Megaport

Senior Backend Engineer

Megaport
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5 days ago
Sydney, Australia +2 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own core product capabilities, including modernizing legacy components and adding features.
  • Identify technical debt and improve platform performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Build and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs with standards, versioning, and monitoring instrumentation.
  • Write reliable tests, conduct code reviews, and contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements.
  • Provide architectural and design guidance for small projects and mentor junior engineers through pairing, reviews, and coaching.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software development experience with Java and/or Kotlin, including object-oriented design and design patterns.
  • Experience building backend services and tools in web application ecosystems.
  • Ability to act as a technical lead for projects involving typically up to four developers.
  • Strong data modeling skills and significant experience with relational databases and SQL; Hibernate is preferred.
  • Strong collaboration, communication, logical reasoning, and ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
  • Familiarity with networking concepts such as IP routing or MPLS is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Remote-first flexible working environment with coworking options.
  • Parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program.
  • Wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives.
  • Study and training allowance with paid study leave.
  • Modern workspaces and access to global WeWork coworking spaces.
  • Inclusive team environment, recognition programs, and Legend and Kudos awards.

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About Megaport

501-1,000 employees
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