Tech Lead – Financial Services, Lending

Bridgit

Tech Lead architecting and building core financial infrastructure for Bridgit's lending solutions. Leading engineering squads in designing secure and scalable financial systems.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend system architecture and development, with a strong focus on building secure, scalable financial services. Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and ensure compliance with financial standards while maintaining high levels of data integrity and system reliability.

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Backend System ArchitectureFinancial Domain ConceptsTechnical LeadershipCompliance and Data GovernanceTransactional System Development

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Hard Skills

Relational DatabasesAPI DesignConcurrency ControlFault-Tolerant CodeData IntegrityPayment GatewaysEvent-Driven SystemsData MigrationsObservability and MonitoringSystem Design

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsMentoring and FeedbackAttention to DetailPositive AttitudeInterpersonal Skills

Industry Keywords

FintechLoan Management SystemsDouble-Entry LedgersReconciliationSettlementsIdempotent Transaction HandlingCompliance StandardsASICAPRAPCI-DSS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical design, architecture, and development of secure, scalable financial services (loan management systems, ledgers, payment flows and data platforms).
Collaborate with the product and tech teams to implement robust transactional workflows and integrate with external financial, credit, or payment providers.
Write exceptionally well-tested, fault-tolerant code and proactively identify areas for technical improvement, security enhancements or infrastructure refactoring.
Set direction bringing ideas backed by rigorous technical and architectural reasoning.
Guide system design and code reviews, ensuring data integrity, consistency and compliance with financial standards.
Mentor and elevate other engineers, championing backend best practices and a culture of uncompromising quality and security.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years experience as a software engineer, with a strong focus on backend systems or full stack development.
2+ years building highly reliable transactional systems such as ledgers, payment flows, or fintech/lending platforms.
Preferably 2+ years in a technical leadership role, leading engineers within cross-functional squads and owning delivery outcomes.
Demonstrated experience working in regulated environments with an understanding of compliance, auditability, and data governance (e.g. ASIC, APRA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or similar).
Strong understanding of financial domain concepts such as double-entry ledgers, reconciliation, settlements, interest calculations, and idempotent transaction handling.
Proven experience owning system architecture for complex, real-world applications, including evolving systems safely over time.
Strong backend fundamentals including relational databases, data integrity, API design, and concurrency control.
Experience designing systems with high levels of correctness, consistency, and fault tolerance, especially where financial accuracy is critical.
Comfortable taking ownership of features end to end, from architecture through to production, and driving the “how” in ambiguous environments.
Experience with payment gateways, banking integrations, event-driven systems, or high-security architectures.
Strong focus on observability, monitoring, and incident response, with the ability to design systems that are debuggable and auditable.
Experience handling data migrations, backfills, and production changes safely in systems where data correctness is critical.
Thinks from first principles and can break complex system problems down to fundamentals rather than relying on default patterns.
Enjoys mentoring others, providing constructive feedback, and lifting the technical bar across the team.
High attention to detail, especially when dealing with financial data, edge cases, and production scenarios.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
Ambitious and motivated to build robust fintech infrastructure within a growing business.
Positive, pragmatic attitude with strong interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Extra Leave – We offer birthday leave + an additional day of paid leave to be used for life events, celebrations, or just a mental health reset.
Two Weeks from Anywhere – We encourage employees to work remotely from a location of their choice for two weeks each year.
Learning and Development – All employees are encouraged and empowered to engage in professional development, including a number of learning initiatives run internally.
Social Events – We have a jam-packed social scene, with events throughout the year to bring the team together!