Principal Engineer

• Join Qantas Loyalty in this key leadership role within the Qantas Money Engineering team
• Be part of a team that values great engineering principles and practices
• Full-Time position based at our Head Office in Mascot (flex/hybrid working)

Qantas has always been dedicated to going above and beyond for their customers – both in the air, and on the ground and at Qantas Loyalty; we're a huge part of that commitment. By taking the time to recognise and reward our members, we build stronger relationships with the people who matter most.

We are looking for a
Principal Software Engineer
to join our Qantas Money Engineering team.

Principal Engineers have mastered all the fundamentals of software development, from problem exploration and solution discovery, through system and code design and implementation, to the deployment and maintenance of live code in a production environment.

They use this knowledge and experience together with their security mindset to lead technical solution discovery through the design, development and maintenance of digital products and services. The role will typically work closely with Engineering Teams with a focus on vulnerability management and secure coding practices.

This role is a top-tier individual contributor position responsible for setting the multi-year technical vision for our Qantas Money core platform, ensuring architectural alignment with business strategy, and elevating the technical maturity of our back-end engineering team.

You'll Have

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years' experience in software development and implementation
• Proven track record (5+ years preferred) of owning, defining, and delivering the architecture for large-scale, distributed back-end systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive consensus on complex technical designs across Product, and multiple engineering teams.
• Expertise in diagnosing and optimizing system performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency
• Expert-level security mindset with a proven track record of embedding security best practices across the platform.
• Expert proficiency in Java Spring Boot (or similar modern Java framework) for building high-throughput back-end services.
• Strong proficiency in one or more secondary back-end languages (e.g., Python, Go)
• Deep, hands-on expertise (3+ years) in designing, deploying, and operating highly-available services on AWS. Proven expertise with core AWS services such as Lambda, EKS/ECS, DynamoDB, RDS, SQS, SNS, and API Gateway.
• Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, and expert proficiency with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/EKS) for managing production environments at scale.

Why Qantas?

You'll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you'll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You'll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we've got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We'll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We'll support your wellbeing: Whether it's learning to better support your own and others' mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Applications close on the 4th of November

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you'll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.