Senior Backend Software Engineer

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Megaport

Were not your typical tech company and we dont want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS) and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud data centers and each other. Were publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon Microsoft Google Oracle IBM and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 400 people spread across Asia-Pacific Europe and the Americas our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative supportive and (actually) fun.

Our Team Culture

Were a team of problem solvers pixel pushers code slingers and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here collaboration beats hierarchy curiosity fuels our growth and everyones voice matters. We take our work seriously but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision trust each other to get things done and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly we place our customers at the center of everything we do.

Your Role

Youre a senior engineer who is well respected by your peers and know how to lead effectively. You find joy in making a product that customers love. You love taking ownership over your work and can balance managing technical debt with improving the users experience / adding product features. You are interested in the newest technology and youd like an environment where you can share your skills with like minded people on a no ego team. Were a tech company at our core and we have an interesting domain we work in. And we want you to join us!

What Youll Be Doing

Product Development & Ownership Contribute to the evolution of our core product including modernising legacy components adding new features and helping shape long-term architectural direction.
System Maintenance & Technical Improvements Identify and reduce technical debt improve performance and reliability and participate in scaling decisions across our platform.
API Design & Delivery Build and maintain secure scalable RESTful APIs used by customers and partners. Ensure adherence to API standards versioning practices and monitoring instrumentation.
Quality & Release Engineering Play a key role in our release process by writing reliable tests reviewing code rigorously and contributing to CI/CD pipeline improvements.
Mentorship & Technical Leadership Support the growth of junior engineers through pairing thoughtful code reviews and informal coaching. Promote sound design principles and foster a culture of continuous technical learning.

What We Are Looking For

5yearsofsoftwaredevelopmentexperienceinJavaand/orKotlin-OOdesignandassociateddesignpatterns.
Provenexperiencebuildingbackendservicesandtoolswithinwebapplicationecosystems.
Abilitytoactasatechnicalleadforsmallprojects(typicallyupto4developers)offeringarchitecturalanddesignguidance.
StrongdatamodellingskillswithsignificantexperienceworkingwithrelationaldatabasesusingSQLideallyHibernate.
Excellentcollaborationandcommunicationskillsacrosstechnicalandnon-technicalaudiences.
Sharplogicalreasoningskillsandahabitofaskingtherightquestionswiththeabilitytoexplaincomplexconceptsclearlyandsuccinctly.
Bonus:FamiliaritywithnetworkingconceptssuchasIProutingorMPLS.

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About MegaportWere not your typical tech company and we dont want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS) and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud data centers and each other. Were publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the...