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
Lead Software Engineer
Lead a team to design, build, and deliver scalable web and mobile apps using Java/.NET and modern cloud-native stacks, while mentoring engineers and advising clients.
Senior Software Engineer
A Senior/Staff Software Engineer builds polished, user-centered product experiences in React, focusing on front-end architecture and UI quality for a new travel-focused product. The role emphasizes ownership, pragmatic tradeoffs, and collaboration with product/design teams in a fast-moving, high-autonomy environment.
Software Engineer
The Software Engineer II will work in an Agile team to design, develop, and maintain web applications and backend services for healthcare solutions. The role utilizes a technology stack including .NET/C#, Vue.js, TypeScript, Python, and cloud-native microservices.
Application Developer
Design, build, and enhance web and mobile applications and backend services using PHP (Laravel), Node.js, modern JavaScript frameworks, and AWS for an out-of-home media company.
Founding Engineer
Own the technical direction of a hotel AI platform, leveraging LLMs, agents, and RAG pipelines to build systems that optimize customer acquisition.
Senior Robotics Imaging Software Engineer
Develops core software for autonomous robotic medical imaging devices, integrating robotics, ultrasound, ML, and cloud systems to enable real-world clinical workflows.
Research Software Engineer - Health Data Platforms & AI
Builds and maintains data infrastructure for pandemic therapeutics research, integrating biological/clinical datasets to enable AI-driven analytics in infectious disease studies.
Web Developer
Develops and maintains full-stack web applications for scientific data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization, focusing on the OreAI project and CTLab services. Works with researchers and partners to build secure, scalable systems using Python and modern web technologies.
Senior Software Engineer (Backfill)
Job Description Senior .Net Engineer | Sydney | Azure Cloud SME 2-3 Days Office, 2-3 days WFH Extremely strong technology stack Yearly Bonus paid out Join an Australian-grown business that’s known for its tech-driven…
WordPress Web Developer
Maintains and enhances WordPress sites for a Geelong agency, building custom themes/plugins and fixing issues while collaborating with designers and marketers.
Golang Developer
Develops high-performance Go backend services and APIs, focusing on cloud-native, scalable, and concurrent applications with REST/gRPC, databases, and containerized deployments.
Lead Software Engineer
Lead software engineer for a startup building maintenance/engineering software for mining/heavy industry. Owns technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on development of a suite of products transitioning from beta to production, with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability.
Senior Software Engineer
Senior software engineer leading cloud, IoT, and software platform architecture for Clevertronics’ emergency lighting tech. Focuses on scalable solutions, mentoring, security, and cross-team collaboration to drive innovation in hardware-software integration.