• Great opportunity within our Qantas Airline Business Unit

• Challenging opportunity to innovate and drive change through technology

• Permanent, full-time role – working at our Mascot Campus

At Qantas, we represent Australia to the world. Our diverse country is known for its unique spirit, mateship, and a can-do attitude. Together we’re strong and resilient, and we work hard to make sure we’re always at our best.

Technology is a big part of how we continue to pioneer our way forward. With eyes on the future, our IT team harness technology on a global scale and tailor local solutions for each of our ports. Together we’ll show you it’s possible to make an impact, and to never underestimate what you’re capable of achieving. 

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for guiding and leading the architecture, delivery and development of the software systems that power our business unit. You will be a hands-on, highly skilled software developer with the experience to both dive into code and mentor other technical team members to deliver high quality, well-designed software. You’ll share a large amount of responsibility for the quality of the software being built, including but not limited to; achieving desired business outcomes, meeting reliability and performance expectations and safely managing security and data privacy concerns.

You will be embedded in our Airline Technology team that supports the bespoke applications used daily by our pilots. You’ll be directly involved in all aspects of software development from early in the planning and development lifecycle through to delivery and monitoring. This role will have you working directly with key stakeholders such as pilots and engineers to ensure these important applications are stable, reliable, accurate and beneficial to the safe and efficient operation of the airline. You will be solving real-world problems, encouraged to share your knowledge and experience, involved in decision making and have ownership of the software you write.

In this role a typical day may involve discussing functional requirements directly with pilots and implementing APIs to communicate these requirements, building dashboards to monitor the health of a server and writing automated tests that validate a weight and balance calculation.

You’ll have:

• Proven experience in backend software development and testing.

• Good technical skills and demonstrable knowledge of at least one programming language.

• Leadership qualities and an approachable attitude to educate, mentor and influence the team.

• Confidence in balancing both technical and communication skills, with the ability to adjust to your audience.

• Attention to detail and a quality-focused mindset.

• Be comfortable learning about a technical domain.

Some of the technologies you’ll be working with:

• Java & Kotlin

• Spring Boot

• Go

• AWS

• Splunk

• Datadog

• Git (including GitHub Actions CI)

Please note: Applications will only be considered for candidates who have the right to work in Australia / New Zealand without restriction or sponsorship.

Qantas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, so by coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander – and people from every other kind of background – to apply. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Talk to us about how this job could be flexible for you.

Be a part of something special – get in touch today.

Why Qantas? 

If you’re successful in your application, you’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel:

• We love to travel: Enjoy discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 

• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.

• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging for everything from motor vehicles to electronic devices. 

• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether its learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Applications Close: Tuesday 1st October 2024