Senior Software Engineer

About The Company:

We are proudly owned by Auto & General Insurance Company. The A&G group is made up of trusted and well-known brands such as iSelect, Compare the Market and Budget Direct. In late 2024, iSelect and Compare the Market formed a new aggregation business within the A&G group that continues to support millions of Australians to compare and buy their personal finance, and household products such as insurance, energy, and loans.

About The Role:

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Compare the Market and iSelect are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our collaborative Engineering team. In this role you’ll have the chance to be part of our delivery team, working in a continuous delivery model (Agile), where we focus on delivering high-quality software efficiently for both internal and external stakeholders. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll be passionate about quality, design, reusability, and maintainability, and will lead the design, planning, and execution of development tasks across an enterprise-scale application landscape.

We are rebuilding our core platforms using cutting-edge technologies, which will underpin all our service offerings, including Energy, Insurance, and Lending. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a range of exciting projects that span our entire business, shaping the future of our platform alongside iSelect’s offerings. Join us in building robust, scalable solutions and be part of a team that’s driving innovation in the market!

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with colleagues to tackle complex problems and collectively develop high-quality software solutions.
• Work closely with various stakeholders, such as product managers and business analysts, to fully understand business requirements and ensure that software outcomes meet organisational objectives efficiently.
• Participate in and lead the delivery of technical solutions, guiding the team through the implementation process and ensuring that projects are completed successfully and on time.
•  Maintain a focus on quality and excellence by encouraging the team to adhere to best practices, standards, and processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, assisting them in navigating technical challenges, improving their skills, and growing professionally within the team.

What You’ll Bring:

As our Senior Software Engineer, you are someone who thrives on innovation and loves to lead. You have a knack for guiding teams and shaping the architecture of cutting-edge systems. With your extensive background in software development, including hands-on experience with Java, .NET, and React, along with a keen understanding of Cloud services like AWS and Azure. Your leadership and mentoring skills have prepared you to inspire and support others as they grow in their roles. You are passionate about RESTful API and microservices architecture.

• Extensive software development experience with a focus on designing and building high-quality systems.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in guiding the design and architecture of both new and existing systems.
• 5+ years of software development experience in full-stack environments.
• Strong expertise in JavaScript (React) and/or Java, and Node.js.
• Extensive experience with AWS cloud technologies, serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Proficient in modern CI/CD practices, observability, and end-to-end software development.

Our Benefits

At Compare the Market, we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where your talents will be recognised and rewarded. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our continued success. As well as ample opportunities for growth and development, we also provide:

• Vibrant and social community who have annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including the option of one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight.
• Study support (up to 50% of tuition fees for relevant courses) and professional membership reimbursement.
• Enjoy additional leave days - ‘ME’ leave and ‘Volunteer Day’ leave.
• Employee discounts on Car, Home, Travel insurance.
•  Income protection insurance provided to support you in the event of non-work-related illness or injury.
• Discounts with a broad range of providers, including gym memberships, accommodation, dental care and more.

Compare the Market and iSelect is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage all applicants to apply. We acknowledge that we are strengthened by diversity. 

Please note that this role is only available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights, as sponsorship is not available.

We politely ask recruiters to refrain from making unsolicited approaches or sending resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders. Compare the Market Australia and iSelect are not responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes. 

Compare the Market and iSelect is committed to protecting your privacy. All applications and personal information are handled with strict confidentiality and securely stored in compliance with Australian privacy laws. Your details will be used solely for recruitment purposes and will not be disclosed to third parties outside the Auto & General Holdings Group of Companies without your explicit consent.