Since 1977, King Living has pioneered quality Australian design, continually pushing the boundaries of what furniture can achieve. Designed to adapt to our changing lives and last for generations, our furniture marries the power of innovation with traditional handcrafted methods.
 
King Living has expanded from a homegrown business into a global brand. A family owned and run Australian company headquartered from our Support Office in Sydney, our Showrooms and manufacturing centres span Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Thailand.

At King Living, we are dedicated to creating simplicity and balance in both our living spaces and our work environment. We take pride in our past accomplishments and are thrilled by the possibilities of the future.

The Opportunity

As a Technical Lead at King Living, you will play a pivotal role in our ongoing digital transformation initiatives. This role balances technical responsibilities with leadership duties, managing a 30% hands-on and 70% management workload. You will be instrumental in setting up and leading a new team based in the Philippines, supporting our existing websites development and playing a critical role in the technology scoping and execution for future website projects.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a team of full-stack Magento and Shopify developers, including QA.
• Oversee multiple projects, ensuring top-level efficiency in processes, communication, deployment, and security.
• Actively manage timelines, resources, and stakeholder expectations.
• Maintain hands-on involvement with our current Magento and Shopify-based platforms.
• You will be the go-to person for questions, investigations, and the first line for urgent bug checking.
• Drive the integration of AI technologies into our business processes, demonstrating a proactive approach to leveraging emerging technologies for business solutions.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to define business and system requirements for new technology implementations.
• Ensure that all tech solutions are scalable, sustainable, and aligned with business needs.
• Manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, ensuring high performance, scalability, and security.
• Oversee deployment processes and optimise cloud resources.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines, automate workflows, and ensure seamless integration and delivery of software projects.
• Promote a DevOps culture within the team to enhance collaboration and efficiency.
• Interface as the Scrum Master within your team, ensuring that Agile principles and practices are followed rigorously.
• Act as the militant controller to enforce adherence to Agile methodologies and foster a high-performing, collaborative team environment

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Extensive experience in coding and leading technology teams and managing large-scale projects.
• Demonstrable experience with Magento is essential. Familiarity with Shopify.
• Hands-on experience in full-stack development, including advanced knowledge of web development frameworks and databases.
• Experience in deploying and managing eCommerce platforms.
• Solid experience in managing AWS environments.
• Proficiency in monitoring, scaling, and securing cloud-based applications.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with experience in setting up and managing remote teams, preferably in the Philippines.
• Experience with real AI projects, demonstrating an ability to integrate advanced technology into business practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in a clear and accessible manner to non-technical stakeholders.

This role offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of our digital transformation, shaping the future of our technological landscape. You will have the autonomy to innovate and influence significant change across the business while leading a dynamic, international team.


King Living Benefits and Our Offer to You

• Career development and ongoing training
• Supportive and friendly team environment with a true family feel
• Generous employee, family, and friends ‘product discounts
• Discounted health insurance, retail brands and vouchers
• Paid Parental leave.
• Australian owned company with a growing global footprint
• EAP to support your ongoing health and wellbeing

  
This role is based at our Global support office in Turrella. We have free staff parking available.
  
King Living is an equal opportunity employer, all applicants will be considered regardless of your race, sexuality, religion, colour, gender identity or parental status.
 
To be considered for this role you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident with full working rights to work and live in Australia