Senior Software Engineer — AI-Driven Platform Modernisation

iterate; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

iterate is modernising a high-traffic platform with AI-assisted engineering embedded into the workflow. You’ll be a senior voice on a small team, driving legacy systems migration to cloud and shaping engineering standards. AI tools like Claude Code will be used to accelerate delivery while enforcing quality controls.

You’ll work across backend services, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and observability, influencing architectural decisions rather than just executing scripts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands on backend development in .NET, strong C# and SQL Server fundamentals.
• Experience modernising legacy systems and working with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
• Comfortable building and securing REST APIs, including integrations with third party systems.
• Frontend capability, ideally Next.js.
• Real, practical experience working with AI coding assistants, with the judgement to verify what they produce.
• Someone with strong opinions built from experience, who holds them loosely and works well with a team.

Responsibilities

• Senior voice on a small, close-knit engineering team across legacy modernisation and new platform build.
• Migrate services from older infrastructure to modern cloud architecture and help set team standards.
• Integrate AI-assisted development into ships, ensuring proper scrutiny before live release.
• Expose to full spectrum: backend services, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and observability, influencing architecture decisions.

Skills

C#

SQL Server

AWS

REST APIs

Next.js

AI coding assistants

Team collaboration

Backend architecture

Tools

Claude Code

Job description

iterate is modernising a high-traffic platform with AI-assisted engineering embedded into the workflow. You’ll be a senior voice on a small team, driving legacy systems migration to cloud and shaping engineering standards. AI tools like Claude Code will be used to accelerate delivery while enforcing quality controls.

You’ll work across backend services, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure and observability, influencing architectural decisions rather than just executing scripts.