Senior Software Engineer - Perm - Gold Coast - Hybrid (approx 1 day on-site)
We are currently supporting a large and growing customer within the financial services sector, who are undertaking a significant modernisation across the their technology stack and digital platform.
As part of their focus to develop best in class technology to support both internal and external customers, they are seeking a Senior Engineer, who will work within a small team to drive modernisation and reduce technical debt. This is a role for a self-starter, who thrives on autonomy, has intative, wants to do more than just write code. You must be confident working as a key business partner across mulitple business units, show intiative and thrive in a fast-paced environment. If all you want to do is write code, this is NOT FOR YOU.
Key Responsibilities and focus areas:
* Take technical ownership of core systems and services.
* Design, build and evolve scalable, secure and maintainable software solutions.
* Lead refactoring and modernisation initiatives to improve structure, performance and maintainability.
* Actively reduce technical debt and improve long-term platform health.
* Build and maintain clean, reliable APIs and system integrations.
* Make sound architecture decisions with a focus on simplicity, resilience and sustainability.
* Ensure systems are production-ready, secure and compliant at all times.
* Lead by example in code quality, testing and engineering best practice.
* Conduct and contribute to high-quality code reviews.
* Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers.
* Work closely with product and operations teams to design practical, usable solutions.
* Identify root causes of issues and fix them properly, not just patch symptoms.
Skills & Experience
* Mid to senior level experience as a software engineer, ideally within fast-paced environments and with a passion for doing more than just code
* Experience across secure coding practices a big advantage
* Passion for building, fixing NOT just maintain is cruical
* Happy in a role that has a focus on reducing technical debt and modernisation
This is a permanent role and will require 1 day a week on-site in the Gold Coast. You MUST hold full working rights. $140,000 - $160,000 + super + study support.
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