Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native, Scalable Systems

Qantas Group; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel discounts

Flexible leave (18 weeks parental)

Salary packaging program

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Qantas Group in Adelaide seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Back-End) to guide architecture, delivery and development of high-traffic backend systems powering our digital experiences. You will be a hands-on coder who ensures performance, reliability, and security while mentoring teammates.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, deep Java/Spring and Node.js experience, AWS cloud-native development, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in hands-on software engineering with backend focus.
• Strong experience building high-traffic backend applications.
• Proficient in Java/Spring Boot and Node.js with databases like PostgreSQL or DynamoDB.
• Cloud-native development on AWS, with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and monitoring/observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Guide architecture, delivery and development of backend systems.
• Contribute hands-on coding to deliver high-quality, scalable software.
• Ensure reliability, security and data privacy across platforms.
• Mentor junior developers and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud architecture

Containerization

CI/CD

Observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Job description

Qantas Group in Adelaide seeks a Senior Software Engineer (Back-End) to guide architecture, delivery and development of high-traffic backend systems powering our digital experiences. You will be a hands-on coder who ensures performance, reliability, and security while mentoring teammates.

The role requires 6+ years in software engineering, deep Java/Spring and Node.js experience, AWS cloud-native development, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.