Staff Software Engineer

Employment TypePermanentClosing Date26 Sept :59pmJob TitleStaff Software Engineer - Mobile Engineer

Job Summary

As a Staff Engineer you model the highest standards of software engineering practice in the work you do. Acting with a sense of urgency, whilst remaining flexible you put customer needs first. You actively use your breadth and depth of expertise to build capability and raise work standards in the teams you are working in.Job Description

Who We Are

Telstra's an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're Australia's leading Telco + tech company, spanning over a century with a footprint in over 20+ countries.

Focus of the Role

As a Staff Engineer in Mobile Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction and platform architecture of Telstra's mobile applications. You'll lead by example, applying deep expertise in Android and/or iOS development to deliver scalable, secure and high-performance mobile experiences. You'll champion engineering excellence, drive architectural decisions, and ensure alignment with Telstra's digital strategy and accessibility standards. You will also explore and apply AI-powered tools and capabilities to enhance development efficiency, personalisation, and content automation. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.

What You'll Do  

• As a Staff Software Engineer, you apply deep experience and technical know-how in the Software Engineering domain to:
• Design, build and maintain multiple complex software application technologies and their interaction with Telstra processes and systems
• Develop innovative software that maintains data/network security management, and leverage set processes to reduce the time between commission and production
• Authentically engage with and influence a multi-stakeholder landscape to translate customer needs into leading-edge software application products, services or systems that meet Telstra's time, cost and quality standards
• Collaborate with team members and key stakeholders, seeking support, direction and buy-in to gather deep insights about the challenges and opportunities of our software application technologies and platforms
• Significantly contribute to continuous improvement initiatives of our systems and processes, to help define 'best practice' corporate testing standards and drive improved outcomes (e.g. productivity, customer experience and/or profitability)
• Lead initiatives or components of initiatives in line with the strategic direction of your team/mission, that have a significant degree of impact to the function or cross-functionally
• Take ownership of your own actions and decisions to drive positive outcomes within your team/mission, and provide guidance to more junior engineers in order to support their development and contribution to team/mission outcomes

About You

To be successful in the role, you bring a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic vision, and leadership skills, particularly in Mobile Engineering and AI-driven innovation:

Essential Qualifications & Expertise

• Mobile Engineering Experience
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in mobile application development across Android and iOS platforms, delivering production-grade apps with a focus on scale, performance, and user experience.
• Deep proficiency in Android SDK, Kotlin, Java, Swift, and SwiftUI and strong understanding of mobile APIs, UX design principles, and component management.
• Leadership experience in driving architectural decisions and aligning engineering teams around best practices and standards.

AI & Strategic Insight

• Demonstrated expertise in integrating AI/ML and Generative AI technologies—including Copilot, prompt engineering, and LLM-based tools—to enhance mobile development, automate workflows, and improve customer experiences.
• Skilled in driving AI-powered automation, personalization, and content intelligence while ensuring ethical and responsible AI adoption aligned with enterprise governance.
• Proven ability to align engineering decisions with broader company objectives and digital transformation goals.

Quality & Performance Leadership

• Track record of implementing significant improvements in code quality, performance, stability, and scalability.
• Advocate and enforce rigorous testing strategies, gaining stakeholder buy-in, even in challenging environments.
• Strong knowledge and application of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.

DevOps & CI/CD

• Deep expertise in mobile CI/CD workflows, including pipeline orchestration, DevOps practices, automated testing and observability practices using New Relic.
• Accountable for release governance, branching strategies, and automation using GitLab Runners and Bamboo.
• Skilled in managing end-to-end app releases, including DDR preparation, stakeholder co-ordination and comprehensive release checklists.

Security & Observability

• Experience implementing security best practices using tools such as Veracode, SonarQube, SAST and SEA .
• Proficient in active monitoring and observability using platforms such as New Relic, Splunk, Firebase, PagerDuty, and Adobe Omniture.

Cloud & Architecture Awareness

• Experience in cloud-native mobile development and microservices architecture, supporting multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining high velocity and technical excellence.
• Skilled at identifying technical debt and driving modernization efforts to sustain long-term platform health.
• Leadership & Problem Solving
• Demonstrated technical leadership driving cross-team alignment and architectural decisions.
• Strong problem-solving skills in high-availability, high-pressure environments.

Highly Desirable

• Bachelor's degree in Computing Science, Engineering, or Information Management.
• Experience in service-oriented architecture and J2EE platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and automation tools.
• Proven track record of delivering software solutions on time and within budget.

Key Skills

• Native mobile development (Android/iOS)
• Kotlin, Java, Swift, SwiftUI
• CI/CD pipelines
• Agile methodologies
• Microservices architecture
• Cloud-native development
• Technical leadership
• AI/ML Integration and Prompt Engineering

What we offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
• Up to 26 weeks maternity leave provided to the birth mother with benefits for all child births
• Up to 16 weeks paid paternity leave provided to the non-birthing partners
• Employees are entitled to 21 paid annual leaves per calendar year
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 days of paid sick / casual leave per calendar year
• Receive insurance benefits such as medical, accidental and life insurances

If you are looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you

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When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

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