Software Engineer II - Full Stack - Java, React

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

9 Oct 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Software Engineer II - Full Stack - Java, React

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are

We’re an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We’re all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

What is the focus of the role?

As a Software Engineer, you design, build, test, release and support secure, reliable and scalable backend services, APIs and event-driven capabilities. You work as a senior individual contributor within a cross-functional product team, provide technical leadership, improve engineering practices and support the growth of other engineers.

As a Software Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.

What we offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
• Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
• Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
• Relocation support options across India, from junior to senior positions within the company Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances

What You’ll Do

Product & Technology - Software Engineering & IT develops and maintains Telstra’s software and IT systems, working on some really cutting-edge technologies.

As the Senior Software Engineer, you will use your advanced software engineering knowledge to deliver complex application capabilities and improve the health of Telstra’s many digital assets. You will translate customer and business needs into maintainable technical solutions, contributes to architectural decisions, champion quality and security, and supports software across the full development lifecycle. Working in a team that works directly on the Telstra Self Service App and many other B2B customer applications, you will identify areas of improvement while being forward thinking demonstrating your ability to identify improvement areas and facilitate solutions.

Responsibilities include:

• Design, build and maintain scalable backend services, APIs and event-driven solutions using modern engineering practices and Domain-Driven Design principles.
• Deliver secure, reliable and high-quality software through automated testing, CI/CD, observability and performance-focused engineering standards.
• Diagnose and resolve complex production, integration and performance issues using logging, tracing, metrics and debugging tools.
• Own solutions end-to-end, from technical design and development through to deployment, production support and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security and Platform teams to deliver business outcomes and influence technical direction. Provide technical leadership through mentoring, stakeholder engagement, knowledge sharing and driving engineering excellence across teams.

About You

You have strong Full-Stack Software development technology experience with a priority focus on Backend delivery. Combined with excellent stakeholder management, engagement and presentation skills, you thrive in a role that is autonomous yet collaborative while working in an Agile team embedded in CI/CD best practice. You understand customer needs and use this knowledge to advise development teams and product Managers on best engineering solutions in line with Tech capabilities and ability to manage multiple sprint priorities as required.

Essential Skills and Technologies:

• 6+ years of experience …