Software Technical Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Travel discounts

Flexible leave

Employee discounts

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Qantas Airways, based at our Adelaide Product Innovation Centre, seeks a Software Technical Lead to guide a high‑caliber engineering group. You’ll drive full lifecycle delivery, mentor engineers, and shape backend solutions with Java, Spring Boot, and microservices.

You’ll partner with Product Managers to ensure scalable, high‑quality digital products that deliver real customer value, leveraging AWS, CI/CD, and modern observability.

Qualifications

• 10 years in systems development and integration, with 3+ years in tech leadership.
• Proven ability to mentor developers in best practices for software development.
• Experience guiding agile product discovery and delivery phases.
• Strong stakeholder collaboration to drive functional, efficient software.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team across the full development lifecycle, from discovery to deployment.
• Oversee architecture and design of backend systems for scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to align software with business goals.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile product discovery

Stakeholder influence

Problem solving

Architectural vision

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Observability

DevOps

Agile

Tools

Datadog

Splunk

JIRA

Confluence

Slack

Job description

• At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiencesfor ourcustomers.
• A fantastic opportunity tolead a team that focuses oncutting-edgetechnology and engineeringprinciples.
• Full-time and permanent position based at ournew ProductInnovation Centre in Adelaide!

Join Qantas in our brand-new ProductInnovation Centrelocatedin Adelaidebyensuringconsumer needs are met,guiding the development of high-quality, scalable digital solutions that deliver real customer value,leveragingdeep technicalexpertiseand 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 developmentexpertisewith 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
• Proventechnology experiencewith Java,Spring Boot, Kafka, MYSQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Git,CI/CD, Kubernetes
• Proficient in observabilityand 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
• Knowledgeandexperience ofcloudplatformssuchasAWS, 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 passiondrivessuccess. 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,leisureand entertainment.You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronicdevicesand professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeingappor 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 encourageyou to adviseus at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.