Senior Software Engineer (Go)
Builds Go-based internal developer tools and APIs to automate workflows, improve access management, and scale engineering standards for Megaport’s global platform engineering team.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Australia
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Proven professional experience as a Backend Engineer using Go
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrated experience with building services on Kubernetes
- Solid knowledge of scalable web service development (RESTful APIs, microservices, distributed systems)
- Strong proficiency in designing and consuming APIs (authentication, authorization)
- Proficiency in database management (optimization, schema design, query tuning)
- Experience with performance profiling and debugging tools
- Experience managing infrastructure on AWS and using GitHub
- Strong understanding of Git and CI/CD
- Experience building internal developer-facing tools or CLI applications
Nice to have
- Passion for 'Platform as a Product' and solving developer lifecycle bottlenecks
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Full description
About Megaport
We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.
Our Team Culture
We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.
We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply.
Your Role
Come join us as a key contributor in improving Megaport’s internal developer experience. Sitting within the Platform Engineering team, as a Go developer, you will design, develop, and maintain the tools and APIs that power our engineering organization.
You will focus on building robust, Go-based backend services and CLI tooling that automate operational workflows, streamline access management, and ensure our systems adhere to global engineering standards at scale.
Only candidates residing in Australia or New Zealand will be considered for this role.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop Internal Developer Tooling: Build high-performance Go-based APIs, microservices, and CLI tools that reduce friction, automate manual processes, and enhance productivity for our engineering teams.
- Engineer Scalable Automation: Design and implement systems that orchestrate workflows between our systems of record, SaaS platforms, and internal infrastructure.
- Implement Governance-as-Code: Design and maintain automated systems for repository and service oversight, ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains consistent, secure, and aligned with organizational standards as we scale.
- Build Self-Service Infrastructure: Create and maintain the automated interfaces and abstractions that allow teams to request and manage infrastructure resources securely without Platform team intervention.