabilities, you'll play a key role in delivering innovative technology that helps councils across Australia and New Zealand serve their communities.
About Objective:
At Objective, our mission is to deliver outstanding GovTech that drives stronger communities and nations. We are an Australian-headquartered, ASX-listed software company with a global presence, delivering innovative SaaS solutions to government and regulated industries.
With over 400 talented people across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US, we combine the stability of an established technology company with the opportunity to innovate, collaborate and make a meaningful impact.
Build and innovate: Design, develop and deliver secure, scalable SaaS solutions using TypeScript, React, Node.js and AWS serverless technologies.
Shape architecture: Own technical design decisions, drive engineering standards and influence product roadmaps.
Lead AI innovation: Engineer production-ready AI capabilities, including LLM-powered document processing, RAG and intelligent assistants.
Drive engineering excellence: Champion clean code, automated testing, CI/CD and secure-by-design practices.
Lead through expertise: Mentor engineers, solve complex technical challenges and collaborate across product and engineering teams
Proven experience as a Staff or Principal Software Engineer, with strong hands-on technical leadership.
Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js and modern full-stack development.
Strong AWS serverless experience, including Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge and DynamoDB.
Experience designing scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platforms and distributed systems.
Hands-on experience delivering LLM-powered features into production, including RAG, prompt engineering and evaluation.
Strong architectural judgement, problem-solving skills and a passion for engineering excellence.
Policy and digital services software for the public sector. The company provides software that helps public sector and regulated organisations develop impactful policies, accelerate processes, and deliver digital services. It enables staff to work from anywhere with secure access to information, strong governance, and confirmed security. The product suite is continuously developed to improve government accountability and community outcomes. Compared with competitors, it focuses on public sector and regulated industries, emphasizes ongoing product development, governance, security, and trust in government. The company's goal is to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that enhance public services and accountability across communities.
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