[25/9/2025] Graduate Software Engineer

Job Summary

Are you passionate about open-source technologies or solving distributed computing problems at scale? Do you love learning and working with a diverse range of technologies and people? We’re looking for a collaborative and curious Graduate Software Engineer to join our development team at NetApp Instaclustr (www.instaclustr.com).

NetApp Instaclustr

Our mission at NetApp Instaclustr (www.instaclustr.com) is to make it easy for customers around the globe to run powerful open-source applications at scale - like Cassandra, Kafka, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, Cadence, Valkey and ClickHouse, across both on-prem data-centres and in the cloud.

The Netapp Instaclustr development team is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the platform that allows us to provision and reliably keep thousands of distributed application servers running worldwide.

What you/'ll do

- Work within a development team of 3-8 engineers, to build, maintain, and enhance our open-source application platform, which takes care of the whole lifecycle: provisioning infrastructure, installing applications and, most importantly, keeping the applications running reliably in production.
- Take end-to-end ownership of the whole development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment through to our production environments.
- Collaborate with other development teams, operations teams and product managers to solve complex problems.
- Learn and apply DevOps best practices as part of a global team that operates 24x7.

Your skills and experience

- Tertiary qualifications in software engineering or computer science. Please supply your academic transcript with your application.
- 0 - 2 years of commercial experience delivering quality software and solving challenging technical problems.
- Proficiency in Java, SQL and at least one other modern programming language - and openness to learning more.
- Strong communication skills and a humble and collaborative nature - essential for working harmoniously with multiple teams.
- A curious mindset with a keen interest in how your work will positively impact customers.
- Eagerness to tackle new challenges and continuously grow your software engineering skills.

What makes this role exciting

- Regular team rotations to explore different technologies and aspects of our systems, ensuring you never stop learning.
- Working with a wide range of technologies and tools, such as: Java, SQL, Python, Typescript, Rust, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Debian, and more.
- Working with major cloud providers. Our systems run on AWS, Azure and GCP.
- A modern development environment running on the latest MacBook Pros
- Well defined career model and opportunities for progression
- Workplace flexibility and great work-life balance
- A fantastic team environment
- Opportunities to learn from incredibly talented people
- Generous other benefits, including:

- Fully paid private health care with Medibank

- Additional wellness days off

- Phone usage reimbursement

- Gym Membership Subsidy

- 5 volunteer days per year to give back to the community

- Donate employer funds to a charity of your choice

- 12 weeks parental leave for primary carers

Practical Details

- Must have the right to work in Australia.

- Must be able to work from our Canberra or Melbourne office at least two days a week.

- Please supply your academic transcript with your application.

Join us at NetApp Instaclustr, and help power our customers’ success with the best open-source software solutions around. If you’re excited about learning, collaborating, and making a real impact, we invite you to apply and grow with us

Equal Opportunity and Why NetApp

Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, and any protected classification.

Why NetApp? We are all about helping customers turn challenges into business opportunity. It starts with bringing new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively to run better - but also to innovate. We tailor our approach to the customer/'s unique needs with a combination of fresh thinking and proven approaches. We enable a healthy work-life balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer with their favourite organizations. We provide comprehensive benefits, including health care, life and accident plans, emotional support resources for you and your family, legal services, and financial savings programs to help you plan for your future. We support professional and personal growth through educational assistance and provide access to various discounts and perks to enhance your overall quality of life.

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