Senior Backend Software Engineer

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Convert Digital Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About Convert Digital:

Convert Digital is a leading ecommerce agency with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. We specialise in crafting dynamic ecommerce solutions using Shopify Plus and Commercetools, with a strong focus on headless architecture, to power some of Australia's most recognised retail brands.

We're currently seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to join our growing team on a full-time basis. This role will see you contribute as a technical lead on major projects, mentoring other developers and contributing to scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.

About the Role:

If you're ready to take the lead in delivering innovative backend solutions and have a proven track record leading large-scale projects, our Senior Software Engineer role offers you the chance to make a real impact. You'll play a key role in supporting our development teams and delivering high quality outcomes for some of Australia's leading brands.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where your ability to communicate clearly and guide others through complex solutions will be just as important as your coding expertise. You'll lead projects end to end, support delivery teams, and play a key role in developing our backend capabilities, particularly as we expand our use of API-first and headless technologies.

Experience building or designing APIs is highly desirable, especially if you've worked with API gateways like KrakenD or similar tools used as a BFF (backend for frontend).

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Contributing, or at times leading, the technical architecture, planning, and implementation of backend solutions for large-scale projects
  • Acting as a senior point of contact across projects, providing mentorship and technical guidance to other developers
  • Designing and overseeing enterprise-ready APIs with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Working closely with non-technical stakeholders to manage project dependencies, risks, and delivery timelines
  • Conducting code reviews, running workshops, and contributing to internal knowledge sharing and documentation

Skills and Experience:

  • 5+ years as a Backend Software Engineer or in a similar backend-focused role
  • Strong experience in Typescript
    , GCP or AWS, and test-driven development
  • Proven ability to
    lead and deliver complex projects
    , managing both people and code quality
  • Familiarity with API gateways
    , or experience designing and building robust APIs
  • Excellent communication skills, with the
    ability to explain technical concepts
    to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Strong knowledge of
    scalable software design principles
    , security best practices, and system architecture
  • A team-first mindset with a
    natural inclination to mentor
    , collaborate, and improve engineering processes

Why You'll Love Working Here:

  • Work with a team of friendly, talented, and driven professionals
  • Variety of challenging projects for well-known brands across fashion, lifestyle, food, and more
  • A supportive and flexible hybrid work environment
  • Opportunities to grow your career and technical expertise in a collaborative setting
  • Perks including additional days off, quarterly social events, training, health and wellness benefits, and more

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Please note, we can consider candidates who are currently based in Melbourne, Brisbane, or Sydney with full Australian working rights.

Respectfully, no recruiters please.

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