Principal Developer

We're a leading business management solution with a core purpose: helping more businesses in Australia and New Zealand start, survive and succeed. At MYOB, we believe what's good for one business is good for all business-and for all of us. Whether you support them, work for them, or dream of building your own, when businesses run smoothly, everybody feels it. Owners, employees, customers, suppliers-even families. That's why we're here: to give every person in business the tools they need to focus on what really matters and do Big Things-whatever big looks like for them. And for you? Joining MYOB means being part of that impact. It means using your skills to help businesses thrive, shaping the future of work, and growing alongside the people and communities we support. Because while we're the business of software, we're really in the business of people. And that makes MYOB Everyone's Business.
About the role

As a Principal Developer within our Data & AI team, you'll help shape the technical direction, architecture and quality of the products we build. This is a highly influential, hands-on role where you'll write production-ready code, solve complex engineering challenges and work across multiple product teams to deliver scalable, well-designed solutions that create meaningful outcomes for our customers.

Beyond the code, you'll be a practitioner coach who helps strengthen engineering capability across MYOB. You'll mentor developers, champion modern development practices and support teams to adopt AI-assisted engineering and automation tools in ways that improve software quality, delivery and developer experience.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple product development teams, helping guide architecture, design and engineering quality
• Design, build, test and support product applications end-to-end while remaining a hands-on contributor to production-ready code
• Develop scalable solutions incorporating AI capabilities, including LLM integrations, agentic workflows and intelligent automation
• Champion engineering practices such as test-driven development, automated testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Coach and mentor developers and senior developers, building capability and fostering a strong culture of craftsmanship
• Collaborate with product, architecture, engineering and delivery stakeholders to turn business requirements into effective technical solutions
• Guide the safe and practical adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools in line with MYOB's engineering, security and compliance standards

What we'd love to see from you

• Extensive experience as a Developer or Senior Developer, with strong hands-on coding capability across the full software development lifecycle
• Deep knowledge of software design principles, architecture patterns and practices such as TDD, BDD, DDD, clean code and refactoring
• Experience designing and evolving large-scale product applications with a focus on quality, scalability and long-term maintainability
• Strong capability across development languages and technologies such as .NET, JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience delivering cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure and/or Amazon Web Services
• A track record of coaching and mentoring engineers, with the communication and influencing skills to lift capability across multiple teams
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted software development tools, automation approaches, web services and third-party integrations

Our Culture & Benefits At MYOB our values are at the heart of everything we do. If you want to work and collaborate where opinions are valued, and your ideas can make a difference, come to a place where Your Work Matters. See what it's like to work at MYOB and what we're all about. Enjoy a flexible, hybrid workplace that brings balance to how you work, all of our centrally located offices come together for a number of in-person celebrations and social events Set up your home office with a little financial help from us, and take advantage of great corporate discounts and vouchers from top retailers Benefit from our partnership with Sonder, which supports the wellbeing of our team members Unlock your potential via in-house training and programs, LinkedIn Learning, conferences and study assistance Access to a variety of leave options available to support your wellbeing, including up to an additional four weeks of purchased leave, generous parental leave, domestic violence leave, transgender leave, community leave, study leave, and more Join our communities, built around 'Wellness', 'Belonging' and the 'Planet' where you can make a meaningful contribution At MYOB, we're all about embracing difference and backing people to be their true selves. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and big believers that the best hires don't just fit our culture - they add to it. That means bringing your unique contributions, lived experiences, and fresh perspective to the table. Love the sound of MYOB and this role but don't tick every single box in this ad? Apply anyway! Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often hold back if they don't meet every requirement - but we want to hear from you. We're proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to responding to every applicant. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.