Senior Software Engineer

Fivecast; South Australia; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fivecast is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate across the engineering team on a large web-based application. You will design, implement, and test software components in Java, and contribute AI-enabled features within cloud environments.

The role involves data storage design with Postgres/Elastic and frontend work with HTML/CSS, React, Angular and Spring. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in software development, a relevant degree, and strong collaboration and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in systems or software engineering/ computer science or related degrees.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Demonstrated interest in AI technologies with experience using or building AI-enabled solutions.
• Highly organised, problem solver with the ability to get things done.
• Excellent collaboration, communication and documentation skills (UML).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test software components in Java.
• Design and implement AI features, including generative and agentic capabilities.
• Design data storage models using Postgres and Elastic.
• Contribute to AI-enabled feature development and integration.
• Mentor juniors or small teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Deploy and manage applications in AWS.
• Work with HTML and CSS frontend technologies.
• Utilize React, Angular and Spring frameworks.

Skills

Java

AI

Teamwork

UML

Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / software engineering or related field

Tools

Postgres

Elastic

React

Angular

Spring

AWS

HTML/CSS

Job description

About the Role

Our Senior Software Engineers work closely with other members of the engineering team to scope, design, document, develop, integrate and test software to address end-user needs for a large web-based application.

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing and testing software components in Java
• Design and implement AI solutions within software products, including generative and agentic AI features
• Using data storage technologies and designing data storage models e.g. Postgres, Elastic
• Contributing to the development and integration of AI-enabled features and capabilities
• Coach juniors or a small teams of developers to ensure quality and timely delivery of software components
• Deploying and managing applications in a cloud environment e.g. AWS
• Using web front-end technologies e.g. HTML, CSS
• Using software frameworks e.g. React, Angular and Spring

Requirements

• Australian citizenship required-due to eligibility for NV1 defence clearance requirement for the role
• Bachelor’s Degree in systems or software engineering/ computer science or related degrees
• Minimum 5 years relevant experience in software engineering / technology development
• Demonstrated interest in AI technologies, with experience using, experimenting with, or building AI-enabled solutions in a professional, academic, or personal capacity
• Highly organised, problem solver with the ability to get things done
• Excellent, collaborative team player and able to meet deadlines
• Strong communication and technical documentation skills, including UML
• Experience with key technology areas including software engineering, data storage, web technologies