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Senior Software Engineer (Java Microservices)

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Australia
Senior level
Australia
Senior level
The Senior Software Engineer will design and build applications using Java and microservices architecture, manage the software development lifecycle, and enhance team capabilities through collaboration and mentorship.
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Employment TypePermanent

Closing Date23 May 2025 11:59pm

Job TitleSenior Software Engineer (Java Microservices)

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Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra’s an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We’re Australia’s leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.

Focus of the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.

What we offer

  • Flex appeal; work when and from where suits you best
  • Performance-related pay
  • Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave, for primary and secondary carers
  • Purchased annual leave scheme
  • Laptop, mobile phone + plan; you’ll never see a phone bill
  • Extra day off per year, for you to use as you like
  • 30% off Telstra Products and Services       

What You’ll Do

  • Design/Build Java/Spring boot application and leverage Microservice architecture
  • Design technical architecture solutions that span multiple domains (Sales, Service, Marketing, Analytics, Social, and Communities) and include integration and authentication across systems.
  • Manage the development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of highly secure solutions that are optimized for performance and built to scale.
  • Articulate design considerations, trade-offs, benefits, and recommendations for technical architecture.
  • Monitor the process of software configuration/development/testing to assure quality deliverables.
  • Critical thinking mindset, a strong sense of accountability for product delivery, passion to develop quality software.
  • Good communication skills and team player
  • Experience working (or willing to work) with a geographically distributed team.
  • Provide training and educate other team members about core capabilities and helps them deliver high-quality solutions and deliverables/documentation.

About You

Essential:

  • Degree-level IT qualifications in Software or Systems Engineering.
  • Programming languages: Java 17+ (Expert)
  • Experience in cloud platform such as AWS/Azure cloud services etc
  • Strong hands-on experience in development and testing using microservice/lightweight containers & frameworks such as Spring Boot
  • Deep technical knowledge of microservices, web development frameworks and APIs.
  • Understanding of design patterns and ability to show expertise in applying design patterns. 
  • Involved in the design and implementation of secure, scalable, fault-tolerant systems in the cloud.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL DBs  
  • Understands CI/CD process and has experience with at least 1 build server (e.g. bamboo, GitLab ci, Jenkins, etc)

Highly desirable:

  • Domain knowledge of Telecom
  • Experience in NoSQL database such as Couchbase, MongoDB etc.
  • Experience in Cloud technologies (primarily AWS): serverless computing (lambda, step functions, Glue), RDS, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, kinesis
  • Experience with code analysis and test automation tools, security testing tools
  • Understanding of Security (Authentication and Authorisation)
  • APIGEE or Nginx or similar API gateway experience.
  • Exposure on monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, NewRelic, Splunk and Pager duty
  • Experience with design patterns, architecture, secure coding
  • Has contributed to developing and maintaining agile and CI/CD process within a project.
  • Understanding of change management principles and experience in production support
  • Well-versed with Linux/Windows

We’re amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an ‘A’ rating.  If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.

As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
Bamboo
Ci/Cd
Couchbase
Gitlab Ci
Java 17+
Jenkins
MongoDB
NoSQL
Spring Boot
SQL
HQ

Telstra Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office

400 George St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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