Backend Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 7, 2026. Megaport scores B on the Alion truth index.
Your Role
You’re a software engineer who is well respected by your peers, and collaborates and communicates effectively. You are familiar with Spring and enjoy taking ownership over a product. That means, paying down technical debt, thinking of the users (internal and external), and solving interesting technical problems. Our main code base is in Java / Spring MVC but we’re actively moving to Kotlin / Spring Boot. We’re a tech company, our product is in the technical space and we need great engineers to make a great product! Interest in advanced networking is a bonus!
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Software Engineer at Megaport, you'll contribute to the evolution of our core business systems. Your responsibilities will include:
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless customer integration. Ensure API scalability, security, and adherence to best practices.
Proactively manage and reduce technical debt while optimising system architecture, ensuring stability and performance.
Actively participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing.
Applying and promoting best practices and design patterns within our engineering teams.
Drive the complete lifecycle of small feature development, from initial concept and design through to implementation and successful delivery.
Participate actively in Megaport's agile development process and drive continuous improvement within the engineering team.
What We Are Looking For
3+ years of software development experience in Java - OO design and associated design patterns.
Experience in building services and tools in the context of web applications.
Accomplished in problem solving and troubleshooting.
Strong data modelling skills with experience working with relational databases using SQL, ideally Hibernate.
Demonstrated collaboration and communication skills.
An ability to reason logically, question appropriately and present technical information clearly and concisely.
Bonus: Experience with network (IP routing, MPLS).
Bonus: Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP etc).
Bonus: Experience with Kotlin, JavaScript, Python.
What We Offer
- Flexible working environment - a remote-first culture with coworking options available
- Generous leave plans - including, parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program
- Health and wellness support - through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives
- Comprehensive learning support - generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
- Creative, modern workspaces - designed to inspire when you're not working remotely, plus access to coworking spaces via our global WeWork membership if you work remotely, but like to get out of the house sometimes
- Motivated, inclusive team - work alongside industry experts and fresh talent
- Recognition programs - celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos award