Job Description

Employment Type

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Permanent

Closing Date

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22 Oct 2025 11:59pm

Job Title

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Full stack Developer (Java with React)

Job Summary

As a software Engineering Specialist , you thrive on collaborating with your team to design, build, and deliver innovative software applications and products that delight our customers. Your command of diverse skills, passion, curiosity, and ever-learning attitude will help us march toward building a world-class software organization. You will work closely with technical leads/designers and other stakeholders by building prototypes, evaluating different tech stacks, providing strong recommendations, delivering challenging propositions, and propelling overall productivity.

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Telstra is a leading telecommunications and technology company with a proudly Australian heritage and a growing international presence. With over 3,200 employees across 30+ countries outside Australia, we serve thousands of businesses, government bodies, carriers, and OTT customers worldwide. Our extensive subsea cable network across the Asia-Pacific provides unmatched intra-Asia lit capacity. Telstra empowers organizations with cutting-edge technology solutions including data and IP networks, managed services, cloud, security, unified communications, and application development.



We're looking for a skilled Full Stack Developer to join our growing engineering team. While this is a full stack role, your primary focus will be on building and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure backend systems. You'll collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop backend systems and RESTful APIs using

Java (11/17+) and Spring Boot

. Build secure, high-performance services, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Integrate with relational and non-relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), including data modeling and query optimization. Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate APIs and build seamless end-to-end solutions using

React JS

, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and solution design for backend systems. Implement CI/CD pipelines in coordination with DevOps teams; support cloud-based deployments, preferably on

AWS

. Write unit, integration, and API tests using tools like

Postman

,

Selenium

, and other automated testing frameworks. Maintain code quality standards and resolve issues flagged by tools like

SonarQube

. Monitor application health and performance using

Splunk

,

New Relic

, and similar tools. Participate in Agile ceremonies, coordinate deployment activities, and showcase deliverables to stakeholders. Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience as a Full Stack Developer with a strong backend focus.

Strong programming experience in

Java (11/17+)

and backend frameworks such as

Spring Boot

. Frontend development skills with

React (latest versions)

, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Solid understanding of

RESTful API design

and integration, including tools like

Apigee

. Experience with

database development

and performance tuning in

MySQL

,

PostgreSQL

, or

MongoDB

. Familiarity with cloud environments, particularly

AWS

, including deployment and monitoring. Working knowledge of Agile tools like

JIRA

. Experience with

SonarQube

for code quality and

Selenium/Postman

for testing. Knowledge of

accessibility standards

and modern front-end best practices. Experience with observability and monitoring tools like

Splunk

,

New Relic

, etc. A strong team player who collaborates effectively--

not an individual contributor-only mindset

.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (preferred but not mandatory). Exposure to containerization and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.

This role is ideal for developers who are passionate about backend engineering but enjoy contributing to full-stack development. If you're looking to work on meaningful products at scale, in a team-driven environment, we'd love to hear from you!