Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack (Java/ReactJS)

About Objective:

At Objective, we create software that makes a difference. With over 400 people and five development labs spread across Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom, Objective is a leading developer of SaaS solutions for the government.

Our role:

We are currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Sydney. The Senior Software Engineer is a key member of the product development team, responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality software products that meet customer needs. This role involves full-stack development, including both front-end and back-end components, with a strong emphasis on quality, security, and customer satisfaction.

This role reports to the Development Manager and does not have people management responsibilities.

A day in your role:

• Design and build scalable, secure, performant web applications and servicesCollaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to understand user needs and deliver results.
• Support roadmap and delivery planning by making pragmatic decisions and balancing customer value, business impact, and technical quality.
• Own operational excellence through monitoring, system observability, error management, documentation, and user analytics.
• Contribute to team and company culture through thought leadership, improving team practices, and involvement in new initiatives.
• Support fellow engineers through mentorship, feedback, code reviews, and improvement of internal tools and processes.
• Proactively learn new technologies, techniques and methods that may benefit the team, customers, or product and share these with others in the business. 

Your skills, experience and beyond:

• Demonstrated commercial experience in building SaaS and contemporary web applications.
• Hands-on experience in Advanced Java development such as Springboot.
• Experience with frontend frameworks, particularly ReactJS.
• Good understanding of databases and RESTful web services.
• Solid experience with automated testing methodologies
• Exposure to contemporary cloud services, such as infrastructure (AWS), container orchestration, IaC, CI/CD, tooling, and monitoring.

Our benefits:

• Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Access to EAP for confidential counselling.
• Extensive learning resources to develop your skills.
• Regular social events to promote team bonding.
• We are recognized as an endorsed employer for women. Learn more about our benefits on WORK180.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by the applicable laws in the regions we operate in.

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