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2 weeks ago


Adelaide, Australia The University of Adelaide Full time

Job no: 517448
Work type: Fixed term - Full-time
Campus: Adelaide
Categories: Information and Communications Technology, HEO7, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

$101,785 - $113,839 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term, full-time position for 12 months

The Senior Software Developer position is based with the TERN Ecosystem Surveillance team, located at the Waite Campus, Adelaide. Working under limited direction with a degree of autonomy, the Senior Software Developer contributes to the development of repositories and related applications to manage ecosystem data. The role will work very closely with other TERN members distributed across the country and to solve technical challenges and mentor junior staff as and when required.

TERN is an Australian Government NCRIS-funded environmental monitoring National Research Infrastructure. It collects ecosystem data and samples from around Australia using highly instrumented monitoring sites, field surveys and remote-sensing techniques such as drones and satellites. TERN shares this data to enable Australia’s world-leading research on climate change, biodiversity, water and soil.

To be successful you will need:

- Demonstrated experience in developing modern web applications, containerisation and data modelling.
- Demonstrated experience working with node.js, Vue3, Docker, Linux, PostgreSQL, git.
- Working familiarity with DevOps best practices (CI/CD, error monitoring, issue management).
- Demonstrated experience in full-stack, cloud-native development.
- Knowledge of modern software engineering concepts.
- Demonstrated experience with AI tools for Software Engineering.
- Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations.
- Demonstrated contributions to open-source software development projects.
- Working familiarity with Linked-Data (JSON-LD, RDF) and OpenAPI 3.x (Swagger).
- Informed knowledge of IT trends which are relevant to TERN’s development and data environment.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

We offer a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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