You will own the full product lifecycle at Workyard, reporting directly to the Co-founder and Head of Product. This role isn’t about taking tickets; it’s about building end-to-end solutions that automate complex construction workflows like multi-rate overtime and prevailing wage, helping contractors transition from paper timesheets to trusted, intelligent software.
Product Engineer at Workyard
Join Workyard, a 70-person SaaS company transforming the $10T+ US construction industry by putting back-office workflows on autopilot. Reporting to the Co-founder, you'll act as a true Product Engineer, owning the end-to-end lifecycle of features that automate payroll and compliance for thousands of workers. This isn't a role for ticket-takers—it's for builders who want to dig into customer research, design complex data models, and use AI-assisted tools to prototype agentic experiences. If you have 3+ years of full-stack experience and want to see your code change someone’s day in the field, this Sydney-based hybrid role is your next big move.
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Location
Sydney, Australia
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Workyard
Role overview
Workyard is a construction operations and workforce management software company serving specialty contractors and self-performing general contractors. Its platform helps construction and field-service businesses manage mobile crews through GPS-verified time tracking, employee scheduling, job costing, expense tracking, reporting, payroll and accounting integrations, and labor-compliance workflows. Workyard’s software is designed to improve crew accountability, automate field-data collection, reduce administrative work, and help contractors control labor costs and protect project margins.
What you will do
- Lead discovery and technical design for new features, ensuring software automates the checking process for office teams and field crews.
- Develop across a modern stack including React and Laravel, while prototyping new agentic experiences that take manual tasks off customers’ plates.
- Iterate rapidly by testing prototypes with real contractors, balancing speed and accuracy for critical workflows like payroll and job costing.
Who this is a fit for
- Brings 3+ years of experience shipping production software with a strong full-stack skillset and a specific lean toward front-end development.
- Demonstrates a proven track record of designing data models and architectures for real products, managing complex relationships and messy integrations.
- Possesses a product-thinker mindset, prioritizing customer problems over deep technical puzzles and leveraging AI tools to prototype and build faster.
Why this role is remarkable
- Enjoy true product ownership where you shape ideas, build them using AI-assisted tools, and measure their direct impact on construction crews.
- Work directly with the Co-founder in a high-growth environment that successfully pivoted to SaaS and now serves thousands of workers daily.
- Join a fast-growing 70-person team that values builders over ticket-takers, offering the chance to leave an unmistakable mark on a modern product.
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