Senior Staff Software Engineer

2 weeks ago

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

As a Senior Software Engineer within the innovative Product & Technology business unit at Telstra, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and refining the software behind our products and platforms; primarily those that support our internal teams, but occasionally extending beyond Telstra. Your hands-on expertise and technical leadership will help set the standard for how we build and enhance our systems, driving continuous improvement and innovation.

The opportunity

While you won't be coding every day, you'll still step in when required and be a key figure in reviewing your team's contributions, to ensure our solutions are reliable, practical, and built for longevity. You're passionate about learning and leading by example, fostering growth in others and making a tangible difference to the tools and technologies we depend on.

Your advanced technical skills, experience in overseeing the software development lifecycle, commitment to ongoing learning, and dedication to team leadership are all essential for success in this position.

What we offer

  • Performance-related pay
  • Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
  • Purchased annual leave scheme
  • Additional Telstra day off
  • Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
  • Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What you'll do

  • Champion engineering quality and outcomes across several platforms or microservice groups, influencing architecture and overall system effectiveness.
  • Lead practical initiatives, from proof of concept through to design reviews and urgent operational issues, promoting innovative solutions.
  • Quickly adapt to a variety of technologies - whether legacy, SaaS, or emerging fields like GenAI - introducing contemporary engineering practices to different environments.
  • Facilitate cross-team decisions using solid engineering principles, balancing technical priorities with delivery timelines.
  • Work alongside product owners to help shape and prioritise technical roadmaps, aligning senior stakeholders around important trade-offs.
  • Provide expert guidance in architecture and solution design, tackling complex challenges in areas like performance, security, and business impact.
  • Drive the organisation's testing strategy, using metrics to spot areas for improvement, customising frameworks for large multi-team projects, and extending Telstra's testing capabilities.
  • Ensure production-ready code that robustly handles errors and edge cases, systematically debugging across related systems.

About you

  • Based in Australia with full working rights
  • Ideally around 15 years' experience in Software Engineering and DevOps, with deep proficiency in Java, Python, additional programming languages, and front-end technologies-strong understanding of full stack interactions.
  • Skilled with API frameworks, microservices, and Spring Boot.
  • Experienced in deployment, automation, and configuration management tools.
  • Hands-on background in capability development, cloud-native solutions, code reviews, and secure coding standards.
  • Demonstrated track record in agile delivery and leadership, with a focus on coaching and strategic alignment.
  • Proven experience contributing to projects within agile teams.
  • Excellent leadership skills, with a focus on mentoring, decisive decision-making, and the ability to align vision and strategy.

Please ensure you have attached an up to date CV to be considered for this role

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