Staff Backend Engineer

The Staff Engineer is responsible for helping domain teams design and implement effective technical solutions to customer and business problems in a scalable and maintainable way. They drive cross-team solution design to ensure architectural alignment and technical consistency, providing deep backend and platform expertise. This role reports to the Principal Engineer and partners closely with them to create and evolve solution blueprints (target architectures, patterns, and guardrails) that teams can execute against. When needed, they work directly with product engineering teams to rescue initiatives such as diagnosing issues, unblocking delivery, and reducing technical risk through pragmatic leadership and hands-on contribution. A key focus of this role is executing the platform uplift strategy toward a decoupled, cloud-native architecture that increases resilience and responsiveness to change. What are we looking for? 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong portfolio of shipped productsProficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g. C#, TypeScript, PowerShell) and development frameworksExtensive experience with system design, architecture, and large-scale distributed systemsStrong understanding of database technologies, both relational and NoSQLExperience with cloud platforms (ideally AWS), containerisation and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), Serverless technologies and event-driven cloud-native architecturesExperience working with various tools to design, orchestrate, test, build, release & monitor your workExperience with Agile development methodologies and processes, e.g. Scrum, KanbanHighly developed technical leadership, decision making and influencing skillsEmbraces customer-first thinking and strives to balance technical priorities with pace of deliveryExcellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and strategically Our Promise to Our People Benefits We are passionate about our core values of Customer First, We Care, One Team, and Results Driven, which define how we approach our work. We recognise that our colleagues are the key to our success. That's why you can expect to be rewarded for the hard work you put in through job satisfaction, career development and the fantastic range of benefits we offer: Fantastic employee benefits including flexi days, flexible working, annual $1200 travel/parking allowance & more. State of the art building facilities including a dedicated & subsidised on-site company café (weekly free lunch) & on-site gymHealth & well-being initiatives and programsOpportunity to take part in in-house leadership & emotional intelligence workshopsQuarterly award functions and a grand annual conference to recognise our peopleRetail discounts e.g. movie tickets, Zoo passes, live shows + moreMorsl market (a fully automated self-serve, food and drink marketplace with a wide variety of meals, snacks and drinks) Who We Are Greenstone distributes insurance products under trusted brands in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Some of our brands are Buddy, Australian Seniors, New Zealand Seniors, OneChoice, Real Insurance, SPCA Pet Insurance, North Cover, FiftyUp and Guardian. We are the leading distributor of direct Insurance products in the Australian insurance market. Since launching into the Financial Services sector in 2007, Greenstone has experienced a commanding volume of growth being recognised for our credible brands, customer focused values and people-driven work culture. We are passionate about our core values, which contribute towards the positive culture that supports our employees, our customers and our community. Location Great central location in Norwest Business Park, Norwest, only a short walk from Norwest Metro station and also direct bus access from Parramatta and Blacktown. Apply Now If this role interests you, we would love to hear from you! Website: www.greenstone.com.au