Software Technical Lead

Qantas; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel discounts

Flexible leave options

Rewards program

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Qantas is seeking a Software Technical Lead to lead a high-performing engineering team at the new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide. You will guide the development of scalable digital solutions, drive technical excellence, and align engineering work with customer value and strategic goals.

You will mentor engineers, shape architecture decisions, and collaborate closely with Product Managers to deliver reliable, secure, and high‑quality software across domains.

Qualifications

• 10 years in systems development and integration, including 3+ years in tech leadership.
• Proven ability to mentor developers in best practices for software development.
• Experience guiding teams through agile product discovery and delivery.
• Ability to influence stakeholders to drive functional, efficient software.
• Experience in backend architecture design and scalable services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a technical domain and lead engineers within it.
• Guide full development lifecycle from problem discovery to deployment and maintenance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to align software with business value.
• Contribute to strategic planning and leadership within Engineering and Delivery.
• Ensure guidance on integration patterns, monitoring, and reliability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Agile product discovery

Stakeholder influence

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Estimating effort

Communication

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Datadog

Splunk

JIRA

Confluence

Slack

ElasticSearch

Redis

Lambda

DynamoDB

Job description

• At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers.
• A fantastic opportunity to lead a team that focuses on cutting‑edge technology and engineering principles.
• Full‑time and permanent position based at our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide!

Join Qantas in our brand‑new Product Innovation Centre located in Adelaide by ensuring consumer needs are met, guiding the development of high‑quality, scalable digital solutions that deliver real customer value, leveraging deep technical expertise and strategic alignment with user‑centric goals.

The Software Technical Lead oversees a technical domain, integration of various systems, applications and services and manages the engineers within it, combining deep software development expertise with leadership responsibilities. They guide teams through the full development lifecycle, from problem discovery and system design to deployment and maintenance of live code with a deep understanding of integration patterns and best practices.

While involved in day‑to‑day delivery, they also focus on strategic planning and team leadership. Collaborating closely with Product Managers, they ensure software solutions deliver strong business and customer value aligned with strategic goals.

Beyond their immediate teams, they contribute to the organisation’s broader technical vision and operational effectiveness as part of the Engineering and Delivery Leadership teams, helping shape the direction of digital products and services across the enterprise.

You’ll Have

• 10 years’ experience in systems development and implementation of integration solutions, including at least 3+ years in tech leadership roles
• Proven experience in technical leadership and demonstrable ability to inspire and mentor less experienced developers in best practices for software development
• Experience in guiding teams through agile product discovery and delivery phases
• Experience working with technical and non‑technical partners, with the capability to influence stakeholders to drive functional, efficient, and maintainable software
• Experience in overseeing the architecture and design of applications, ensuring high‑quality deliverables that align with business objectives
• Extensive experience leading the architecture and design of backend systems using Java and related technologies ensuring scalability, reliability and performance.
• Expert Knowledge in API development, Microservices architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Message Queueing, Event Driven Architecture, service mesh and databases
• Proven technology experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MYSQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Git, CI/CD, Kubernetes
• Proficient in observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Splunk
• Extensive experience with Git, DevOps practices such as CI/CD, code analysis, reviews etc
• Experience implementing comprehensive observability, monitoring and alerting in high availability production environments
• Automated testing tools and libraries
• Unix/Linux or Windows administration, as appropriate SQL database and other data store variants, such as PostgresQL, ElasticSearch, Redis
• Knowledge and experience of cloud platforms such as AWS, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Kubernetes etc
• Proven experience in performance optimization and security considerations in cloud‑based applications
• Confidence estimating effort for design and development tasks
• Familiarity with collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and Slack for effective team communication and project management

Why Qantas?

At Qantas, your career can take you further than you imagined. You’ll join a team where creativity and passion drives success. Together we dream big and deliver even bigger.

You’ll find diverse opportunities to grow, personally and professionally. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands‑on training, coaching, and formal learning programs designed to help you excel. Your development is our priority because we know that when you thrive, so do our customers.

And while this role is your starting point at Qantas, it’s just the beginning. We have a proud history of helping our people explore new paths and reach new heights - the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Applications close on 5th September

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.