- Shortlisting & interviewing now!
- 12 Month Fixed-term contract with a view to going permanent
- $200K + 12% Super
- Fortnightly Pay Cycle
- Monday - Friday, 8AM-9AM Start times
- Hybrid working - 3 days work from home, 2 days office-based
- Sydney CBD location based on George Street
- Voted one of the best places to work in Australia multiple times!
- Greenfield build — own a platform from zero
- Choose frameworks, define architecture, drive technical direction
- Startup-style autonomy inside a large organisation
- Lead the design and development of scalable Python backend services, contributing across the full stack to deliver high-quality, modern engineering solutions
- Drive end-to-end delivery across backend, frontend and cloud — from design to deployment and ongoing improvement.
- Act as a senior technical leader, guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers and partnering with product, design and operations teams to shape the technical roadmap.
- Paid parental leave
- Full-time role with job security!
- Australia's largest provider of claims management with over 100 years of history
- Inclusive & diverse culture with a large focus on physical & mental wellbeing
Our client is Australia's largest provider of claims management and provided prevention and return to work support. With over 4000 employees and having won numerous awards inccluding best service provider and one of the top 50 places for women to work in Australia!
Besides being one of Australia's top companies, they offer a range of benefits, including a highly competitive salary, flexible working, yearly salary increases, training, progression, and a culture focused on diversity.
About the Role
The Senior Python Developer will design, build, and optimise backend services while contributing across the full stack to deliver modern, scalable and high-performing applications. You’ll work closely with product, design, and operations teams to drive end-to-end delivery — from early technical discovery through to deployment, monitoring and ongoing improvement. You can independently deliver UI features in React (or similar) and connect the frontend to backend services without relying on another FE engineer.
You will:
- Design, build and optimise Python backend services and APIs
- Deliver full stack features end-to-end (backend + React/frontend)
- Define architecture, select frameworks and drive engineering standards
- Deploy, monitor, test and improve systems across cloud environments
- Embed robust testing, security and CI/CD practices
- Work directly with the Head of Security & Infrastructure and Senior DevOps Engineer
- Operate with high autonomy in a low-structure environment
- Mentor and guide engineers as the product grows
About You
You’re a Senior Software Engineer with deep Python backend expertise and the ability to deliver full-stack features end-to-end without relying on a front-end specialist. You’re comfortable operating autonomously, making technical decisions, and owning outcomes from idea to deployment.
You have:
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with Python as a core backend language
- Real full-stack capability — confident building UI features in React/Angular/Vue and connecting them to backend services
- Strong experience across APIs, microservices, SQL/NoSQL databases, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- A solid grasp of modern architecture, testing, CI/CD, security and maintainability
- The ability to work in a low-structure, high-ownership environment, choosing frameworks and shaping architecture
- Proven experience leading engineering decisions, mentoring peers and raising technical standards
- Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical concepts clearly and collaborate across product and operations
- A pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach — you enjoy building, shipping and improving products
If you are smiling from ear to ear and would like to know more, then please do not hesitate and APPLY NOW following the prompts. Please email Ishmael@smaart.com.au with any questions or ring 8637 4444.
*** Only shortlisted individuals will be contacted ***
*** Must be a Permanent Resident or Citizen of Australia ***
