Backend Software Engineer – Remote (Australia)

WebHosting; Australia; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Megaport is seeking a mid-level Backend Engineer to join the Engineering team. You will own core backend features that power the Megaport platform, working on APIs and services used by customers worldwide.

Our stack combines Java and Kotlin on Spring Boot, with Postgres, RabbitMQ and Redis. You’ll help migrate towards Kotlin, collaborate across product and engineering, and contribute to reliable, scalable software in a remote Australia setting.

Qualifications

• Several years of backend development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot.
• Experience with Postgres, messaging (RabbitMQ) and caching (Redis).
• Experience deploying on Kubernetes and AWS.
• Familiarity with testing practices (JUnit/Kotest).

Responsibilities

• Design, build and ship backend services and APIs from concept to production.
• Operate on a JVM stack (Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Redis).
• Deploy to Kubernetes and AWS with GitHub Actions.
• Translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain reliability, security and performance.
• Write unit tests (JUnit/Kotest) and participate in code reviews.
• Improve architecture and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Backend development

Java

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Testing (JUnit/Kotest)

Tools

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

Redis

Kubernetes

AWS

GitHub Actions

Job description

Megaport Australia, Remote (Australia)

Job Description

About MegaportWe’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 CultureWe’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.

Your Role

You’ve got a few years of building backend services under your belt, and you’re ready to own real features on systems that customers depend on every day.

We’re looking for a mid-level Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team and help us ship high-quality software, faster. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you’ll work on the core systems behind the Megaport platform – the APIs and services that turn a click in the Portal into provisioned connectivity between data centers on opposite sides of the world.

Our main codebase is a mixture of Java and Kotlin using the Spring Boot framework, and we are migrating fully to Kotlin over time. You don’t need Kotlin on day one, but you’ll be writing it before long.

You’ll work alongside a skilled, driven team, and have genuine room to shape how we solve problems. Our backend engineers also run a dedicated mentoring program, so you’ll have someone in your corner as you grow.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, build and ship backend services and APIs, from an ambiguous problem through to tested, maintainable code in production.
• Work in a modern JVM stack including Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, Postgres, RabbitMQ and Redis, and help shape how we use it.
• Ship to a Kubernetes and AWS platform where GitHub Actions handle the heavy lifting, so you spend your time on the product rather than on infrastructure.
• Turn business requirements into technical solutions, and speak up when a requirement doesn’t quite add up. We’d rather you asked why before how.
• Collaborate with engineers, product, and stakeholders across the business to build systems that stay reliable, secure and fast as we grow.
• Write JUnit and Kotest tests that let us ship with confidence, and take part in code review as both author and reviewer.
• Help improve our architecture, patterns and processes, and keep our technical debt in check to ensure the codebase remains flexible and well-maintained.