Golang Lead Developer - Consumer API Platform

About the role

An experienced Principal Developer / Lead Backend API Developer is sought to lead the design, development and ongoing evolution of a consumer API platform supporting web applications, portals and mobile apps in a highly governed environment. The role provides hands-on technical leadership, sets engineering standards and works with frontend, platform engineering, integration and enterprise platform teams. A major focus is building a new middleware platform between backend systems, MuleSoft services and customer-facing portals, and helping establish the backend team and its practices. The contract is 12 months, with possible extension, and covers Queensland, ACT, NSW and Victoria; Australian citizenship and ability to obtain NV1 security clearance are required.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the establishment of the new middleware/backend development team.
• Provide technical leadership and set engineering standards and practices.
• Mentor and guide a small team of developers.
• Lead troubleshooting, debugging and production issue resolution.
• Drive high-quality software engineering outcomes.
• Support portal and mobile application teams through shared middleware services.

Required profile

• Experience leading design and delivery of enterprise-scale backend services, API platforms and integrations.
• Ability to obtain NV1 security clearance.
• Experience establishing engineering standards, code reviews, automated testing and delivery governance.
• Experience using AI-assisted software engineering tools while maintaining oversight and accountability.

Required skills

• Golang, GraphQL, API architecture, authentication and authorization patterns, and service-to-service communication.
• Cloud-native delivery and operations with Kubernetes and AWS (including EKS).
• Integration experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce and MuleSoft (or equivalent).