Senior Backend Engineer – Cloud-Native, Scalable Systems

Qantas Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted travel

Flexible leave

Wellbeing program

Salary packaging

Job summary

Qantas Group is seeking a Back-End Developer for our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide. You will guide the architecture and delivery of scalable systems powering seamless digital experiences for customers and partners.

With 3+ years in hands-on software engineering, you’ll own high-traffic backend applications using Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD. You’ll ensure reliability, performance, and data privacy while driving quality and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a hands-on Software Engineering role.
• Experience building high-traffic backend applications.
• Knowledge of Java, Spring/Spring Boot and databases.
• Understanding of AWS cloud-native development and deployment.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and testing practices.
• Familiarity with observability tools and security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Guide and lead architecture, delivery and development of backend software systems.
• Deliver high-quality, well-designed software and ensure reliability and performance.
• Safely manage security and data privacy concerns and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Backend development

Microservices

AWS

Observability

Multi-threading

Code quality

CI/CD

Security & data privacy

Tools

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Qantas Group is seeking a Back-End Developer for our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide. You will guide the architecture and delivery of scalable systems powering seamless digital experiences for customers and partners.

With 3+ years in hands-on software engineering, you’ll own high-traffic backend applications using Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD. You’ll ensure reliability, performance, and data privacy while driving quality and collaboration.