Senior Backend Software Engineer

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2 Locations
Hybrid
Cloud • Software
The Role
About Megaport
Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. We're global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. We're also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 300 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.

Our Team Culture
Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.

The Role
We're seeking a highly experienced Senior Engineer to lead our product evolution. You'll provide technical leadership for products, tackle technical debt, and prioritize user needs. Expertise in Java, Spring (MVC, Boot), and Kotlin are essential. Crucially, you'll bring strong experience with designing, developing and troubleshooting billing systems. As such, a focus on quality, accuracy and attention to detail is essential. As a leader, you'll mentor engineers and drive technical excellence. We're a tech company building a technical product, and need your expertise to make it exceptional.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Billing System Expertise - Own and modernize existing billing systems, handling dynamic speed configurations and duration-based calculations. 
  • System Maintenance and Improvement - Proactively manage and reduce technical debt while optimising system architecture, ensuring stability and performance.
  • API Development - Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless customer integration. Ensure API scalability, security, and adherence to best practices.
  • Quality and Release Management - Support and contribute to development and release processes. 
  • Mentorship and Collaboration - Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices and design patterns. Actively participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
  • Agile Development - Participate actively in Megaport's agile development process and drive continuous improvement within the engineering team.

What We Are Looking For

  • 4+ years of software development experience in Java - OO design and associated design patterns.
  • Experience in building services and tools in the context of web applications.
  • Someone to be a central technical advisor for projects (smallish - up to 4 devs).
  • Strong data modelling skills with significant experience working with relational databases using SQL, ideally Hibernate.
  • Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills.
  • An ability to reason logically, question appropriately and present technical information clearly and concisely.
  • Experience with billing systems.
  • Bonus: Experience with network (IP routing, MPLS).
  • Bonus: Experience with Kotlin, JavaScript, Python.

What We Offer

  • Flexible working environments
  • Birthday leave
  • 4 weeks annual Leave & purchased annual leave program
  • Generous study and training allowance + development opportunities + 5 days paid study leave
  • Motivated team of industry experts &new talent
  • Health & wellness program
  • Opportunities for career growth and potential for global intra-company transfers

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If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]

NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team [email protected] directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com".

All applications will be treated in confidence.
Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaport's data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies.

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The Company
San Francisco, California
340 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

We make connectivity easy. Megaport is changing the way people, enterprises, and service providers interconnect globally. Our Software Defined Network (SDN) connects 850+ enabled data centres in 25+ countries across North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. We enable customers with fast, flexible, secure and on-demand connectivity to leading cloud, network, and managed service providers. Our Network as a Service solution offers greater agility, reduced operating costs, and increased speed to market compared to traditional connectivity options

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