Software Engineer

Slater & Gordon Lawyers; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Week shutdown leave

Paid parental leave

Long service leave

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Slater and Gordon Lawyers seek a Software Engineer to design, develop, test and deliver cloud-first applications supporting a major technology transformation. You will build scalable platforms, champion serverless and event-driven architectures, and drive engineering excellence across teams.

The role focuses on NoSQL data modelling, resilient architectures, and close collaboration with stakeholders to deliver outcomes that improve business agility.

Qualifications

• Experience building scalable, distributed cloud applications.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture including security, networking, resilience and observability.
• Hands-on experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Strong programming skills, ideally in Node.js.
• Experience designing and optimizing NoSQL databases and data models.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery and modern DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with Azure, Cosmos DB and highly available, fault-tolerant systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence engineering best practices and mentor other engineers.
• Azure certifications and React.js experience highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Design and build cloud-first, scalable and resilient applications.
• Develop solutions primarily in Node.js with strong software engineering fundamentals and SOLID principles.
• Champion serverless and event-driven architectures, using containers where appropriate.
• Build distributed systems using messaging, queues, topics and asynchronous patterns.
• Deliver reliable, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions with strong operational focus.
• Apply expertise across cloud technologies with compute, networking, security, identity and observability.
• Design and optimise NoSQL data models for scalability, resilience and performance.
• Make practical technology decisions based on business outcomes and operational suitability.
• Collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver clear outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, technical excellence and engineering best practices across teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Distributed systems

Agile delivery

DevSecOps

Problem-solving

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Communication

Engineering best practices

React.js familiarity

Tools

Node.js

Azure

Cosmos DB

React.js

Job description

Slater and Gordon Lawyers are a leading personal injury and class actions law firm where every member of our team has a shared passion for our clients: we are people caring for people.

Our commitment to our people includes offering genuine work-life balance, with a hybrid work environment allowing them to split their time between home and the office. We recognise and reward high performance and have outstanding employee benefits including a week of shutdown leave, paid parental leave, extra-long service leave, together with various ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.

What are we looking for?

The Software Engineer plays a key role in the design, development, testing and delivery of high-quality applications and platforms supporting a major technology transformation. The role focuses on building and modernising platforms, engineering practices and delivery models to improve scalability, resilience and business agility.

• Design and build cloud-first, scalable and resilient applications using modern engineering practices.
• Develop solutions primarily in Node.js with strong software engineering fundamentals and SOLID principles.
• Champion serverless and event-driven architectures, using containers where appropriate.
• Build distributed systems using messaging, queues, topics and asynchronous patterns.
• Deliver reliable, secure and cost-effective cloud solutions with strong operational focus.
• Apply expertise across cloud technologies with compute, networking, security, identity and observability.
• Design and optimise NoSQL data models for scalability, resilience and performance.
• Make practical technology decisions based on business outcomes and operational suitability.
• Collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver clear outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, technical excellence and engineering best practices across teams.

What will you bring?

• Strong experience building and supporting scalable, distributed cloud applications.
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture, including security, networking, resilience and observability.
• Hands-on experience with serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Strong programming skills, ideally in Node.js.
• Experience designing and optimising NoSQL databases and data models.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery and modern DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with Azure, Cosmos DB and highly available, fault-tolerant systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence engineering best practices and mentor other engineers.
• Azure certifications and React.js experience highly regarded.

To be eligible for this position, you must be an Australian citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a valid visa with full and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Proof of work rights will be required as part of the Slater and Gordon application process.

Acknowledgement of CountrySlater and Gordonacknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations peoples today.

Diversity + InclusionSlater and Gordonis committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity and ensures equal opportunities for all. Slater and Gordon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.We understandthat everyone has different needs. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know in your application.