Senior Software Engineer

About Us

iSelect and Compare the Market are reputable Australian brands focused on simplifying the selection and purchase of personal finance and household products like insurance, energy, and loans. Together, they deliver a seamless and customer-oriented experience, helping millions of Australians find products tailored to their needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, creation, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and dependable digital products and services, ensuring they adhere to best practices in software architecture, coding standards, testing, and documentation.
• Evaluate and refine code created by team members to uphold continuous improvement and high quality in software solutions.
• Provide strategic technical leadership by guiding decisions about technology stacks, architectural approaches, design patterns, and the integration of AI capabilities.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of AI/ML-powered features such as intelligent automation, recommendation engines, and analytics-driven insights.
• Engage actively in Agile team ceremonies and promote innovation by encouraging the adoption of modern tools and practices including DevSecOps principles focusing on automation, continuous integration/delivery, security, and scalable AI solutions.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders ranging from developers, product owners, project managers to solution architects to ensure clear understanding and alignment on complex technical and AI-related topics.
• Continue personal growth by keeping up with industry and AI trends and mentor junior engineers to support skill development and knowledge sharing within the team.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in full-stack software development.
• Strong skills in JavaScript (React), Java, and Node.js.
• Comprehensive experience with AWS cloud services, especially serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Proven background in integrating AI/ML technologies such as APIs, large language models, data pipelines, or automated intelligence within applications.
• Familiarity with data engineering principles and processes that underpin AI-driven solutions.
• Well-versed in modern CI/CD methodologies, software observability, and complete development lifecycle management.
• Experience working in regulated sectors and hybrid development environments is considered advantageous.

Why Join Us

• A culture valuing your ideas, recognizing your contributions, and promoting your career growth.
• A collaborative, supportive, and future-facing team environment where your work makes a difference.
• Shared values including Drive, Noble Intent, and All Together that influence workplace behavior and customer focus.
• Engaging community events such as annual celebrations, family fun days, and frequent social gatherings.
• Flexible working options including weekly remote workday or a 9-day fortnight schedule.
• Additional leave benefits like 'ME' leave, 'Volunteer Day' leave, option to purchase extra leave, and a Return To Work bonus for parents.
• Recognition through quarterly awards and programs highlighting employee contributions.

Additional Information

This position is exclusively open to candidates with unrestricted work rights in Australia; sponsorship is not provided. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and privacy, ensuring applicants’ personal data is handled confidentially and securely under Australian privacy laws, strictly for recruitment purposes within the iCompare Group.