Senior Software Engineer

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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Transportation • Travel • Financial Services
The Role
Lead the architecture, development, and delivery of robust, scalable backend systems and APIs supporting digital customer experiences. Write high-quality Kotlin or Java code using Spring Boot and AWS, while ensuring reliability, performance, security, and data privacy. Improve CI/CD pipelines, observability, monitoring, and automated testing. Mentor junior developers, collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and contribute to architectural decisions, asynchronous systems, and server-driven architectures.
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Job Description

  • At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers. 
  • A fantastic opportunity to be part of 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 will contribute to consumer needs by architecting and delivering robust, scalable systems that power seamless digital experiences, ensuring fast, secure, and reliable services that support evolving customer expectations. 

As a Senior Mobile Back-End Developer, you’ll be responsible for guiding and leading the architecture, delivery and development of the software systems that power our business unit. A hands-on, highly skilled software developer with the experience to dive into code to deliver high quality, well-designed software. You will share responsibility for the quality of the software being built, including but not limited to; achieving desired business outcomes, meeting reliability and performance expectations and safely managing security and data privacy concerns. 

You’ll have:

  • 6+ years’ in a hands-on Software Engineering role 
  • Extensive experience in designing and building backend APIs 
  • experience across Kotlin (or Java), Spring Boot, AWS, Git, CI/CD, observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Splunk 
  • A real passion for quality, clean code and continuous improvement 
  • A strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design 
  • Highly dedicated ethos - expected to take very real accountability for the work you're doing 
  • Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior developers 
  • Experience working with technical and non-technical partners, with the capability to influence 
  • A test and learn mindset with curiosity, collaboration and care 
  • Confidence with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions 
  • Experience writing multi-threaded, asynchronous code 
  • Experience with server-driven architectures will be well regarded

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 will close by 13th 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.

 

 

 

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
  • Extensive experience designing and building backend APIs
  • Experience with Kotlin or Java
  • Experience with Spring Boot
  • Experience with AWS
  • Experience with Git
  • Experience with CI/CD
  • Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Splunk
  • Understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design
  • Ability to mentor junior developers
  • Experience working with technical and non-technical partners
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions
  • Experience writing multithreaded, asynchronous code
  • Experience with server-driven architectures

Qantas Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Qantas and has not been reviewed or approved by Qantas.

  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Travel benefits are considered a standout, including heavily discounted standby flights and broad partner discounts across shopping, insurance, and leisure. Access to a discounted national gym network and a confidential assistance program reinforces lifestyle and wellbeing support.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave provisions include extended paid leave for primary and secondary carers, with superannuation continuing during paid or unpaid leave. Family-oriented programs and structured support for transitions strengthen the overall family benefits.
  • Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards Recognition and rewards include one-off performance bonuses, an ongoing employee share plan tied to company results, and internal programs that convert recognition into travel credits and perks. These mechanisms provide tangible rewards connected to contribution and business outcomes.

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The Company
HQ: Mascot, New South Wales
17,283 Employees
Year Founded: 1920

What We Do

We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the local lands and waterways on which we live, work and fly. We pay our respects to Elders past and present. Spirit is everything to us, and joining the Qantas team means bringing your spirit to ours. We have over 26,000 exceptional employees, and every year we fly millions of customers around Australia and the world – together. If you hop on board with the team, you'll experience a workplace where creativity, diversity and innovation are encouraged. We aim to give every member of the Qantas Group the support to follow their dreams, face new challenges, and let their future take flight. Ultimately, people are our priority – those who work for us and those who travel with us. For the latest information on the cyber incident: https://bit.ly/3I7jNfM Member of the oneworld Alliance. Please read the Qantas LinkedIn House Rules at http://bit.ly/QFhouserules

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