We're partnering with a leading financial services organisation on the search for a Senior Software Engineer to join a high-performing technology team delivering innovative solutions at scale.
This is a 12-month contract opportunity based in Melbourne, offering a competitive day rate and the chance to work on cutting-edge AI and cloud-native initiatives.
As a senior member of the engineering team, you'll play a key role in the design, build, and ongoing maintenance of highly scalable microservices and event-driven platforms. You'll be heavily involved in the development of AI-powered solutions, including prompt engineering from the ground up, helping shape how emerging AI technologies are integrated into enterprise systems.
You will work across the full software development lifecycle, contributing to architecture decisions, improving engineering standards, and delivering resilient, production-grade solutions. The role focuses on API-driven, cloud-native applications and modern engineering practices.
What we're looking for
- Strong commercial experience building and maintaining microservices architectures
- Proven expertise with:
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Kafka
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Experience designing and delivering highly transactional, event-driven systems
- Exposure to AI technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs), and prompt engineering concepts
- Strong understanding of real-time and asynchronous messaging patterns
- Team-oriented mindset with experience working in Agile engineering teams
Why apply?
- 12-month contract with a leading enterprise organisation
- Work on greenfield and emerging AI initiatives
- Modern cloud-native technology stack
- High-performing engineering environment
- Melbourne-based role with a competitive day rate