Mid-Level API Engineer, REST & Platform Security

Nuix; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuix in Sydney is seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to join the Apical team, building and maintaining the Nuix Platform APIs and REST SDK. You will own user stories from design to release, write well-tested code, and contribute to documentation and CI/CD practices in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You will collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps and other product teams across multiple time zones, grow into senior scope, and help shape secure, scalable API capabilities for customers

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science / engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5 years of relevant programming experience.
• Production REST APIs in a service or microservice architecture.
• Proficiency in Java; Python or TypeScript a plus.
• Understanding OAuth2/OIDC, JWT and API keys; Keycloak a plus.
• CI/CD fundamentals and testing practices; Jenkins or similar.
• Containerised deployment with Docker & Kubernetes; Helm / Crossplane.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end user stories and small features with high quality.
• Design, build and maintain secure REST APIs with versioning and docs.
• Implement auth flows, API keys, tokens and scopes.
• Keep API docs current (OpenAPI/Swagger) and developer guides.
• Write unit/integration tests and maintain code quality gates.
• Troubleshoot CI/CD failures and ensure healthy deployments.
• Mentor juniors and share knowledge through documentation.
• Participate in planning, design discussions and estimates.

Skills

Java

REST API design

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Traefik

OAuth2/OIDC

JWT

TypeScript

Python

Education

Degree in computer science / engineering / software engineering / machine learning / math or related field

Tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Crossplane

Keycloak

Traefik API Gateway

Job description

Nuix in Sydney is seeking a mid-level Software Engineer to join the Apical team, building and maintaining the Nuix Platform APIs and REST SDK. You will own user stories from design to release, write well-tested code, and contribute to documentation and CI/CD practices in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

You will collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps and other product teams across multiple time zones, grow into senior scope, and help shape secure, scalable API capabilities for customers