Lead Software Engineer (2 Years Contract Renewable- Govt)

About the Role
We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer to support the central engineering function responsible for setting engineering standards, best practices, and culture across multiple development teams.

This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership. The successful candidate will contribute to application development while influencing engineering practices across a broader team of developers.

This is not a formal people management role, but requires strong technical leadership, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to guide teams through best practices and standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and contribute as an individual contributor to TypeScript-based web applications (frontend, backend, database design, automated testing)
• Design and implement scalable software solutions, clearly articulating design decisions and architectural trade-offs
• Lead or support web application development efforts as a senior individual contributor or technical lead
• Drive adoption of engineering standards, tools, and best practices across multiple development teams
• Promote developer experience improvements (e.g. ESLint, Git hooks such as Husky) and standardisation
• Participate in and elevate code review practices to improve code quality, maintainability, and performance
• Contribute to the evolution of engineering guidelines and coding standards across teams
• Support technical capability building across a team of ~20–25 engineers, including mentoring and technical assessments
• Engage in technical discussions across system design, deployment, monitoring, and observability
• Deliver knowledge-sharing sessions, engineering talks, and internal workshops to uplift engineering standards

Requirements

• Strong experience in TypeScript-based full stack development (frontend + backend)
• Solid understanding of system design, microservices/monolithic architectures, and relational databases
• Experience with testing frameworks (unit, integration, end-to-end)
• Ability to evaluate and articulate trade-offs across technologies and architectures
• Strong communication skills with confidence in leading technical discussions and presentations
• Proven ability to influence engineering practices without formal authority
• Passion for improving engineering culture, standards, and developer experience