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 | $140,000 | $167,500 | 29 |
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
Java Developer — Scientific Web Apps (Remote 2x/wk, Flexible Hours)
Hypercube Scientific in Sydney seeks a Java Developer to maintain and extend a sophisticated modeling tool developed in Java. You will join a small team working across the full stack to deploy scientific web…
Software Engineer/Developers - Golang, JavaScript, TypeScript
This role involves designing and implementing software, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines for a federal government agency. The developer will work with Golang, JavaScript/TypeScript, AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes within an agile environment.
.NET Developer
The Aquarium is seeking .NET developers for 6-month contract roles in Perth to design, develop, and maintain business-critical applications. The role involves working with C#, ASP.NET Core, and SQL to build APIs and backend services within an Agile environment.
Senior C# Software Developer
The Senior Developer will build and maintain mission-critical Property & Rating software using C#, JavaScript, and SQL. The role involves integrating AI coding agents into the development workflow to enhance productivity and code quality within a collaborative team environment.
Senior Python Developer
This role is for a senior software engineer to develop and maintain network automation software and infrastructure services using Python, APIs, and AWS. The position is an 18-month contract based in Sydney, focusing on the intersection of software development and network operations.
Senior Software Engineer (compiler focused)
Senior Software Engineer focused on building and optimizing a custom virtual machine and compiler chain for bot defense, primarily using TypeScript, JavaScript VMs, and Node.js.
.Net Developer
Builds and maintains .NET-based backend services for Westfund’s digital health insurance platforms, focusing on ASP.NET Core APIs, cloud integrations, and secure software development within the Microsoft ecosystem.
Software Engineer Intern (Multimedia Framework, C++) - 2027 Start (BS/MS)
Develops and optimizes TikTok’s multimedia processing framework (video transcoding, cloud editing, image processing) to handle billions of media assets globally, focusing on backend services and heterogeneous computing.
Software Engineer Intern (Multimedia Arch-Live) - 2027 Start (BS/MS)
Intern developing mobile audio/video features in TikTok's live player SDK, focusing on performance optimization, stability, and automation testing using C/C++ or Java on mobile platforms.
Software Engineer Graduate (Multimedia Arch-Live) - 2027 Start (BS/MS)
This graduate role involves developing and optimizing mobile audio and video SDKs for a live streaming platform. The engineer will focus on performance, stability, and feature development using C/C++ or Java.