07 Sep
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Pathify
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Australia
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join Pathify ’s Australian engineering team. You’ll work across our front end and back end stack, primarily using Python/Django, Angular and TypeScript , as well as emerging AI capabilities including agent workflows built on foundation models such as Gemini. This is a senior individual contributor role.
You’ll be expected to take ownership of complex and sometimes ambiguous engineering problems, determine the right technical approach, and deliver high-quality solutions from design through to production. Key Responsibilities - Own the design and delivery of significant features and technical initiatives across your team’s domain - Translate product requirements and ambiguous problems into pragmatic, scalable technical solutions - Make sound architectural and implementation decisions, balancing quality, speed, maintainability and customer impact - Build and maintain robust applications using Python/Django, Angular and TypeScript - Work closely with Product, Design and other engineers to shape technical specifications and delivery plans - Take responsibility for code quality, testing, debugging, deployment and ongoing operation of the software you build - Improve existing systems and identify opportunities to simplify, modernise or strengthen our codebase - Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to other engineers - Mentor and support less experienced engineers and contribute to raising engineering standards across the team - Explore and apply new technologies, including foundation models and agent-based workflows, where they can meaningfully improve our products Skills, Knowledge and Expertise - 5+ years of qualified software engineering experience,
or equivalent demonstrated capability - Strong experience building modern web applications across both backend and frontend - Proficiency in Python and Django — or deep expertise in another Python web framework with the ability to become productive in Django quickly - Strong JavaScript and TypeScript skills - Expertise with a modern frontend framework; Angular experience is strongly preferred - Experience working with foundation models or AI-enabled applications; Gemini experience is an advantage - Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs; Django REST Framework experience is preferred - Strong knowledge of relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL - Solid understanding of software design principles, data structures and common architectural patterns - Strong Git and modern software-development workflow experience - The ability to independently work through complex problems and make good technical decisions without needing detailed direction - Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs clearly - A track record of helping other engineers improve through mentoring, code review or technical leadership - A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience - Unrestricted working rights in Australia Benefits - Competitive salary of AU$135,000–$165,000 base + super - Work remotely from anywhere in Australia - A collaborative engineering culture with meaningful technical autonomy - The opportunity to solve complex problems across a broad and modern technology stack - Exposure to rapidly evolving technologies including AI, foundation models and agent workflows - Explicit engineering career levels, with opportunities to progress into technical leadership, Staff and Principal engineering roles Pathify sells the best Campus Experience Platform in the world. This is a system which provides a perfectly equivalent mobile and browser experience for students, staff and administrators in higher education, fronted by a conversational interface.
📌 Senior Software Engineer (Australia)
🏢 Pathify
📍 Australia