Senior Backend Engineer - High-Performance Systems Melbourne / Hybrid Permanent They are a high-performing Australian technology company operating at significant scale, delivering seamless real-time digital experiences to millions of users. Engineering excellence sits at the core of what they do - from clean architecture and resilient microservices to high-throughput, low-latency systems where performance truly matters. Their backend ecosystem is complex and event-driven, and reliability is non-negotiable. As a Senior Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, building, and optimising APIs and distributed services that directly impact customer experience at scale. What You’ll Do: Design, develop, and maintain highly performant backend systems and APIs Build and optimize microservices architecture for scalability and resilience Write clean, testable code with unit and integration tests Own the full development lifecycle, from design to post-go-live support Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration We're looking for a mix of the following: Strong experience in .NET and C# Expertise in event-driven architecture and messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS EventBridge) Solid understanding of multi-threading and low-latency programming techniques Hands-on experience with distributed caching (Redis, Memcached) CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, Octopus, Jenkins) Cloud-native mindset with experience building scalable, self-healing infrastructure A passion for producing high-quality code and leveraging best practices like TDD/BDD What's on offer? We have up to $175k package Flexible hybrid working Strong benefits - one of the strongest on offer in Aus Bonus scheme Genuine scope to climb the ladder Next steps For more information and/or to be considered, apply now.
