Senior Python Software Engineer

Talent International; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 138,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Talent International seeks an experienced Senior Python Developer to lead and hands‑on re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern platform. The role is a part‑time 6‑month contract based in Docklands, Melbourne.

This position suits a senior engineer or Tech Lead who enjoys remaining hands‑on while providing technical direction, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Senior Software Engineer or Tech Lead with experience in application modernisation or re-platforming.
• Experience designing data-intensive applications and ETL pipelines.
• Strong understanding of OO design, patterns, and clean code principles.
• Able to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of the re-platforming initiative.
• Define migration approach and develop Python solutions for data workloads.
• Design and develop data-intensive apps, ETL workflows, APIs, and microservices.
• Build data ingestion, transformation, validation, and processing pipelines.

Skills

Python development

Technical leadership

Software design

ETL pipelines

API & microservices

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Git

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Python Developer Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands‑on development for the re-platforming of a data processing application onto a modern, scalable platform. This is a part‑time opportunity based in Dockland Melbourne on a initial 6‑month contract with possible extension.

This role will suit a senior engineer or Tech lead who enjoys remaining hands‑on while also providing technical direction, solution design, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and implementation of an application re-platforming initiative
• Define the migration approach and develop Python solutions for complex data processing workloads
• Design and develop data-intensive applications, ETL workflows, APIs, and microservices
• Build data ingestion, transformation, validation, and processing pipelines
• Apply modern software engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, testing, and automation practices
• Conduct code reviews and promote clean code and engineering best practices
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, platform teams, Project Managers, engineers, and business stakeholders
• Support knowledge transfer and capability uplift across application support teams

Key Requirements

• Successful candidate must be able to obtain a Baseline Security Clearance
• Strong commercial Python development experience, including application design, optimisation, and troubleshooting
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead on application modernisation or re-platforming projects
• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and clean code principles
• Experience developing data-intensive applications, ETL pipelines, APIs, and microservices
• Experience integrating databases, external APIs, messaging platforms, and enterprise systems
• Strong knowledge of batch and real-time data processing architectures
• Experience with CI/CD, Git, automated testing, release management, monitoring, and logging
• Experience designing microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-first solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Previous experience modernising or re-platforming legacy applications
• Experience within large enterprise, government, or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of security, authentication, authorisation, and compliance requirements