Senior Software Engineer
Qantas Group · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · Hybrid
Posted Sep 27, 2026
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At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers. 
A fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that focuses on cutting-edge technology and engineering principles. 
Full-time and permanent position based at our new Product Innovation Centre in Adelaide. 
Join Qantas in our brand-new Product Innovation Centre located in Adelaide will contribute to consumer needs by architecting and delivering robust, scalable systems that power seamless digital experiences, ensuring fast, secure, and reliable services that support evolving customer expectations. 
As a  Senior Full Stack Developer , you’ll be responsible for guiding and leading the architecture, delivery and development of the software systems that power our business unit. A hands-on, highly skilled software developer with the experience to dive into code to deliver high quality, well-designed software. You will share responsibility for the quality of the software being built, including but not limited to; achieving desired business outcomes, meeting reliability and performance expectations and safely managing security and data privacy concerns. 
You’ll have:
6+ years’ in a hands-on Software Engineering role 
Strong experience building high‑traffic customer facing web applications across frontend and backend
Proven backend experience using Java with modern frameworks (e.g. Spring / Spring Boot) to build scalable APIs and services
Experience working with databases (e.g , PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, etc)
Strong proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript, with experience applying these skills across both UI representation and platform‑driven, rule‑based implementations
Working knowledge of React.js and modern frontend patterns to support and evolve user experiences
Solid understanding of cloud‑native development on platforms such as AWS, including deployment, scaling, and operational considerations
Experience and confidence with CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions), version control (Git), and automated testing practices
Experience using observability and monitoring tools (e.g. Splunk, Datadog, or similar) to support production systems
A real passion for quality, clean code and continuous improvement 
A strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design 
Highly dedicated ethos - expected to take very real accountability for the work you're doing 
Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior developers 
Experience working with technical and non-technical partners, with the capability to influence 
A test and learn mindset with curiosity, collaboration and care 
Experience writing multi-threaded, asynchronous code 
Experience…