Senior Software Engineer Full Stack Developer

Queensland Industrial Supplies – Archerfield QLD

Senior Software Engineer (AI-Driven Development)

6-MONTH FIXED-TERM CONTRACT — FIRST IN-HOUSE ENGINEER
QIS Packaging — Brisbane | Full-time hours | Hybrid (office + work from home)

Please read this before applying. Two things define this role, and both are unusual:

1. It is a 6-month fixed-term contract. Not permanent — though there is a genuine chance to extend past six months for the right person.

2. You would be our first in-house engineer. There is no existing development team. No tech lead above you. No one who has done this job here before you. For six months, you are the engineering function at QIS Packaging.

If either of those is the wrong shape for you, we'd genuinely rather you found out here than at interview.

Senior Software Engineer (AI-Driven Development)

6-MONTH FIXED-TERM CONTRACT — FIRST IN-HOUSE ENGINEER
QIS Packaging — Brisbane | Full-time hours | Hybrid (office + work from home)

Please read this before applying. Two things define this role, and both are unusual:

1. It is a 6-month fixed-term contract. Not permanent — though there is a genuine opportunity to extend past six months for the right person.

2. You would be our first in-house engineer. There is no existing development team. No tech lead above you. No one who has done this job here before you. For six months, you are the engineering function at QIS Packaging.

If either of those is the wrong shape for you, we'd genuinely rather you found out here than at interview.

The deal, upfront

- 6-month fixed-term contract. Full-time hours,



with a defined end date. There's a real path to extending beyond six months for the right person — but six months is what we're hiring for and what we're committing to, and we won't dress it up as anything else.

- First engineer in the business. You own the engineering function outright for the term, reporting directly to the business owner.

- You'll work solo, but not alone. You're the only engineer — but you'll work shoulder to shoulder with sales, purchasing, warehouse, accounts and the owner every week. They're the people the system is for, and you'll be in the room with them.

- Agentic is the method, not a bonus. Directing AI agents is how the work gets done here. This is a requirement of the role, not a nice-to-have — see below.

- Systems and efficiencies. You take it from partial build to the system that runs the company.

- At the end of six months: an extension or a permanent offer is possible if the work lands and the business case holds — but nothing is promised, and you shouldn't take this role assuming one.

- Start: as soon as the right person is available.

About QIS Packaging

QIS Packaging is a Brisbane-based B2B packaging supplier serving customers across Australia.



We're building an enterprise operational portal that will run the entire business — quoting, orders, invoicing, CRM, purchasing, warehouse, and customer/supplier self-service — replacing disconnected systems, spreadsheets and manual processes with one unified platform. This is the technology backbone of a company scaling rapidly, and over the next six months you'll build it.

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to lead the build-out of our operational portal on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role: you'll architect and ship features that staff and customers rely on every day — from the AI-assisted quoting engine to the CRM, supply-chain workflows, and customer/supplier portals.

Because you're the first engineer here, the role is wider than the code. You'll set the standards, make the architecture calls, and be the person the business asks when something technical needs deciding. There's no one to escalate to and no established playbook — you're writing it. In exchange you get a clean run at the decisions, direct access to the owner, and no committee between you and shipping.

You'll need to work two ways at once. Solo: self-directed, unblocking yourself, setting your own priorities and holding your own quality bar with nobody checking your work. And as part of a team: sitting with the people who quote, purchase, pick and invoice, drawing requirements out of them, explaining trade-offs in plain English, and taking feedback from staff who won't describe problems in technical terms. Engineers who can only do the

📌 AI-Driven Senior Software Engineer — 6-Month Contract (Brisbane)
🏢 Queensland Industrial Supplies
📍 Brisbane