Engineering Lead at Judo Bank in Melbourne, Victoria, AU

Company Description

A bit about us

At Judo, we’re redefining business banking for the modern era. Built on teamwork, trusted relationships and a challenger spirit, we exist to better serve Australian SMEs. What began in 2016 as a bold idea has grown into one of the fastest‑growing new banks globally, with more than 30 locations nationwide.

We put our people and customers at the heart of everything we do. Our agility means we can say ‘yes’ when others say ‘no’, delivering personalised banking that helps businesses access the funding they need, when they need it. Relationships matter here – with our customers and with each other.

Our culture – a multi‑award‑winning place to work

We firmly believe that culture eats strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and that the most important investment we can make is in our people. Our values of Trust, Teamwork, Accountability and Performance guide how we work every day

Judo was built from the ground up with a clear purpose: to be the most trusted SME business bank in Australia. Our customers and relationships are at the heart of how we work, not bureaucracy. We think differently, invite new ideas, and create an environment where people feel they belong and are empowered.

We’re proud to be externally recognised too – including being named on the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work list for four consecutive years. We are certified as a Great Place To Work® Australia organisation, being recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces™ 2025, celebrating our dedication to fostering an inclusive, empowering environment.

Our vision is to build a world-class SME business bank and it’s our people that can make it happen.

Job Description

Now, about this opportunity…

As an Engineering Lead at Judo, you’ll sit at the heart of delivery, helping shape how we build and deliver technology across the bank. Reporting to our Head of Engineering & Architecture, you’ll lead engineering execution within a squad or domain, balancing hands-on technical contribution with leadership, coaching and delivery ownership.

Working closely with Product Managers, Architects and Delivery Leads, you’ll play a key role in building scalable services and digital experiences that support our bankers and customers. As part of a lean, high-performing engineering team that has recently delivered a core banking migration to Thought Machine, you’ll help drive the next phase of Judo’s technology evolution.

If that excites you, this just might be your dream job:

• Leading the delivery of engineering outcomes within a squad or domain, from design and build through to production
• Remaining hands-on with development, engineering high-quality, maintainable and production-ready software
• Driving engineering excellence across code quality, testing, deployment, documentation and operational practices
• Providing technical leadership, guiding architectural and implementation decisions across the team
• Coaching, mentoring and developing engineers to build capability, confidence and technical expertise
• Creating clarity, ownership and momentum by removing blockers and supporting successful delivery outcomes
• Driving continuous improvement across engineering practices, team effectiveness and ways of working
• Working with modern cloud-native technologies including AWS, Thought Machine and event-driven architectures

Qualifications

You’ll likely bring:

• Significant experience building and supporting production-grade software and services
• Strong hands-on engineering capability, ideally with Python and AWS, alongside a polyglot mindset
• Experience developing API-driven services and working with event-driven architectures (Kafka experience highly regarded)
• Proven experience leading delivery within an engineering team, squad or technology domain
• Strong technical problem-solving skills and experience resolving complex production issues
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers to uplift team capability and performance
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly
• A collaborative, relationship-driven approach to leadership and delivery
• Curiosity, adaptability and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• An interest in helping build innovative technology solutions that support Australian SMEs

If you don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply – your experience, mindset and potential matter to us.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working at Judo:

• Two Weeks of Additional Leave Every Year
• Paid Volunteer Leave
• Our signature Judo induction experience
• Big Life Event Leave
• Holistic Health & Wellbeing Offerings designed to support your best life, including access to GPs, nutritionists, coaches and psychologists via our partner, CU Health
• Working from Home Setup Allowance
• Flare Benefits & Discounts - access to a wide range of everyday savings and perks
• Freedom to work flexibly with flexible work options including hybrid working
• Equal access to Company Paid Parental Leave – up to 20 weeks
• Education Assistance

Judo is proud to be an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and can feel that they belong. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities.

Please no agencies! We maintain a preferred panel, and kindly request no unsolicited contact. We do not hold any responsibility for dispute over candidate ownership if you have not been engaged directly.

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