Role type: Full-time; Fixed-term
Faculty: Architecture, Building and Planning
Department/School: Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN)
Salary: AUD $100,847 - $109,163 p.a. plus 17% super

• Entry-level software role in national research infrastructure / build modern cloud, data and API skills / support better urban decisions

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• Join AURIN to grow your engineering career while building platforms that support impactful city and regional research.

• Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Melbourne
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Your next career opportunity
As Associate Software Engineer, you will build and enhance AURIN’s cloud-first platforms for urban research. You will develop technical skills across modern languages, data systems and cloud tools while collaborating with experts.

What you will deliver:

• Contribute to designing, developing, testing and maintaining software components that power AURIN’s digital research infrastructure platforms.
• Implement integrations and RESTful services that connect data, analytical tools and visualisation systems for researchers and policymakers.
• Work within a team-based squad, pairing with senior engineers to solve technical challenges and deliver sprint objectives.
• Apply best-practice version control, CI/CD and containerisation workflows to support reliable, scalable deployments.
• Participate in documentation, support, and continuous improvement activities, ensuring systems remain usable, secure and well-governed.

You may be a great fit if you:

• Hold entry-level experience across the software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering through implementation, testing and maintenance.
• Possess foundational skills in languages such as Java, Python and JavaScript for application development.
• Understand web servers and databases, including technologies like Apache or Nginx, MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Work effectively within small collaborative teams and balance competing priorities to meet agreed deadlines.
• Use modern collaborative engineering practices, including git-based workflows, CI/CD, agile delivery and containerised deployments.
• Demonstrate motivation to up-skill through mentoring, self-directed learning and formal professional development opportunities.

• This role is eligible for visa sponsorship and we welcome international applicants. If successful, we will support you through this process.

• A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.