Senior Software Engineer
Senior mobile back-end developer at Qantas's new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide, leading the architecture and hands-on delivery of robust backend APIs powering the airline's digital customer experiences. Core stack: Kotlin/Java, Spring Boot, AWS, CI/CD, and observability tools like Datadog and Splunk.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Adelaide, South Australia, au
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 6+ years in a hands-on Software Engineering role
- Extensive experience designing and building backend APIs
- Experience across Kotlin (or Java), Spring Boot, AWS, Git, CI/CD, and observability/monitoring tools such as Datadog and Splunk
- Passion for quality, clean code and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design
- Highly dedicated ethos with real accountability for the work being done
- Ability to motivate self and others, and passion to mentor junior developers
- Experience working with technical and non-technical partners, with ability to influence
- Test and learn mindset with curiosity, collaboration and care
- Confidence with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions
- Experience writing multi-threaded, asynchronous code
Nice to have
- Experience with server-driven architectures
Full description
- At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers.
- A fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that focuses on cutting-edge technology and engineering principles.
- Full-time and permanent position based at our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide.
Join Qantas in our brand-new Product Innovation Centre located in Adelaide will contribute to consumer needs by architecting and delivering robust, scalable systems that power seamless digital experiences, ensuring fast, secure, and reliable services that support evolving customer expectations.
As a Senior Mobile Back-End Developer, you’ll be responsible for guiding and leading the architecture, delivery and development of the software systems that power our business unit. A hands-on, highly skilled software developer with the experience to dive into code to deliver high quality, well-designed software. You will share responsibility for the quality of the software being built, including but not limited to; achieving desired business outcomes, meeting reliability and performance expectations and safely managing security and data privacy concerns.
You’ll have:
- 6+ years’ in a hands-on Software Engineering role
- Extensive experience in designing and building backend APIs
- experience across Kotlin (or Java), Spring Boot, AWS, Git, CI/CD, observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Splunk
- A real passion for quality, clean code and continuous improvement
- A strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design
- Highly dedicated ethos - expected to take very real accountability for the work you're doing
- Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior developers
- Experience working with technical and non-technical partners, with the capability to influence
- A test and learn mindset with curiosity, collaboration and care
- Confidence with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions
- Experience writing multi-threaded, asynchronous code
- Experience with server-driven architectures will be well regarded
Why Qantas?
At Qantas, your career can take you further than you imagined. You’ll join a team where creativity and passion drives success. Together we dream big and deliver even bigger.
You’ll find diverse opportunities to grow, personally and professionally. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands-on training, coaching, and formal learning programs designed to help you excel. Your development is our priority because we know that when you thrive, so do our customers.
And while this role is your starting point at Qantas, it’s just the beginning. We have a proud history of helping our people explore new paths and reach new heights - the destinations are endless.