Principal Software Engineer - TypeScript/React (AI)

Location: Sydney, Australia; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global is an Australian-headquartered, ASX-listed software company delivering cloud-native GovTech SaaS solutions to government and regulated industries across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US.

What you will do

• Design, develop and deliver secure, scalable SaaS solutions using TypeScript, React, Node.js and AWS serverless technologies.
• Own technical design decisions, establish engineering standards and influence product roadmaps.
• Engineer production-ready AI capabilities, including LLM-powered document processing, RAG and intelligent assistants.
• Champion clean code, automated testing, CI/CD and secure-by-design practices.
• Mentor engineers, solve complex technical challenges and collaborate across product and engineering teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Staff or Principal Software Engineer with strong hands-on technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js and modern full-stack development.
• Strong AWS serverless experience, including Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge and DynamoDB.
• Experience designing scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platforms and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience delivering LLM-powered features into production, including RAG, prompt engineering and evaluation.
• Strong architectural judgement, problem-solving skills and a commitment to engineering excellence.

Nice to have

• Potential, learning agility, coachability and diverse perspectives are valued alongside direct experience; meeting every listed requirement is not mandatory.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time hybrid work in Sydney.
• Work on technology supporting councils and communities across Australia and New Zealand.
• Established technology company environment with opportunities to innovate and collaborate.
• Equal opportunity workplace that values diversity and provides recruitment adjustments or accommodations on request.