Job Description

Senior Backend / AI / ML Software Engineer

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

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The Opportunity

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An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Software Engineer / Developer to join IP Australia's AI Factory within Business Delivery Services.
n 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.
n 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 workplace.

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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
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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.

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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
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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
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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
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Selection Criteria

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Candidates will need to demonstrate:

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- AWS - 35% Experience building and maintaining solutions using AWS.
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- Python - 35% Experience building and maintaining software using Python.
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- DevOps - 20% Experience delivering software using DevOps tools and practices.
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- 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.
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Application Requirements

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- Resume
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- Professional references
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- Responses to all selection criteria
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Published: 31 August 2026
n RFQ closes: 14 September 2026
n Estimated start: 26 October 2026

📌 Software Developer (Canberra)
🏢 Client 1
📍 Canberra