Senior Software Engineer

Bright & Duggan Property Group; St Leonards; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright & Duggan Group in Australia is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You will design, build and evolve modern software platforms that support our property services portfolio, collaborating with Product, UX/UI, Data and Technology Operations.

This role offers ownership of features from design through deployment, emphasis on quality, automation, and continuous improvement, and opportunities to mentor peers while shaping our technical direction across the

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex software solutions.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices.
• Experience building scalable, secure and reliable applications.
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capability.
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality software solutions.
• Build scalable backend services, APIs and integrations.
• Develop modern user experiences and business applications.
• Deliver reliable, secure and maintainable software.
• Take ownership of features from design through deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, UX/UI, Data and Technology Operations teams.
• Mentor engineers through coaching, code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Senior engineer

Software architecture

Distributed systems

Cloud native

AI tooling

Mentoring

Code reviews

Stakeholder comms

Job description

Job Category: Software Engineer

Bright & Duggan Group is built on the principles of United, Trusted, Accountable, and Visionary. These values serve as the foundation for our team and guide our approach to work and interactions with clients and colleagues. We expect all employees to consistently promote and uphold these values.

As Bright & Duggan team members, our employees act as ambassadors for the whole group. Our diverse portfolio comprises of four main pillars: strata management, integrated resort management, building and facilities management and asset management. To foster growth and extend our service offerings and reach, we expect our employees to actively promote all brands and products associated with Bright & Duggan.

Job Description

Bright & Duggan Group is one of Australia's leading property services organisations, supporting communities, buildings and property owners across Australia and New Zealand.

As part of our continued investment in technology, we are expanding our engineering capability and building modern software platforms that will support the future growth, operational excellence and customer experience of the Group.

We are creating a team of exceptional engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, building high-quality software and leveraging modern technologies to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

The Opportunity

We're looking for experienced Senior Software Engineers to join our growing engineering team.

This is an opportunity to work on significant platform initiatives in a collaborative, engineering-led environment where quality, simplicity, automation and continuous improvement matter.

Working alongside the Head of Engineering, Product Manager, UX/UI specialists, Data professionals and fellow Senior Engineers, you'll help design, build and evolve modern software solutions while contributing to technical excellence across the team.

This role offers the opportunity to influence technical decisions, mentor others and work on complex engineering challenges that will have a genuine impact across the organisation.

What You'll Be Working On

• Design, develop and maintain high-quality software solutions
• Build scalable backend services, APIs and integrations
• Develop modern user experiences and business applications
• Deliver reliable, secure and maintainable software
• Take ownership of features from design through deployment

Platform & Systems Development

• Develop distributed and event-driven platform capabilities
• Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions
• Build workflow-enabled business solutions and automation capabilities
• Solve complex integration and data challenges
• Support platform scalability, resilience and long-term maintainability
• Apply contemporary software engineering techniques and practices
• Utilise AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and quality
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews and continuous improvement initiatives
• Contribute to engineering standards, reusable patterns and best practices
• Champion quality, automation and operational excellence
• Work closely with Product, UX/UI, Data and Technology Operations teams
• Mentor engineers through coaching, code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with fellow Senior Engineers to solve complex problems
• Share expertise and contribute to a high-performing engineering culture

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex software solutions
• Strong understanding of software architecture and engineering best practices
• Experience building scalable, secure and reliable applications
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement capability
• Ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering team

Highly Desirable

• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures
• Experience with cloud-native platforms and modern development practices
• Experience with workflow orchestration and automation platforms
• Experience with analytics, reporting or data-driven solutions
• Experience with AI-assisted software development tools and practices
• Previous experience within PropTech, strata, property, workflow or financial systems environments

Build, Don't Just Maintain

This is an opportunity to work on significant technology initiatives and modern platform development rather than simply supporting legacy applications.

Join a team that values technical excellence, quality outcomes, ownership and continuous learning.

Modern Ways of Working

Work with contemporary technologies, automation, cloud-native approaches and AI-assisted development practices.

Influence and Impact

Have a genuine voice in how solutions are designed, delivered and evolved while helping shape the future engineering capability of the organisation.

Invest in Your Growth

Work alongside experienced technology leaders and engineers who are passionate about developing people, sharing knowledge and building exceptional software.

About You

You're an experienced engineer who enjoys solving difficult problems, improving the way things work and building software that makes a difference.

You take ownership, communicate openly, continuously learn and genuinely enjoy working with other talented engineers to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Most importantly, you're excited about joining an organisation that is investing in technology and building a strong engineering capability for the future.