Software Engineer

Job Description

Software Engineer

• Permanent, full-time role with highly competitive remuneration and benefits

• Based in Murarrie, QLD, working on-site with a supportive, collaborative team

• Grow your career in a high-impact industry with real scope to develop

• Gain hands-on experience across complex software design, development, integration, and testing

Join a trusted global leader in animal health and take on a role where your technical expertise will help shape innovative software solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on complex, meaningful projects in a collaborative environment, with strong support, professional growth, and the chance to build your skills across the full software development lifecycle.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include, however not limited to:

• Design complex software applications, components, and modules using agreed standards, patterns, and methodologies

• Produce and communicate multiple design views to support stakeholder needs and project goals

• Evaluate design alternatives and trade-offs to deliver smart, practical solutions

• Verify designs through modelling, simulation, or prototyping, and continuously improve your work through peer review

• Design, code, test, document, refactor, and maintain complex software solutions

• Apply engineering standards, development tools, and established methods to deliver quality outcomes

• Participate in and lead peer code reviews to strengthen code quality and team capability

• Design system components using proven patterns and define software modules for integration builds

• Produce build definitions, perform system integration testing, and diagnose build and integration issues

• Design and maintain software configurations that support reliable, well-engineered deployments

• Contribute to data pipelines and data stores, ensuring data is secure, accessible, and reliable

• Design and refine data visualisations in collaboration with end users to improve insight and usability

• Design and execute manual and automated test cases, define test plans and acceptance criteria, and report results, issues, and risks

• Perform ad hoc technical missions as requested by management

What You Must have

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience. Cloud, Agile or testing certifications are a plus

• Strong knowledge of C# and .NET (Framework 4.8, .NET Standard, and .NET Core)

• Strong SQL experience with MS SQL Server

• Solid experience with Git source versioning

• Working knowledge of Test-Driven Development

• Experience developing serial and TCP/IP protocols

• Experience with multitask application development

• Experience with Inversion of Control patterns

• Fluent English with strong communication skills communication

Desirable Experience

If you bring any of the following, it would be an advantage:

• Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Microsoft Azure

• Experience with serverless architecture

• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Deployment processes and tools

What You Can Expect 

• The opportunity to work with real autonomy while being supported by a knowledgeable and collaborative team

• The chance to tackle complex technical challenges and make a meaningful impact

• Career growth in a thriving, globally respected animal health business

• Exposure to the full software lifecycle, from design and development through to integration, testing, and deployment

• Hands-on experience with new technologies, including cloud and serverless environments

• An on-site role in Murarrie, QLD, where teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and innovation are part of everyday life

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, System Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

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Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

06/29/2026

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