PEXA
Technology
GeneralManager-Engineering,GroupPlatform
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“General Manager - Engineering, Group Platform at PEXA. Skills: Platform strategy, Engineering leadership, Developer experience. Review platform performance metrics. Review platform reliability metrics”
What You'll Achieve.
Establish clear platform strategy; Improve adoption of engineering standards; Improve adoption of platform capabilities; Enhance platform reliability; Enhance platform resilience; Enhance platform observability; Deliver improvements to developer productivity; Build highly engaged leadership team; Foster culture of collaboration; Foster culture of innovation; Foster culture of continuous improvement; Drive cloud optimisation; Drive platform efficiency; Maintain service quality; Maintain scalability
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Platform and infrastructure strategy, Engineering leadership and influence, Developer experience, productivity tooling, Operational excellence, observability, resilience, Commercial and vendor management, Partnering on new approaches and tools
Nice to Have
Cloud-native platforms, Large-scale engineering environments, Agentic software engineering
What You'll Do.
Review platform performance metrics
Review platform reliability metrics
Meet with engineering leaders
Identify opportunities to improve developer experience
Set priorities for platform services
Set priorities for infrastructure
Set priorities for engineering standards
Lead and inspire engineering leaders
Create an environment where people thrive
Champion modern engineering practices
Champion observability
Collaborate with external partners
Collaborate with vendors
Influence technology decisions
Stay ahead of emerging trends
Create engineering experiences
Set the vision for platforms
Set the strategy for platforms
Set the vision for developer experience
Set the strategy for developer experience
Set the vision for core infrastructure
Set the strategy for core infrastructure
Ensure technology foundations remain secure
Ensure technology foundations remain scalable
Ensure technology foundations remain reliable
Ensure technology foundations remain easy to use
Bring a product mindset to platform engineering
Build services that improve productivity
Build services that improve reliability
Build services that improve innovation
Improve adoption of engineering standards
Improve adoption of platform capabilities
Enhance platform reliability
Enhance platform resilience
Enhance platform observability
Deliver improvements to developer productivity
Drive cloud optimisation
Drive platform efficiency
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Engineering teams; Senior stakeholders; Engineering leaders; External partners; Global team; Leadership team
Full Job Description
## Description Hi, we’re PEXA Every time a house is bought, sold or refinanced in Australia your lawyer, conveyancer and lender will most likely use a digital platform to settle your property, this is where we come in. PEXA’s world-first digital settlement platform has revolutionised the way we exchange property in Australia helping over 20,000 people a week safely settle their homes. Since starting our journey in 2010, we now employ a team of over 1,000 people working across multiple continents. We’re still growing, innovating and looking ahead, but behind our greatest achievements, there is a team of curious creators and big thinkers. That’s why, we’re looking for ambitious people like yourself to join the team. A day in the life As the General Manager, Engineering – Group Software Platform, you'll shape the foundations that enable engineering teams across PEXA to do their best work. Your days will be varied, strategic and hands-on. You might start by reviewing platform performance and reliability metrics, then meet with engineering leaders to understand where teams are experiencing friction and identify opportunities to improve developer experience. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders to set priorities for platform services, infrastructure and engineering standards, ensuring they support our products today and scale for tomorrow. You'll lead and inspire a high-performing team of engineering leaders, creating an environment where people can thrive, innovate and grow. You'll champion modern engineering practices, observability, resilience and automation, while balancing performance, reliability and cost outcomes. You'll also collaborate with external partners and vendors, influence technology decisions across the organisation, and stay ahead of emerging trends in cloud, platform engineering and AI-enabled software development. Most importantly, you'll help create the platforms, tools and engineering experiences that allow teams across Australia, New Zeal
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