Technical Lead – .NET & AI-First Engineering (Remote, Australia)

About the role

We are a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company building a mission-critical data platform for enterprise customers worldwide. We are looking for a Development Team Lead to join a distributed engineering team, combining hands-on technical leadership with people management in a true player‑coach role.

Key responsibilities

• Build and deliver production software using .NET (C#) and SQL Server.
• Take ownership of complex technical problems from design through deployment.
• Champion AI-assisted development tools, including agentic coding workflows.
• Drive adoption of AI for code generation, testing, refactoring, code reviews and quality assurance.
• Design and deliver resilient integrations with third‑party platforms and APIs.
• Build scalable, observable and reliable backend services.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of four Software Engineers.

Required profile

• 7‑10 years of commercial software engineering experience.
• Strong .NET/C# development skills.
• Solid SQL Server experience.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Strong systems design and architectural decision‑making.
• Previous leadership, mentoring or people management experience.
• Experience using AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or similar.
• Excellent communication skills within distributed engineering teams.

Required skills

• .NET / C#
• SQL Server
• Azure
• Azure DevOps
• REST APIs
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• React
• AI‑Assisted Development
• CI/CD

What we offer

• True player‑coach role with approximately 80% hands‑on engineering.
• Lead a talented team while staying close to the technology.
• Direct influence with an experienced CTO and AI‑first engineering culture.
• Remote‑first environment with flexible working.
• Small, collaborative engineering team with minimal bureaucracy.
• Opportunity to modernise a large‑scale platform and influence architectural direction.
• High levels of autonomy, ownership and technical impact.
• Salary $180,000‑$220,000 AUD.
• Fully remote within Australia and long‑term career progression.