Software Engineer (Golang | React)

Employment TypePermanent

Closing Date23 Mar 2025 11:59pm

Job TitleSoftware Engineer (Golang | React)

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra’s an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We’re Australia’s leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.

Focus of the Role

You apply broad knowledge in software application layer solutions and the software development lifecycle, to experiment, solve problems and own solutions that transform epics into new product features and capabilities. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset and collaboration skills are critical to success in this role, as you continue to deepen your knowledge and expertise in the Software Engineering Domain.

What we offer

• Flex appeal; work when and from where suits you best

• Performance-related pay

• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up

• 16 weeks paid parental leave, for primary and secondary carers

• Purchased annual leave scheme

• Laptop, mobile phone + plan; you’ll never see a phone bill

• Extra day off per year, for you to use as you like

• 30% off Telstra Products and Services       

What You’ll Do

• Validate design, build, test and deploy software solutions into production

• Support your team to develop innovative software that maintains data/network security management, leveraging set processes to reduce the time between commission and production

• Collaborate effectively with your team to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra’s time, cost and quality standards

• Seek diverse viewpoints from colleagues in your team, and apply analytical thinking to resolve complex problems that don’t have an immediate or ‘tried-and-tested’ solution

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, apply ‘best practice’ corporate testing standards and our quality assurance approach to drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)

• Apply a continuous learning and development mindset to your work, using tried and tested methodologies but also finding opportunities to experiment to incrementally improve or resolve challenges

• Take ownership of your own actions and seek guidance from more experienced engineers to support your development and contribute to the delivery of team/mission outcomes

About You

Essential:

• Experience in a related field with proficiency in agile practices and frameworks, enabling effective collaboration and project delivery.

• Experience in Golang and React.js programming.

• Experience in working with SQL databases (PostgreSQL).

• Good to have knowledge of the telecom domain (OSS/BSS).

• Strong analytical skills to interpret data for informed decision-making, coupled with expertise in gathering and analysing requirements and writing user stories and specifications.

• Proven experience in supporting the team and Technical Product Owner to apply analytical thinking during iterative analysis, development and testing activities, to provide input and anticipate and resolve issues in the identification, reporting and closing of gaps in acceptance and feasibility.

• Ability to support the team and technical product owners to break down work into epics, features, stories, and specifying acceptance criteria, when working in agile teams, to enable the effective planning and delivery of work, when working in agile teams.

• Ability to apply sound technical skills in specific functional or technical domains to drive solution development and resolve problems within assigned technical capability teams.

• Strong communication skills to contribute to gaining buy-in and input from stakeholders and teams for continuous improvement and enhanced ways of working.

• Technical domain knowledge in software engineering, cloud platforms, hosting environments, and/or data engineering.

• Proven influencing skills and experience in facilitating workshops for stakeholder engagement, ensuring clear communication and alignment.

• Ability to conduct technical impact and gap analysis, applying analytical thinking during iterative development and testing to support mission design and delivery.

Desirable Skills:

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process and

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Involvement in the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems.

• Experience with API gateways such as APIGEE or Nginx.

• Understanding of change management principles and experience in production support.

We’re amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an ‘A’ rating.  If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.

As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.