Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Base Pay Range
A$160,000.00/yr – A$180,000.00/yr
Responsibilities
* Design and build high‑quality software that scales globally and is a joy to operate
* Lead architectural decisions for your team and adjacent projects, balancing correctness, simplicity, and speed
* Optimise, debug, and harden complex systems across the stack, from data models to deployment pipelines
* Proactively improve performance, reliability, security, and cost efficiency
* Champion best practices – testing, code quality, observability, incident response, and post‑incident learning
* Share knowledge, mentor engineers, and help close skill gaps across the team
* Communicate risk, trade‑offs, and progress clearly to stakeholders and push back when necessary
* Contribute to interview loops and help us hire outstanding engineers
Qualifications – Must Haves
* 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping complex systems
* Tertiary degree in Computer Science or Engineering (or related)
* Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go, Python, PHP, or Node.js
* Solid SQL and relational database skills, preferably MySQL, including sound data modelling
* Background or strong interest in web engineering at scale
* Experience in agile, continuously shipping teams
* Linux proficiency and comfort with command‑line tooling
* Cloud experience, preferably AWS
* Excellent written and verbal communication
* Ownership mindset, ability to self‑manage, and demonstrated continuous learning
* Strong troubleshooting and creative problem solving
Qualifications – Nice to Haves
* Service‑oriented or microservice architecture and containerisation experience
* Experience building public‑facing APIs
* Modern JavaScript framework experience such as Angular, React, or Vue, plus TypeScript
* Strong knowledge of computer networking
* Sound understanding of OWASP and web security best practices
* Strong academic achievements, MS or PhD
* A GitHub profile with substantive open‑source contributions
Signals You Are a Great Fit
* You have led delivery of a big project and can explain the reasoning behind key trade‑offs
* You have influenced technical decisions without direct managerial power
* You have helped define coding standards or best practices
* You have owned a service or major code area and handled a significant incident professionally
* Peers and leaders recognise you as an exceptional engineer
Growth and Impact
We are a meritocracy. Exceptional performance is recognised with accelerated responsibility and scope, with clear pathways into broader technical leadership across teams. If you are already operating beyond the Senior level, we will calibrate accordingly.
Benefits
* A meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast‑track your career growth
* You will be working on an Alexa‑top‑ranked website, solving complex, internet‑scale and global problems in product & engineering with over 80 million customers across 247 countries, regions & territories
* Fully stocked kitchen and beer taps, complemented by a bar with a breathtaking view
* Delicious Friday lunches from a rotating selection of local restaurants
* Engaging Weekly Town Halls with global presentations and open Q&A sessions with our CEO (feel free to ask him anything!)
* Hackathons – Get hacking and programming in this quarterly company‑wide where teams create solutions to existing problems and win prizes. The 2‑day event is filled with games, events, shows, food and more
* Regular team building events (think speed boats in the harbour, escape rooms, karaoke, laser tag, trivia nights, poker nights in the office)!
* Located at Grosvenor Place – Home of Freelancer HQ, this iconic building and location with harbour views with weekly and complimentary classes, activities, events, promotions, competitions and deals
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
EEO Statement
Freelancer.com is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.
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