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Paya Bodaghi

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Director of Engineering at Nallawilli Group
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Paya is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience, specializing in scaling teams, building SaaS and AI solutions, and coaching future leaders. He is currently a Director of Engineering at Nallawilli Group. Colleagues describe him as an empathetic, adaptable, and strong people leader with infectious enthusiasm.

Outside of his formal roles, Paya is passionate about mentorship, running his own leadership coaching practice called Overnight Boss. He is also an Accredited Mental Health First Aider, demonstrating a commitment to workplace well-being. He follows organizations like Harvard Business Review for continued learning.

Unique fact: Paya was part of a team nominated for a National Travel Industry Award for Best Travel Agent Technology Innovation.

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Current Role
Director of Engineering
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Engineering Leadership
He has over a decade of leadership experience and now runs his own coaching business, "Overnight Boss, " focused on developing engineering managers.
Scaling Teams
A core theme in his career, he has scaled departments from 25 to 50 and 100 to 120, focusing on organizational design and efficiency.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Director of Engineering
Nallawilli Group
3-2023
Engineering Leadership Coach
Overnight Boss
9-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Engineering Manager
Finder
10-2019 - 8-2021
Head Of Engineering
JobAdder
1-2018 - 8-2019
Head Of Engineering
TIQK Pty Limited
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Education
2017 - 2018
Micro-Master's degree
The Australian National University
1993 - 1998
Bachelor’s Degree
AUCT
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