Senior Software Engineer - Java, Microservices, AWS

Employment TypePermanent
Closing Date23 Oct 2026 11:59pm
Job TitleSenior Software Engineer - Java, Microservices, AWS
Job Summary
Job Description
Who We Are
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.
This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.
What we offer
Performance-related pay
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
Relocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the company
Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances
What is the focus of the role?
As a Senior Software Engineer, you design, build, test, release and support secure, reliable and scalable backend services, APIs and event-driven capabilities. You work as a senior individual contributor within a cross-functional product team, provide technical leadership, improve engineering practices and support the growth of other engineers.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.
What You’ll Do
Responsibilities
Design/Build Java/Spring boot application and leverage Microservice architecture
Design technical architecture solutions that span multiple domains (Sales, Service, Marketing, Analytics, Social, and Communities) and include integration and authentication across systems.
Manage the development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of highly secure solutions that are optimized for performance and built to scale.
Articulate design considerations, trade-offs, benefits, and recommendations for technical architecture.
Monitor the process of software configuration/development/testing to assure quality deliverables.
Critical thinking mindset, a strong sense of accountability for product delivery, passion to develop quality software.
Good communication skills and team player
Experience working (or willing to work) with a geographically distributed team.
Provide training and educate other team members about core capabilities and helps them deliver high-quality solutions and deliverables/documentation.
Essential Skills
Degree-level IT qualifications in Software or Systems Engineering.
Programming languages: Java 17+ (Expert) / JavaScript
Experience in cloud platform such as AWS/Azure cloud services etc
Strong hands-on experience in development and testing using microservice/lightweight containers & frameworks such as Spring Boot
Deep technical knowledge of microservices, web development frameworks and APIs.
Understanding of design patterns and ability to show expertise in applying design patterns.
Involved in the design and implementation of secure, scalable, fault-tolerant systems in the cloud.
Experience with SQL and NoSQL DBs
Understands CI/CD process and has experience with at least 1 build server (e.g. bamboo, GitLab ci, Jenkins, etc)
Desirable Skills:
Domain knowledge of Telecom
Experience in NoSQL database such as Couchbase, MongoDB etc.
Experience in Cloud technologies (primarily AWS): serverless computing (lambda, step functions, Glue), RDS, ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, SNS, kinesis
Experience with code analysis and test automation tools, security testing tools
Understanding of Security (Authentication and Authorisation)
APIGEE or Nginx or similar API gateway experience.
Exposure on monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, NewRelic, Splunk and Pager duty
Experience with design patterns, architecture, secure coding
Has contributed to developing and maintaining agile and CI/CD process within a project.
Understanding of change management principles and experience in production support
Well-versed with Linux/Windows
We're amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an 'A' rating. If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.
As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive.
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.
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