Software Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,377 open Software Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 428 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, api and ai.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | year | A$133,748 | A$157,501 | A$195,000 | 31 |
| USD | year | $113,450 | $140,650 | $167,500 | 30 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 29%
- api 28%
- ai 25%
- python 20%
- ci-cd 20%
- aws 18%
- agile 17%
- java 16%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 233 · 17%
- Onsite 126 · 9%
- Remote 66 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 43% of the 155 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 442
- Staff 98
- Principal 76
- Lead 50
- Intern 34
- Junior 23
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 216
- 501-1000 employees 99
- 51-200 employees 45
- 11-50 employees 23
- 201-500 employees 8
- 1-10 employees 2
Golang Developer
The Golang Developer will build and maintain high-performance backend services for real-time data collection and processing. The role focuses on optimizing data ingestion and integrating TWAMP solutions with monitoring platforms.
Senior Research Software Engineer (Indigenous Identified Position)
Develops and maintains climate/weather simulation software (e.g., Earth system models) on HPC systems, collaborating with researchers to improve predictive accuracy for Australia’s climate and weather.
Research Software Engineer (Indigenous Identified Position)
Develop and maintain climate simulation software for Australia’s national climate models, working with HPC systems and collaborating across research teams.
Software Engineer
Build and maintain fintech platforms using C#, .NET, React, and Azure to deliver wealth-management software for advisers and clients.
SENIOR C# DEVELOPER
Senior C# Developer ANETE spol. s r.o. Jsme brněnská softwarová společnost zaměřená na vývoj aplikací a služeb pro všechny druhy stravovacích provozů. Naším zákazníkům poskytujeme nejen lety a praxí prověřené produkty,…
Research Software Engineer: Health Data & AI Platforms
Design and build data systems for pandemic therapeutics research, integrating biological and clinical datasets with AI tools at the Doherty Institute.
Senior Software Engineer (Platform)
Senior C# engineer specializing in Azure platform engineering, designing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (Bicep) and serverless tooling to streamline developer workflows and reduce operational overhead.
Software Developer - Junior to Intermediate
A junior-to-intermediate full-stack developer builds and maintains HR/rostering software (Vue.js, React Native, Laravel, MySQL, AWS) while collaborating with product teams and improving system reliability.
Senior Software Engineer - .Net
Senior Backend Software Engineer designing and building scalable full-stack applications with C#, .NET, and React on a microservices architecture hosted on Azure for an Australian SME lending/fintech platform.
Mid–Senior C# .NET Developer (Azure Integration) 6-12 Month Contract - Perth CBD
Develop backend services, APIs, and data integration components for enterprise software projects using C# .NET and Azure cloud platform, as part of an ICT consultancy's work with government clients.
Senior Java Developer [Australian Citizen with NV1 only]
Senior Java Full Stack Developers build and maintain government systems using Java and Spring in a hybrid Canberra role requiring NV1 clearance.
AI Software Developer
Build and maintain AI-assisted enterprise merchandising systems using modern AI tools like Claude, integrating with APIs and cloud services to support a fast-growing ecommerce business.
Senior Software Engineer - NodeJs
Build enterprise-grade automotive retail systems in Node.js/Python, design APIs, automate deployments, and mentor junior engineers while shaping the company’s tech stack.
Software Engineer - L1
Builds and maintains software solutions, APIs, and data models for Ideagen’s enterprise systems (e.g., aviation/food safety), collaborating with product teams to deliver secure, scalable tools using .NET, SQL, and cloud platforms.
Lead Software Engineer/ Tech Lead
Lead software engineer designs and builds enterprise solutions across cloud and hybrid environments, mentors teams, and delivers secure, scalable systems using .NET, Azure, React/Angular, and DevOps practices.