Principal Developer

We're a leading business management solution with a core purpose: helping more businesses in Australia and New Zealand start, survive and succeed.
At MYOB, we believe what's good for one business is good for all business—and for all of us. Whether you support them, work for them, or dream of building your own, when businesses run smoothly, everybody feels it. Owners, employees, customers, suppliers—even families. That's why we're here: to give every person in business the tools they need to focus on what really matters and do Big Things—whatever big looks like for them.
And for you? Joining MYOB means being part of that impact. It means using your skills to help businesses thrive, shaping the future of work, and growing alongside the people and communities we support. Because while we're the business of software, we're really in the business of people. And that makes MYOB Everyone's Business.
About the role Join our dynamic Tech team in Melbourne as a Principal Developer API. This exceptional chance enables you to construct, innovate, and deploy new features for our API Platform. You will work with diverse teams, offering technical mentorship and hands-on assistance to smoothly transition APIs while enhancing the API platform capabilities.
As a subject matter expert, you will participate in technical design conversations, guarantee platform operations support, and enhance our Developer Portal experience. Apply your cloud infrastructure expertise to optimise and secure our Apigee environment while championing API governance standards.
The skills you'll need - Full-stack Developer experience with frontend and backend. - Proficiency in API Platform, including API proxies, shared flows, policies, and security measures. Experience with Apigee would be beneficial. - Solid working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP). - Proficient knowledge of DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code - Experience in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, , Go).
Key Objectives Outcomes - Invent, develop, and implement new features and capabilities for our API Platform, improving its functionality and performance. - Collaborate with internal development teams, offering technical mentorship and hands-on support to onboard and migrate their APIs to the Apigee platform effectively. - Act as a subject matter expert for the API Platform, providing insights and solutions for complex API challenges, and contributing to technical build discussions. - Support in upholding the operational well-being, performance, security, and scalability of the API Platform, encompassing monitoring, resolving issues, and managing incidents. - Demonstrate your knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS beneficial) to manage, optimise, and secure the underlying infrastructure that supports our API environment. - Take charge of introducing and integrating DevOps principles and automation throughout the API platform lifecycle, encompassing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing. - Lead the improvement and maintenance of our Developer Portal, assisting in refining the experience for API consumers. - Promote and support the implementation of API governance standards, procedures, and detailed documentation for the platform and its APIs. Our Culture & Benefits   At MYOB our values are at the heart of everything we do. If you want to work and collaborate where opinions are valued, and your ideas can make a difference, come to a place where Your Work Matters.     See what it's like to work at MYOB and what we're all about.    Enjoy a flexible, hybrid workplace that brings balance to how you work, all of our centrally located offices come together for a number of in-person celebrations and social events  Set up your home office with a little financial help from us, and take advantage of great corporate discounts and vouchers from top retailers  Benefit from our partnership with Sonder, which supports the wellbeing of our team members  Unlock your potential via in-house training and programs, LinkedIn Learning, conferences and study assistance   Access to a variety of leave options available to support your wellbeing, including up to an additional four weeks of purchased leave, generous parental leave, domestic violence leave, transgender leave, community leave, study leave, and more  Join our communities, built around 'Wellness', 'Belonging' and the 'Planet' where you can make a meaningful contribution     At MYOB, we're all about embracing difference and backing people to be their true selves. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and big believers that the best hires don't just fit our culture — they add to it. That means bringing your unique contributions, lived experiences, and fresh perspective to the table.
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