Overview

Senior Software Engineer - Data & API Platforms. Canberra or Sydney | Hybrid Working | NV1 Eligible.

We are partnering with a high-profile Federal Government organisation undergoing a major digital and regulatory transformation program. An opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a cross-functional delivery team focused on modernising large-scale data and API capabilities.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys building high-performance distributed systems, working across up-to-date cloud-native technologies, and contributing to mission-critical platforms with significant national impact.

What Youll Be Doing

- Develop and deliver high-quality API and data pipeline solutions aligned to approved architecture and engineering best practices
- Support technical release coordination for both internal and external delivery activities
- Monitor, manage, and proactively mitigate risks relating to system performance and API availability




- Collaborate closely with engineers, testers, analysts, and stakeholders within agile delivery teams
- Contribute to broader platform uplift initiatives and continuous improvement activities
- Build scalable, resilient applications leveraging both SQL and NoSQL data sources

Key Skills & Experience

Essential

- 5+ years' experience in Senior Software Engineering roles
- Strong Java development experience
- Commercial experience with:
- Apache Spark
- Kafka
- Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)

- Experience designing efficient processing algorithms and optimising application performance
- Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools including Kubernetes and Rancher
- Experience with CI/CD and continuous delivery tools such as Jenkins
- Strong understanding of automated testing frameworks

📌 1 Senior Software Engineer (Canberra)
🏢 Paxus
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