Senior Software Engineer

Iterate Rec — Australia · Posted ~3 hours ago

Senior Contract Hybrid

Skills

software engineering AWS cloud development system debugging system design technical mentoring cloud computing

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

A senior software engineer is sought to take end-to-end ownership of complex, business-critical cloud systems. Responsibilities include proactively diagnosing defects, designing and building AWS components, breaking complex technical work into actionable tasks, and mentoring junior engineers. The role follows a hybrid schedule.

Highlights

Senior contract role combining complex system diagnosis, end-to-end AWS development, technical ownership, and mentoring. The hybrid model provides four onsite days and one work-from-home day.

Description

Contract Senior Software Engineer | Melbourne/Sydney | Hybrid | 4 Days onsite 1 Day WFH Most senior dev roles ask you to write good code. This one asks you to find the problems nobody's spotted yet, work out how to fix them, and then hand that plan to someone junior in a way that actually sets them up to win. Our client is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to sit within the cloud-based data and analytics engine behind several of their flagship programs the systems quietly making the energy transition work in the background. They're after a Senior Engineer who can own that end to end: spot the issue in a complex, business-critical system, diagnose it properly, break it into clear tasks, and mentor a junior developer through delivering the fix. What you'll actually be doing: Diagnosing defects and problems across large, complex, integrated systems not just fixing what's already been flaggedDesigning and building cloud-based software components on AWS, end to endBreaking complex work into clear, actionable tasks and supporting junior developers through delivery (plus regular code reviews)Working directly with stakeholders to shape solutions and get them endorsed by leadershipHelping lift coding standards and practices across the wider team What you'll bring: Extensive hands-on Python development experienceExtensive experience deploying and operating complex software in AWSStrong fundamentals with Git, GitHub Actions and a solid IDE workflowStrong analytical chops; you can pull apart a gnarly production issue and explain it clearly to people who aren't engineersIdeally experience with AWS IoT Greengrass