Software Engineering Jobs in Australia
There are 1,374 open Software Engineering jobs in Australia on freehire right now. 453 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 28%
- api 28%
- ai 25%
- python 20%
- ci-cd 20%
- aws 18%
- agile 17%
- java 16%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 234 · 17%
- Onsite 125 · 9%
- Remote 64 · 5%
Visa sponsorship offered in 42% of the 153 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 443
- Staff 98
- Principal 77
- Lead 50
- Intern 34
- Junior 23
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 214
- 501-1000 employees 99
- 51-200 employees 46
- 11-50 employees 23
- 201-500 employees 8
- 1-10 employees 2
Senior .NET Developer
Senior .NET Developer building and supporting enterprise-scale applications using .NET/C# and SQL in an Agile/DevOps team, with on-call duties and mentoring responsibilities.
Software Engineer Internship
RPMGlobal is seeking undergraduate students for a paid software engineering internship in Brisbane to work on mining industry software products. Interns will apply their academic knowledge in C#, SQL, or React within professional development teams.
Software Engineer – Data Solutions
Software Engineer building data solutions, Power BI dashboards, and ETL pipelines using Azure, M365, Python, and SQL for an educational research not-for-profit.
Principal Software Engineer
Hands-on Principal Engineer owning technical direction and execution for major products and systems (backend, frontend, APIs, databases, infrastructure) at KIRA, a Southeast Asian insurance and financial platform used by millions.
Staff Software Engineer
Hands-on Staff Software Engineer owning technical direction and execution for major products at KIRA, a mobile-first insurance/fintech platform. Responsibilities span system design, coding, and architecture across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure at scale.
Staff Software Engineer (Nodejs & Typescript)
Staff Software Engineer building large-scale payment platforms that move billions of dollars daily, using Node.js and TypeScript at Commonwealth Bank.
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer building C++ backend automation and sensor-processing modules for the Axo33 platform, which delivers real-time digital modelling and high-reliability automation for mine-to-port bulk material handling operations.
SAP ABAP Developer - S/4HANA, CRM, UI5 - Fed Govt!
This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining complex SAP solutions for a federal government agency, specifically focusing on ECC to S/4HANA upgrades and migrations. The developer will provide technical leadership and work with technologies including ABAP, SAP CRM, and UI5.
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer building an AI-driven CRM and growth intelligence platform, leveraging AI tools like Claude Code and Cursor in a cross-functional squad.
Staff Software Engineer - Contact Centre
Staff Software Engineer leading the technical vision for CommSec's Contact Centre Modernisation program, using .NET, AWS and AI to build AI-powered customer experiences at scale.
Java Developer
Build and maintain enterprise Java applications for aerospace and engineering systems, working in an Agile team to design, code, test, and support mission-critical software.