Singtel

Senior Software Engineer

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17 hours ago
Sydney, AustraliaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design and architect scalable automation and observability platforms for national-scale telecommunications networks.
  • Drive technical initiatives from concept through production and make trade-offs among performance, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
  • Collaborate with network engineers, product teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate operational needs into technical solutions.
  • Build and operate streaming data pipelines and AI-powered automation systems across the full stack.
  • Establish engineering standards and introduce technologies that improve team efficiency.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response for critical production systems.

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • At least 4 years of experience building and shipping production software, preferably in Golan and Python.
  • Hands-on experience with Linux environments, event streaming platforms such as Kafka, and real-time data processing is desirable.
  • Experience with Grafana, Victoria Metrics, Elasticsearch, CI/CD practices, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and RESTful APIs.
  • Familiarity with GraphQL or gRPC is a plus.
  • Exposure to LangChain, PyTorch, N8N, or Temporal is highly valued.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Benefits

  • Competitive remuneration, colleague discounts, $80 monthly credit, and 25% off Optus products plus retail-partner discounts.
  • Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office and two days remotely or from home.
  • Office-campus amenities including cafes, a convenience store, chill-out zones, a GP, post office, gym, and on-site childcare.
  • Competitive leave policies and additional Connected days.
  • Up to 16 weeks of carer-neutral paid parental leave.
  • Professional development through Optus U micro-credentials developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
  • Colleague-led diversity networks and initiatives.
  • Free 24/7 counselling and wellbeing support services.
  • Free Optus bus service from Macquarie University Metro Station every 6–8 minutes in the morning and afternoon.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaElasticsearchGrafanaGraphQLgRPCLinuxMongoDBMySQLPostgreSQLPythonPyTorch

Categories

Data EngineeringDevOps
Singtel

About Singtel

5,001-10,000 employees

Singtel is a Singapore‑headquartered public telecommunications group founded in 1879 that sells mobile, broadband, and enterprise network services to consumers and businesses across Asia-Pacific. It owns Optus in Australia and operates NCS (regional IT services) and Nxera (data centers), and is expanding into AI infrastructure via its RE:AI GPU‑as‑a‑Service. Its revenue comes from connectivity subscriptions and managed services across networks, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital platforms, with equity stakes in regional operators broadening its reach.

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