We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our Connect division. The Symbio Connect division works with the world’s leading software platforms and communication providers, with customers including Google, Microsoft, and Cisco.

Reporting to the Lead Software Engineer, this role is responsible for designing, maintaining, and supporting our next generation platforms.  This is a full stack, hands-on role that will be developing new features for our customers which meet the needs of our business. Your role will involve building with best practices and resiliency in mind, adhering to agile processes and dealing with business and technology stakeholders.

There is an expectation that this role is part of the teams after hours support roster (level 3), which is rotated weekly for production critical platforms.

What you'll do as a Software Engineer:

• Solution, develop, deploy and support well architected code in our microservice based rating platform
• Ensure code is adequately tested
• Ensure appropriate consideration is given to testing, security, stability, reliability, and monitoring of code
• Drive technical decisions and directions within the team and across platforms
• Own end to end delivery of teams products/platforms
• Work in a team environment; collaborate with internal stakeholders and customers
• Invest time in learning new technologies

We're seeking a Staff Engineer to join us on maximum term contract until end of 2025 to provide technical leadership in a team as they delivery new features for customers and tackle large technical initiatives.

In this role, you'll design, implement, and maintain OUA's web-based systems within a collaborative team environment. You'll work with the product development team to understand requirements and develop customer-centred solutions, ensuring alignment with OUA's technical vision.

You'll also contribute to the implementation of solutions using various programming languages, databases, and cloud technologies. We encourage a highly collaborative team environment, where you'll provide feedback and mentor junior developers.

Check out our Engineering blog for more insights about our journey and progress to date.

Here's a glimpse into your day-to-day:

• Involved in designing, coding, testing and deploying software – You’ll be engaged in every aspect of software product development from inception to deployment.
• Helping to lead on complex features – At times you’ll be expected to take the lead on complex product features that might involve collaboration across several teams.
• Supporting production systems and maintaining existing products – As a member of the team you’ll have joint ownership of the support and maintenance of production systems.
• Mentoring others – You’ll be involved in mentoring and coaching other members of the engineering trade.
• Promoting and embedding mature software engineering – You’ll take active ownership of advancing software product engineering at OUA.

If you're ready to make an impact, here's what we're looking for:

• Advanced experience in TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Advanced experience with modern JavaScript frameworks and environments like React.js and Node.js.
• Advanced experience in web architecture patterns and conventions, for example micro services, API design, contract testing, containerisation, test automation and serverless architecture (GraphQL, REST, Asynchronous Events).
• Advanced experience in modern software development techniques such as test-driven development, refactoring, deployment automation and CI/CD.
• Experience with cloud computing services (AWS) and associated technologies
• Creative thinker, able to think creatively through complex problems and discover the best path.
• Strong ownership of problems and consultative approach to business partnering.
• Able to adapt quickly and manage an environment of rapid change.
• Resilient, flexible and comfortable working with ambiguity. 

What do we offer?

• Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits, including novated leasing  
• Discounted gym memberships and health insurance
• Learning and training opportunities
• Paid subscription to Calm as part of our commitment to health and wellbeing
• Workation leave – work remotely anywhere for 10 days of the year

OUA is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace, reflecting the diversity of the marketplace we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet all the requirements listed. We value unique perspectives and experiences that can contribute to our mission of helping students transform their lives. 

2x Positions Available: We are looking for a Mid-level Data Engineer & Associate Data Engineer to join our Data Team to support the performance, integrity, and security of the organization's databases.

What is this role about?

The data engineer is responsible for building a data platform to help develop self-serve BI capability and enforce the data management practices are implemented as part of solution design. Help foster a culture of continuous improvement in processes, operations, and support by enforcing best practices and ensuring that the team consistently maximizes the efficiency and effectiveness of the platforms.

Here's more of what you’ll work on:

• Develop and Maintain AWS Data platform infrastructure code through Terraform.
• Produce the platform for extraction, loading and transformation (ELT) of data from a wide variety of data sources using ‘Big Data’ technologies by building an Integration Hub.
• Implement, review, and manage governance policies to help implement them on the data platforms.
• Manage the release of configuration changes to production environments in accordance with Cuscal change management principles.
• Manage and process complex, large data for analysis (e.g., hierarchies of datasets, inter-relationships, partitions, views, etc.)