Software Engineer - Java
Sportsbet is scaling development and is looking for a Senior and Mid-level Software Engineer – Java to join the Betting Product Technology team in Melbourne. This is an exciting opportunity for a backend engineer who thrives on designing and building reliable, scalable systems and wants to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.
You will bring solid technical capability, sound engineering judgement and a genuine sense of ownership. You’ll contribute not only through hands-on development, but also by uplifting engineering standards and helping drive a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Design, build and evolve scalable backend services and platforms.
- Deliver high-quality software with a focus on maintainability, reliability and performance.
- Own and improve CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps practices.
- Lead technical design and solutioning for complex business problems.
- Identify and proactively manage technical debt, system risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Proven experience in technical ownership and leadership for the senior position (required).
- Experience in Java and Spring Boot (required).
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices and event-driven architecture (required).
- Experience with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka (required).
- Working knowledge of AWS, including services such as EC2, ECS, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch and RDS (required).
- Experience with CI/CD, automated testing and engineering tooling such as Docker, Jenkins and Ansible (required).
- Understanding of observability, secure coding and modern software engineering practices (required).
- Competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members.
- 25 days annual leave.
- Hybrid working policy (Monday and Friday from home).
- $1,050 home office allowance for new starters.
- Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time.
- Progressive return to work benefit for the first 6 months back.
- Hack Days for creative projects.
- Access to outstanding career development programs, including expert-led internal training and external learning opportunities.
- Weekly concierge service including free massages and nail appointments.
- Free breakfast, daily fresh fruit and weekly rotating socials.
- End of trip facilities with onsite table tennis and pool tables.
- Discounted health insurance and free flu jabs yearly.
Sportsbet is a leading Australian online wagering operator and part of Flutter Entertainment. It serves more than 2.4 million customers through a customer-first, insight-driven approach, helping Australians engage with racing and sporting events. The company employs more than 1,300 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, with over half working in technology and data. As a market leader, Sportsbet emphasises corporate and social responsibility, customer safety and high industry standards, and is headquartered in Melbourne.