Java Tech Lead

About the Opportunity

Join Platform Services and take ownership of one of the business's most complex and commercially significant products, the Global Savings Service.

As a Java Tech Lead, you will lead a distributed engineering squad while driving the technical direction, reliability, and evolution of a platform that delivers critical savings insights to customers globally.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will solve challenging technical problems, mentor engineers, champion AI-assisted development practices, and influence the future of a key global product.

If you thrive in complex domains and enjoy combining technical excellence with people leadership, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact.

What you will do:

• Lead and mentor a distributed engineering squad, setting technical direction and maintaining a high engineering standard across the team
• Take end-to-end ownership of the Global Savings Service, including architecture, reliability, data accuracy, and ongoing platform evolution
• Act as the primary technical escalation point and ensure complex problems are investigated, solved, and documented effectively
• Navigate and integrate with complex SOAP and REST APIs across GDS providers and third-party vendors
• Interpret and reconcile fare and pricing data across multiple sources and formats, including ATPCO/EDIFACT, NDC, and GDS-specific structures
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into clear, scalable, and maintainable software solutions
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of technical decisions, business logic, and domain knowledge
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and business stakeholders across multiple time zones to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Champion AI-assisted engineering tools, including Claude Code, and coach the team on AI-augmented software development practices
• Partner with Platform Services leadership on roadmap planning, estimation, technical risk management, and delivery outcomes
• Drive adoption, reliability, and quality across the broader Platform Services product suite

What you will need:

• Proven experience as a Java Engineer with demonstrated technical leadership experience
• Strong architecture and system design capability with experience guiding technical decisions and reviewing engineering work
• Extensive experience working with SOAP and REST APIs, including complex third-party integrations
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex technical and business environments with ambiguous requirements
• Proficiency in at least one additional language such as Ruby, Elixir, or .NET
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, and a passion for coaching others in their adoption
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to a range of audiences
• Proven experience documenting complex systems, decisions, and processes
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive outcomes and solve difficult problems
• Experience leading and supporting geographically distributed teams, including offshore consulting partners
• A natural curiosity and desire to understand complex systems, integrations, and business domains

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Please Note: applications can only be considered by candidates who are based in Australia and have the right to work without restriction or requiring visa sponsorship.