- Shape the technology powering Australia’s EV future
- Chargefox is Australia’s largest and fastest-growing EV charging platform
- Perm Full time – Melbourne | Hybrid working
Chargefox is growing, and we’re looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to help shape the architecture and technical direction of our EV charging platform.
This is a senior individual contributor role where you’ll stay close to the technology while having real influence across engineering. Working across Ruby/Rails, AWS and distributed systems, you’ll solve complex challenges, guide architectural decisions and mentor engineers as we continue to scale.
What you’ll do
- Shape architecture and technical direction across our platforms
- Design scalable, reliable and high-performing systems
- Lead complex technical initiatives from idea through to delivery
- Mentor engineers and lift technical capability across teams
- Drive improvement across system scalability and maintainability
- Champion reliability, observability, security and engineering excellence
- Partner with Engineering, Product and technical leaders to solve complex challenges
What you’ll bring
- Strong experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems
- Hands-on knowledge of Ruby/Rails and AWS, including ECS and CloudFormation
- Deep experience across the software development lifecycle
- A track record of solving complex technical problems
- Strong architectural thinking with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers
- B2B/B2C product experience, with automotive or EV experience highly regarded
Why Chargefox?
Chargefox is Australia’s largest and fastest-growing EV charging platform and part of the AMS Group, backed by Australia’s Mobility Clubs.
You’ll join a business where technology has a real-world impact, helping keep EV drivers moving while influencing how our platforms evolve and scale.
Ready to help engineer what’s next? Apply now and help shape the future of Chargefox.
Skills Required
- Strong experience designing and operating scalable distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Ruby and Rails
- Hands-on experience with AWS, including ECS and CloudFormation
- Deep experience across the software development lifecycle
- Track record of solving complex technical problems
- Strong architectural thinking with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach
- Experience mentoring and developing engineers
- B2B or B2C product experience
- Automotive or electric vehicle experience
What We Do
Australian Motoring Services (AMS) is a club-owned provider of wholesale roadside assistance, customer care, data management and analytics for automotive businesses. It supports vehicle manufacturers, fleet, lease and hire-car companies, and retail, travel and tourism partners. AMS also manages member travel and retail benefits, coordinates national motoring services, and operates connected-motoring initiatives, including the Chargefox electric-vehicle charging network.
