Dogs, cats, budgies and everything in between - pets deserve the world. They make us want to be better humans. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to build the most engaged and passionate community of pets and pet parents across the world. And we’re looking for talented team mates who can help us do it.
Founded in Sydney, our team of 500+ pet obsessives span Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines. We’ve scaled to become one of Australia’s top five eComm companies and the no.1 online pet store. But we’re just getting started. Like a whippet who’s spotted their mate across the dog park, our growth is only going to accelerate, as we continue to disrupt the way that pet parents shop.
Excitingly, the pet industry is booming (as in $15 billion kind of booming) and online pet retail is set to grow exponentially in the next five years. So this is a unique career opportunity to be part of our epic growth story.

THE IDEAL TOOLKIT

• We are looking for a seasoned engineer with a proven track record of solving hard problems and leading technical teams.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and operating complex distributed systems at scale
• Deep expertise in at least one backend language (e.g., TypeScript, Python, Go, Java, Rust) and a strong understanding of others.
• Proficiency with cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with a variety of data storage technologies, including both SQL and NoSQL databases
• A history of leading significant technical projects from ideation through to launch
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide the technical growth of senior engineers.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Define the technical vision and architectural standards for the backend stack, ensuring it is scalable, resilient, and performant.
• Lead the design and implementation of large-scale, company-wide initiatives, such as service migrations, major API overhauls, and the development of shared platform services.
• Utilize Agentic AI coding tools to accelerate development, review designs with AI, and pioneer new ways to integrate AI into our core systems and development workflows.
• Drive quality, process, observability, and tooling for your domain, owning uptime and incident response for the backend platform.
• Lead the Backend Chapter, fostering a community of technical excellence, mentoring senior engineers, and ensuring consistent best practices across all backend squads.
• Collaborate with the Director of Engineering, Tech Leads, and Product Managers to balance feature delivery, engineering quality, and platform stability.

ROLE LOCATION

We believe that building connections and collaborating as Pet Circlers is super important. So this role is based in Sydney with a hybrid arrangement of 1 or more days per week in our pet friendly offices (your pet might love coming to the office even more than you). This is subject to change in line with business requirements.