Posted:
2/2/2026, 10:11:57 AM
Location(s):
Metro Manila, Philippines ⋅ Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
We're reimagining the way Australians live, work, and play. We own and manage some of the most recognisable and loved retail destinations across Australia.
We’re evolving our portfolio into destinations that offer a broad selection of retail, residential, and office spaces. Through our diverse portfolio, data-led decision-making, and nationwide development pipeline, we do things differently.
We are Vicinity.
Join Vicinity Centres — Where Technology Shapes Real World Experiences
At Vicinity, we’re not just building software — we’re shaping the future of connected retail and destinations across Australia. From IoT enabled environments to data driven customer experiences, our engineering team powers the platforms that keep our centres smart, efficient, and future ready.
We’re looking for an Software Engineer who’s passionate about building reliable, scalable backend systems and thrives in an environment where curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement are part of the everyday rhythm. If you love solving real problems with elegant engineering, this is a place where your work will have tangible, visible impact.
Why You’ll Love This Role
As an Application Engineer at Vicinity, you will design, build, and operate the backend application services that connect our systems, devices, and data at scale. You’ll work across microservices, APIs, cloud services, and IoT platforms — blending engineering craft with real world operational understanding.
You’ll have autonomy, trust, and the opportunity to work closely with talented engineers, product teams and platform specialists. You’ll also play a part in uplifting others, supporting a collaborative culture where knowledge sharing and growth are valued.
What You’ll Be Doing
Designing, developing and maintaining microservices, APIs and backend systems for internal and customer facing applications
Applying strong API design principles — consistency, versioning, documentation and usability
Building and maintaining integrations using REST APIs, messaging and event driven architectures
Working with IoT platforms, device telemetry and Azure IoT Hub across AWS and Azure environments
Designing and maintaining relational and NoSQL data models (SQL, MongoDB)
Improving performance, reliability, scalability and security across systems
Supporting production stability through troubleshooting, monitoring and observability
Writing clean, testable, maintainable code that reflects engineering best practice
Owning well defined pieces of work end to end, seeking input where helpful
Sharing knowledge via code reviews, technical discussions and informal mentoring
Contributing to engineering standards, practices and ways of working
What You’ll Bring
Essential Experience
2+ years in backend or software engineering
Strong hands on skills with Python and/or C#
Experience building microservices and APIs
Solid understanding of API concepts: RESTful patterns, versioning, error handling, security
Strong SQL skills and relational data modelling experience (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
Experience with AWS or Azure, ideally with Azure IoT Hub
Familiarity with IoT concepts, event streaming or telemetry integrations
Experience in Agile teams using CI/CD, Git and modern tooling
Comfortable working in Linux environments and using command line tools
What We Value
Independent thinkers who collaborate well
Strong problem solving skills and a pragmatic engineering mindset
A focus on reliability and real world operability
Curiosity, eagerness to learn and a growth mindset
Clear communication and teamwork
An ownership mindset, including supporting services in production
Nice to Have (Not Essential)
Experience with Azure IoT Hub at scale
Docker, Kubernetes or other containerisation tools
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and security standards (e.g. OWASP)
Integrating with third party APIs or data platforms like Databricks or Redis
Familiarity with Google Cloud
Contribution to CI/CD pipeline enhancements
Qualifications
Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent hands on experience.
Be Part of Something Bigger
At Vicinity, you’ll join a team that invests in your development, values your perspective and empowers you to make an impact. If you’re excited by the idea of working on modern platforms connected to real physical environments — and you love building systems that genuinely matter — we’d love to hear from you.
Why Vicinity?
Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:
· Birthday leave & purchased additional leave
· $1,000 worth of Vicinity securities rewarded for eligible team members
· 16 weeks parental leave for primary or secondary parent
· Company funded Salary Continuance and Death & Total and Permanent Disability Insurances.
We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.
Our benefits program focuses on creating an awesome place to work in which our people are rewarded and recognised. This includes:
Flexible working options
Birthday leave & purchased additional leave
$1,000 worth of VCX securities rewarded for eligible team members
Generous Parental Leave
We live and work by our values of Respect, Integrity, Customer Focus, Collaboration and Excellence. They are the foundation to everything we do and provide us a north star with which we can shape meaningful places where communities connect.
At Vicinity we embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where we attract, retain and develop our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
We are aware of current limitations with our website accessibility and are working towards improving this. Should you experience any issues accessing information in this job advertisement or the application form, and require this in an alternate format, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team. Similarly, if you would like to discuss workplace accessibility, any reasonable adjustments we can make to better support you during the recruitment process, or your potential future role please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 3 7001 4000 (request to speak to our Talent Acquisition team)
Note: To be eligible to apply for this position, you must have existing, relevant Australian work rights. At the later stages of the recruitment process the shortlisted candidate/candidates will be required to undergo a Criminal History Background/Police Check as a mandatory part of the process. Additional qualification checks may also be required dependant on role and level.
Website: https://vicinity.com.au/
Headquarter Location: Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Employee Count: 1-10
Year Founded: 2019
Last Funding Type: Seed
Industries: Advice ⋅ Communities ⋅ Financial Services ⋅ FinTech