Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer

IP Australia | 12-Month Contract + 2 × 12-Month Extensions

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Software Engineer / Developer to join IP Australia's AI Factory within Business Delivery Services.
You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, AI and emerging technologies, delivering production capabilities alongside data scientists, machine learning engineers, business analysts and subject matter experts.
This is an ideal opportunity for a senior developer with strong Python and AWS experience who is interested in applying emerging technologies and AI within a government environment.

Key Details

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Organisation: IP Australia
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Role: Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer
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Contract: 12 months + 2 × 12-month extensions
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Start: 26 October 2026
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Location: Canberra preferred; QLD, VIC, NSW also considered
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Working arrangement: Hybrid
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Security: Must be able to obtain Baseline
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Level: Senior / EL1 equivalent
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Hours: Up to 8 hours per day

Remote candidates may be considered within the same time zone. Offsite candidates will need to attend the Canberra office for 2-3 days during onboarding, with occasional travel to Canberra thereafter, typically twice and no more than four times per year. Travel is at the candidate's own expense.

What You'll Be Doing

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Develop and deliver software components alongside software developers, data scientists and ML engineers
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Build and maintain production capabilities within a multidisciplinary Agile team
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Deliver Proofs of Concept with Subject Matter Experts
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Develop solutions using AWS, particularly serverless technologies
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Contribute to the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies
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Maintain and continuously improve existing production systems
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Contribute to technical documentation, code quality and development practices

Essential Technical Experience

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Python
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AWS, particularly serverless application development
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Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably AWS CDK
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CI/CD, particularly AWS CodePipeline
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DevOps tools and practices
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Experience delivering and maintaining production software
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Experience working within multidisciplinary software development teams

Desirable Experience

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JavaScript and/or TypeScript
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Vue.js
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AI and Machine Learning
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MLOps
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Emerging AI technologies

Selection Criteria

Candidates will need to demonstrate:
1. AWS - 35%
Experience building and maintaining solutions using AWS.
2. Python - 35%
Experience building and maintaining software using Python.
3. DevOps - 20%
Experience delivering software using DevOps tools and practices.
4. Government / Multidisciplinary Experience - 10%
Experience working collaboratively within a dynamic, multidisciplinary software development team in a government agency.
Each response is limited to 3,000 characters.

Application Requirements

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Resume
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Skilled references
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Responses to all selection criteria

Published: 31 August 2026
RFQ closes: 14 September 2026
Estimated start: 26 October 2026

📌 Software Developer (Deakin)
🏢 Cleared ICT
📍 Deakin