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Senior Backend Engineer

Big Red Group

Location:
Australia, Sydney ▼
Gold Coast

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

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Job Description:

We’re creating a platform that connects partners, businesses, and customers across the experiences industry - from gifting to direct bookings. We’re a major player in ANZ, and we’re investing in our platform for the future and a global stage. We’re hiring two Senior Backend Engineers to join our small, fast-moving teams to take it further.

Job Responsibility:

Design, build, and deliver scalable, responsive backend services that scale to support a high-volume e-commerce platform using Micronaut (Java 17/21), Grails, MySQL, and Redis
Collaborate on designing and evolving robust APIs and data models that enable flexibility for frontend and partner integrations
Ensure systems are secure, reliable, and performant, with strong observability and reliability practices in place
Contribute to architecture decisions, technical designs, and make pragmatic trade-offs to deliver sustainable engineering outcomes
Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues in distributed systems, contributing to continuous improvement

Requirements:

6+ years of Backend experience
Proficiency with Java (Micronaut, Grails, or similar frameworks), relational databases (MySQL), and caching (Redis)
Proficiency designing and integrating APIs (REST/OpenAPI) for internal and external consumers
Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling (Datadog)
Strong experience debugging, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and scaling distributed systems
Strong communication and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team

What we offer:

30 work-from-anywhere days
leadership development
paid parental leave
wellness support
weekly, catered Community Lunches (for Sydney or Gold Coast)
Experiences@Work
employee resource groups
social events
continuous learning opportunities

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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