Senior Backend Software Engineer

About Megaport

Megaport has transformed the way IT gets connected. We're global leaders in Network as a Service (NaaS), changing the way businesses reach the cloud. We're also a leading partner to Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, Oracle, NYSE, and many other leading technology companies. Megaport is a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange. We’re a lean, high-achieving team made up of over 250 members globally. While the company is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, employees are spread out across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Staff enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and fun.

Our Team Culture

Join a team of globally-positioned industry experts that lead by example. We do not compromise our values for commercial gain; we are all custodians of our culture, and the customer is at the centre of everything we do. Our employees are motivated, adaptable, persistent, hard-working, and dynamic. Our culture permeates everything we do and this, in turn with a global vision, forms a commitment to each other, our customers, and shareholders alike.

About The Role

You’re a senior engineer who is well respected by your peers, and know how to lead effectively. You are familiar with Spring and enjoy taking ownership over a product. That means, paying down technical debt, thinking of the users (internal and external), and solving interesting technical problems. Our main code base is in Java / Spring MVC but we’re actively moving to Kotlin / Spring Boot. We’re a tech company, our product is in the technical space, and we need great engineers to make a great product! Interest in advanced networking is a bonus!

What You'll Be Doing

• Maintain and improve Megaport systems for core business purposes, while managing technical debt effectively.
• Designing new systems from scratch.
• Design and build RESTful APIs for consumption by customers.
• Supporting quality, acceptance and release processes.
• Mentoring other staff members in best practices and design patterns.
• Participate in Megaport's agile development process.

What We Are Looking For

• 3+ years of software development experience in Java - OO design and associated design patterns.
• Experience in building services and tools in the context of web applications.
• Someone to be a central technical advisor for projects (smallish - up to 4 devs).
• Strong data modelling skills with significant experience working with relational databases using SQL, ideally Hibernate.
• Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills.
• An ability to reason logically, question appropriately and present technical information clearly and concisely.
• Bonus: Experience with network (IP routing, MPLS).
• Bonus: Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP etc).
• Bonus: Experience with Scala, Kotlin, JavaScript, Python.

What We Offer

· Competitive Compensation Packages

· Flexible working environments

· Birthday Leave

· Generous study and training program + 5 days paid study leave

· Additional Leave via Purchased Annual Leave Scheme

· Health and Wellness Program

If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]

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