Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer IP Australia | 12-Month Contract + 2 × 12-Month Extensions The Prospect 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

Organisation:

IP Australia

Role:

Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer

Contract:

12 months + 2 × 12-month extensions

Start:

26 October 2026

Location:

Canberra preferred; QLD, VIC, NSW also considered

Working arrangement:

Hybrid

Security:

Must be able to obtain Baseline

Level:

Senior / EL1 equivalent

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

Develop and deliver software components alongside software developers, data scientists and ML engineers

Build and maintain production capabilities within a multidisciplinary Agile team





Deliver Proofs of Concept with Subject Matter Experts

Develop solutions using AWS, particularly serverless technologies

Contribute to the responsible application of AI and emerging technologies

Maintain and continuously improve existing production systems

Contribute to technical documentation, code quality and development practices

Essential Technical Experience

Python

AWS, particularly serverless application development

Infrastructure-as-Code, preferably AWS CDK

CI/CD, particularly AWS CodePipeline

DevOps tools and practices

Experience delivering and maintaining production software

Experience working within multidisciplinary software development teams

Desirable Experience

JavaScript and/or TypeScript

Vue.js

AI and Machine Learning

MLOps

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.

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Application Requirements

Resume

Professional references

Responses to all selection criteria

Published:

31 August 2026 RFQ closes:

14 September 2026 Estimated start:

26 October 2026

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