Engineer - Fulfilment

Kmart Australia Limited; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Team member discount

Brighter Benefits program

Bonus program

Parental leave & Circle In

Mentor Program

Kudos recognition

Career opportunities

Job summary

Kmart’s Fulfilment technology team is hiring an Engineer in Fulfilment platform who will join a hybrid Melbourne-based role. You’ll improve platform health, security and automation while building production AI agents to improve delivery speed and efficiency.

Work spans APIs, services, databases and cloud infra with cross-team collaboration. You’ll rely on TypeScript/Java or similar, CI/CD and modern Agile practices to deliver reliable software.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing AI agents for production use.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals for reliable apps and services.
• Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS and GCP.
• End-to-end knowledge across APIs, services and databases.
• Experience with TypeScript or Java and modern tooling.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, testing and monitoring practices.
• Understanding of AI cost management; retail fulfilment experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate production AI agents that enhance platform capabilities.
• Maintain platform health by updating runtimes and stacks and addressing vulnerabilities.
• Develop automation and performance suites to boost reliability and efficiency.
• Engineer end-to-end solutions across front-end, APIs, services, databases and cloud infra.
• Design AI solutions with maintainability and cost in mind.
• Investigate issues, identify root causes and reduce incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver lasting improvements.

Skills

AI agents

Software engineering

Cloud platforms

End-to-end apps

TypeScript/Java

CI/CD

AI cost management

Job description

Brighter Futures Start Here

We are an inclusive team who power two of the most iconic and loved brands, Kmart and Target. We have more than 50,000 passionate individuals across our stores, distribution centres, and offices around the globe.

Join our team

Kmart’s Fulfilment technology team connects the digital shopping experience with the stores, customer fulfilment centres and partners that prepare and dispatch customer orders. Across order management, warehouse platforms and complex system integrations, the team builds and supports technology that influences delivery speed, operational efficiency and the experience customers have after they place an order.

As an Engineer in Fulfilment platform team, you will improve platform health, security, performance and automation, while building production AI agents that help create a more modern, efficient and sustainable engineering environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Build and integrate production AI agents that improve engineering and operational capability across the platform.
• Maintain platform health by updating runtimes and technology stacks, addressing vulnerabilities and improving supportability.
• Develop automation and performance suites that strengthen reliability, efficiency and engineering quality.
• Engineer end-to-end solutions across front-end components, APIs, services, databases, integrations and cloud infrastructure.
• Design AI solutions with operational support, maintainability and cost management in mind.
• Investigate production and integration issues, resolve root causes and reduce repeat incidents.
• Collaborate with Manhattan, cross-platform teams and performance and automation engineers to deliver lasting improvements.

To be successful in this role you’ll have:

• Hands-on experience developing AI agents for production use, beyond prompt-only applications.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience delivering reliable applications, services or integrations.
• Cloud infrastructure experience, ideally with AWS and GCP, including automation and secure operational practices.
• End-to-end application knowledge across APIs, services, databases and infrastructure.
• Experience with TypeScript, Java or comparable languages, with the adaptability to work across technologies.
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring and modern Agile engineering practices.
• An understanding of AI cost management; Manhattan Active Order, retail or fulfilment experience is advantageous, but not essential.

Benefits we’ll offer you:

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings
• Access to the Brighter Benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• We want you to feel rewarded for your commitment and hard work that's why eligible team membersgetthe opportunity to participate in a bonus program
• We offer inclusive parental leave, and ongoing support offered through our partnership with Circle In for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances
• A dynamic learning and support program
• Opportunity to fast track your career through our Mentor Program as a Mentee or Mentor
• A Kudos recognition program, where you are nominated by your peers to spin a wheel, to win a stack of cool prizes
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group

We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities in which we operate. We are committed to creating inclusive and safe environments where all our team members can contribute and succeed. We believe that all team members should feel valued, respected and safe, and strive to ensure our recruitment process is accessible and welcoming, with applications encouraged from all candidates.
We encourage you to tell us about any workplace adjustments that you would like, by emailing [e-mail].
If you would like to explore a career with Kmart and this sounds like the perfect role for you –