Associate Software Engineer and AI Agent Orchestrator

Nine; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 weeks parental leave

Employee Exclusives program

Digital newspaper subscription

Stan subscription voucher

Job summary

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company. The Consumer Platform team builds paywalls, entitlements and digital access across Nine’s media properties.

We seek an Associate Software Engineer to design, build and operate AI-enabled agent orchestration within cloud-native microservices alongside senior engineers. You’ll work across Golang, Node.js, React and TypeScript, contributing to scalable architectures, automated pipelines and high-availability systems.

Qualifications

• Academic background or practical exposure building web, mobile, or backend applications, including Git version control.
• Practical experience using AI coding tools and basic understanding of agentic workflows and automation.
• Foundational understanding of cloud architecture (AWS or GCP), containersation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to walk through your technical approach using project or academic examples.
• Demonstrated passion for software engineering and modern AI, shown through personal projects, internships, or community involvement.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-performance microservices, APIs and user interfaces using Golang, Node.js, React and TypeScript.
• Write clean, maintainable and thoroughly tested code across frontend and backend systems.
• Design, configure and maintain AI agents and agentic pipelines (such as coding assistants, automated PR evaluation and workflow orchestrators).
• Integrate AI tools into developer environments to automate system tasks and streamline code delivery.
• Maintain high availability, security and low latency across cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes).
• Contribute to architectural discussions and system designs for high-concurrency access control platforms.
• Participate in code reviews to uphold full-stack quality and engineering standards.
• Author project requirements and technical documentation optimised for consumption by both humans and AI tooling.

Skills

Git

AI tooling

Cloud arch

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Analytical thinking

Growth mindset

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS or GCP

Job description

Associate Software Engineer and AI Agent Orchestrator

Company Description
Nine is Australia's largest locally owned media company. Working at Nine, you'll have access to a unique range of experiences and opportunities, helping drive the success of the country's most trusted television, radio, digital and publishing brands.
Our content reaches almost every Australian - meaning what we do has real impact. We bring people together, celebrate the big moments, and capture the everyday ones.
Some of our most beloved brands have been part of Australian life for generations, and others - new on the scene - have already found their place firmly in our lives. We're evolving and we need people like you to bring new ideas, innovate and make your mark.

The Consumer Platform: Entitlements & Offerings team sits at the core of Nine's subscription, membership and digital monetisation strategies. Built on a cloud-first, event-driven architecture, the team designs and scales high-availability systems that manage user access, digital entitlements, paywalls and product packaging. This infrastructure delivers reliable, secure access across Nine's main media properties for millions of Australians daily.

As an Associate Software Engineer, you will join an autonomous Agile squad working alongside senior engineers to design and scale Nine's core paywall and access systems. You'll contribute directly to production code across our modern full stack while actively participating in our AI-native initiative to automate developer workflows and accelerate delivery.

What you'll do:

Build and maintain high-performance microservices, APIs and user interfaces using Golang, Node.js, React and TypeScript.

Write clean, maintainable and thoroughly tested code across frontend and backend systems.

Design, configure and maintain AI agents and agentic pipelines (such as coding assistants, automated PR evaluation and workflow orchestrators).

Integrate AI tools into developer environments to automate system tasks and streamline code delivery.

Maintain high availability, security and low latency across cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes).

Contribute to architectural discussions and system designs for high-concurrency access control platforms.

Participate in code reviews to uphold full-stack quality and engineering standards.

Author project requirements and technical documentation optimised for consumption by both humans and AI tooling.

What you'll bring:

Academic background or practical exposure building web, mobile, or backend applications, including Git version control.

Practical experience using AI coding tools and a basic understanding of agentic workflows and automation.

Foundational understanding of cloud architecture (AWS or GCP), containersation (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to walk through your technical approach using project or academic examples.

Demonstrated passion for software engineering and modern AI, shown through personal projects, internships, or community involvement.

A strong growth mindset with an eagerness to learn new frameworks, tools and engineering patterns.

Additional Information

How we work
At Nine, our flexible work options vary by role and team. Depending on the position, this may include flexible hours, hybrid work, or part-time arrangements. We welcome discussing your flexibility needs during the hiring process - just ask the Talent Acquisition team.

Our employee benefits include:

18 weeks paid parental leave with no distinction between primary and secondary carers

Access to 'Employee Exclusives' program - a way of getting closer to our incredible brands, offering unique experiences, behind-the-scenes access, and awesome perks.

Digital newspaper subscription to our mastheads

Annual gift voucher for Stan subscription

More info at Nine Careers

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.