Senior Software Engineer - Java, React - Full Stack

Employment TypePermanent

Closing Date7 Apr 2025 11:59pm

Job TitleSenior Software Engineer - Java, React - Full Stack

Job Summary

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.Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra’s an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We’re Australia’s leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.

Focus of the Role

To design, build and support service assurance capabilities as a part of high performance software engineering team, delivering competitive advantage and enabling profitable growth, whilst managing the end-to-end development, delivery, technical design authority, integration requirements and lifecycle management of capabilities which expose reusable APIs for multiple internal and external consumers

What You’ll Do  

• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and stakeholders to understand project requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Design and implement responsive user interfaces using modern front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• Develop server-side applications and RESTful APIs using back-end technologies such as Java and Spring Boot.
• Integrate front-end and back-end components to create a seamless user experience.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Perform database design and development, including data modeling, queries, and optimization.
• Ensure the application's performance, security, and scalability meet industry best practices and project requirements.
• Test and debug web applications to identify and resolve issues.
• Continuously improve and refactor code for better performance and maintainability.
• Actively participating in code reviews and giving constructive feedback.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers for smooth deployment and release processes.
• Stay up to date with latest technologies, frameworks, and industry trends.
• Participate in code reviews, provide feedback, and mentor junior developers.
• Organize and conduct showcases for product owners and stakeholders.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field (preferred but not required).
• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer with more than 7+ years' experience and a strong portfolio.
• Experience in Java 17+/Kotlin/Spring Boot, and ReactJS/JavaScript(ES6)
• Good experience in developing and designing microservices, Restful webservices and exposing APIs on API Gateway (eg: APIGEE)
• Solid knowledge of database technologies like, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Knowledge of Java Testing frameworks like Junit 4/5, Mockito, WireMock
• Knowledge of React Testing frameworks like React Testing Library (RTL), Jest
• Proficiency in front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, SASS, Webpack
• Experience meeting WCAG Accessibility (A) standards.
• AWS/PCF or any Cloud Experience is must.
• Agile Scrum experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong understanding or experience with UX and/or Visual Design specialties.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and automation tools.
• Typescript, Micro-frontends
• Knowledge of jvm and performance tuning of application
• Experience writing developer centric documentation
• Experience with Jira and Confluence or similar tools.

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

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you!

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 abilities 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.