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 prospect 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

Collaborative 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

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