Backend Developer Salary in Australia

Backend Developer jobs in Australia hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $161,581/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Sierra

sierra.ai
sierra.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Conversational AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023 • Trust A • Hiring 171, 30 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Conversational AI • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2023 • Trust A • Hiring 171, 30 new
Sierra is an American artificial intelligence company founded in 2023 by Bret Taylor, the former co-chief executive of Salesforce and chairman of OpenAI, together with a former Google engineering leader. It builds conversational agents that handle customer service interactions end to end for large consumer businesses, resolving issues by acting on the company's own systems rather than only answering questions, and it charges per resolved outcome rather than per seat. Headquartered in San Francisco and privately held at a multi-billion dollar valuation, it works with retailers, telecommunications operators, financial services firms and healthcare providers.
Clay Bavor · Co-founder · decision-maker
Bret Taylor · Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Todd Schroeder · Executive Officer · decision-maker
Edward O'Connor · Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Software Engineer, Agent

$165k – $298k per year • Equity • Hybrid (Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time
TypeScript
AI/ML
Prompt Engineering
OpenAI
RAG
LLM
AI Agents
Management
Google Maps
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WSP

wsp.com
wsp.com • HQ: Montreal, Canada • Civil & Structural Engineering • Engineering Services • Transport Infrastructure • 5000+ employees • Est. 1959 • Trust B • Hiring 2625, 90 new
HQ: Montreal, Canada • Civil & Structural Engineering • Engineering Services • Transport Infrastructure • 5000+ employees • Est. 1959 • Trust B • Hiring 2625, 90 new
WSP is a Canadian engineering and professional services consulting firm headquartered in Montreal that provides technical and advisory services across the full lifecycle of built and natural environment projects. Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange with annual revenues above C$16 billion, it operates in North America, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East and India, and its US arm is the former Parsons Brinckerhoff. It hires bridge, structural, geotechnical, electrical and substation engineers, transport planners, acoustics specialists, environmental consultants, inspectors, BIM technicians and graduates.
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Open 208 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 7 months ago Long shot · 8%

Principal Engineer, Water Infrastructure

≈ $74k – $221k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 15+ years exp • Hybrid (Perth, Australia) • Principal
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HammerTech

hammertech.com
hammertech.com • HQ: Melbourne, Australia • Manufacturing & Industrial Software • Construction Management Software • 201-500 employees • Est. 2013 • Startup • Hiring 5
HQ: Melbourne, Australia • Manufacturing & Industrial Software • Construction Management Software • 201-500 employees • Est. 2013 • Startup • Hiring 5
HammerTech provides safety and compliance software for construction sites. Its platform manages inductions, permits, inspections and subcontractor documentation. Major contractors use it across projects in several countries.
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Open 224 daysVerified live · 4 hours ago 7 months ago Long shot · 9%

Senior Software Developer

≈ $85k – $181k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
JavaScript
C#
ASP.NET Core
AI/ML
Human-in-the-Loop
Cursor
Claude
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Management
Agile
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Kogan.com

kogan.com
kogan.com • HQ: Melbourne, Australia • E-commerce Platforms • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006 • Trust A • Hiring 17, 3 new
HQ: Melbourne, Australia • E-commerce Platforms • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006 • Trust A • Hiring 17, 3 new
Kogan.com is an Australian online retailer that began by selling its own brand televisions direct to consumers. It has expanded into a marketplace and into mobile, internet, insurance and energy services. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
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Verified live · 7 min ago 8 months ago Long shot · 12%

Expressions of Interest - Full Stack Engineer

≈ $57k – $149k per year (Estimated) • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Python
Django
AI/ML
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LLM
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Frontend
React.js
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AWS
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Goldman Sachs

goldmansachs.com
goldmansachs.com • HQ: New York, United States • Wealth Management & Financial Advisors • Asset Management & Funds • Investment Banking & M&A Advisory • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1869 • Trust A • Hiring 470, 57 new
HQ: New York, United States • Wealth Management & Financial Advisors • Asset Management & Funds • Investment Banking & M&A Advisory • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1869 • Trust A • Hiring 470, 57 new
Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities, and asset and wealth management firm headquartered at 200 West Street in New York, serving corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it runs its business through Global Banking and Markets and Asset and Wealth Management and has major offices in London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Birmingham, Dallas, Salt Lake City and Bengaluru. Its lateral hiring covers software engineers, trading and capital markets analysts, private wealth and Ayco advisers, compliance, internal audit and human capital roles.
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Open 268 daysVerified live · 5 hours ago 9 months ago Long shot · 4%

Global Advisory & Markets, Software Engineer, Associate, Sydney

Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Middle
C++
JavaScript
Python
TypeScript
Databases
MySQL
Apache Kafka
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Hadoop
Spark
Frontend
Redux
Angular
React.js
DevOps
GitLab
Jenkins
Terraform
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Evergreen Labs

evergreen-labs.org
evergreen-labs.org • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Consumer & Utility Software • Trust B • Hiring 3
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Consumer & Utility Software • Trust B • Hiring 3
Evergreen Labs is a software company building tools for health, travel, language and everyday life, with product and customer teams. Its job ads cover senior software engineers, customer success and account managers, and it has offices in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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Open 271 daysVerified live · 1 hour ago 9 months ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer

≈ $80k – $171k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sydney, Melbourne, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
TypeScript
JavaScript
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Anduril Industries

anduril.com
anduril.com • HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2152, 162 new
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2152, 162 new
Anduril Industries is an American defence technology company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous systems and command software for military and border security customers. Rather than bidding on cost-plus programmes, it develops products with its own capital and sells them as finished systems, from surveillance towers and counter-drone interceptors to underwater vehicles and collaborative combat aircraft. Its Lattice software platform fuses sensor data into a single operating picture and controls the hardware family, and the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with a large manufacturing site in Ohio.
Matt Grimm · Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer · decision-maker
Trae Stephens · Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · decision-maker
Brian Schimpf · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Palmer Luckey · Founder · decision-maker
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Open 371 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 6%

Senior Software Engineer

≈ $108k – $231k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
Rust
Go
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Frontend
React.js
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
QA
Sentry
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Open 371 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 9%

Staff Software Engineer

≈ $163k – $351k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required • Staff
Rust
Go
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JavaScript
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React.js
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Open 374 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 3%

Software Engineer

≈ $77k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Equity • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required
Rust
Go
TypeScript
C++
JavaScript
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Frontend
React.js
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
QA
Sentry
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Asula

asula.xyz
asula.xyz • Dubai • Amsterdam • Sydney • Web3 & dApps • 1-10 employees • Trust B • Hiring 3
Dubai • Amsterdam • Sydney • Web3 & dApps • 1-10 employees • Trust B • Hiring 3
Building the next generation of products at the intersection of Bitcoin, Blockchain infrastructure and finance.
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Open 543 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 1 year ago Long shot · 11%

Senior Software Engineer

≈ $66k – $112k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sydney, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Go
C++
Web3
Bitcoin
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Procreate

procreate.com
procreate.com • HQ: Hobart, Australia • Design & Prototyping Tools • Photo & Video Editing Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011 • Trust B • Hiring 5
HQ: Hobart, Australia • Design & Prototyping Tools • Photo & Video Editing Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2011 • Trust B • Hiring 5
Procreate is a software company that makes drawing and animation apps for creative professionals and aspiring artists, sold as a one-time purchase without subscription. Its apps are used by millions of people and the company hires iOS, rendering and systems engineers and designers. The company is headquartered in Hobart, Australia.
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Open 746 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 8%

Senior Software Engineer - Swift

≈ $89k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Hobart, Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Haskell
Mobile
UIKit
Design
Procreate
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Elafent

elafent.com
elafent.com • HQ: Sydney, Australia • BI & Dashboard Software • Analytics & BI Consulting • 11-50 employees • Hiring 1
HQ: Sydney, Australia • BI & Dashboard Software • Analytics & BI Consulting • 11-50 employees • Hiring 1
Elafent is an Australian software company that helps organisations make data-driven business decisions with a cloud SaaS platform. Its facilities are ISO 27001 certified, and it recruits graduate software engineers who work remotely from Australia. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
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Open 960 daysVerified live · 2 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 5%

Graduate Software Engineer

Junior • Sydney • Remote (Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
SQL
Frontend
Redux
React.js
DevOps
Git
Linux
CI/CD
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Equal Experts

equalexperts.com
equalexperts.com • HQ: London, United Kingdom • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2007 • Trust D • Hiring 11
HQ: London, United Kingdom • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Custom Software Development • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2007 • Trust D • Hiring 11
Equal Experts is a London consultancy founded in 2007 that delivers software with senior engineers rather than large pyramids of juniors. It works on government digital services, retail platforms and financial systems across Britain, India and North America. The company operates as a network of experienced practitioners rather than a conventional staffing model.
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Likely inactiveVerified live · 3 hours ago 2 years ago Long shot · 4%

Senior Backend Engineer

≈ $82k – $175k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Senior
CI/CD
GCP
Azure
AWS
Management
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Backend Developer Salary in Australia
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in Australia are available on Alion?
There are currently 292 active listings from 94 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in Australia pay?
The average salary is around $161,581 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in Australia?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
How do I apply for Backend Developer jobs in Australia?
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