Software Engineer - Melbourne

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Join our team of intelligent and collaborative Changemakers and make your mark on tomorrow! In this role, you’ll work as a Software Engineer within our exciting Digital Division on a 12 week contract to start ASAP!

This is your chance to drive our future ready digital projects and be instrumental in helping shaping communities to come!

Digital

Our Digital team works collaboratively to design and deliver innovative technology solutions that assist our clients to create a better future for our cities, regions, communities and the environment. We incorporate software development, data analytics, visualisation, digital engineering, geospatial and cloud into a truly integrated service.

Our recent projects include

• Newcastle City Intelligent Platform – a smart data brokerage and visualisation platform designed to make smart city data available to all staff within Newcastle City Council. 

• Online Forms for the NSW Department of Communities and Justice – we design, implement and support a range of complex forms used by applicants for community housing in NSW. 

• Melbourne Liveability Monitor – as part of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project, we designed and built a sensor integration platform which receives, aggregates and analyses data from hundreds of sound, vibration, and air quality sensors.  

• MyRo for VicRoads – we designed and implemented a fully automated, online system that provides real time and credible traffic information during construction works through the use of portable road-side devices 

What you’ll do:

You will be joining a team working on complex web applications with advanced, real-time frontends and backends, integrating and processing hundreds of millions of data points daily. The primary responsibilities of the role include: 

• Creating user interfaces that ensure end-users can achieve their goals in a simple and enjoyable way. 

• Researching and driving the adoption of new development technologies. 

• Designing, building, testing and deploying complex, multi-component JavaScript/Python applications to global clients. 

• Working in a fast-moving team of smart technology professionals. 

• Working face to face with clients and business analysts to provide a technical perspective on product decisions. 

This is an amazing opportunity to work on major projects across Australia and globally, and positively impact lives in the community. You will also have the chance to work with some of the brightest subject matter experts in the fields of engineering, climate change and resilience, urban planning and more. 

About you:

• Computer science degree, minimum at Bachelor’s level with Honours or equivalent experience. Self-taught and the right experience will suffice 

• Ability to rapidly adapt to new development technologies 

• Track record of successful software engineering and client support  

• Extensive experience and employment in the industry (At least Mid-senior level) 

• Industry qualifications such as AWS certifications highly regarded 

• Web-based application software development experience with knowledge of the following: 

• Python  

• JavaScript, HTML, CSS (mandatory), SASS (desirable) 

• Django, Webpack, Vue, React, AngularJS (desirable)  

• Postgres (mandatory), MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, DynamoDB (desirable) 

• Containerisation – Docker (desirable) 

• Source Control – Git  

• Experience in creation and execution of software-based tests  

• Experience with technical support and troubleshooting of infrastructure supporting client applications 

In return we will offer you an attractive daily rate and the opportunity to work on a portfolio of diverse and innovative projects!

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 4,500 talented people across 14 offices in Australia. We have committed to halving the carbon footprint of our designs and advice by 2030. Our sustainable solutions and Future Ready™ projects will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

Our vibrant workplace culture is an important part of what makes this a great place to work. It is supported by our Guiding Principles:

• We value our people and our reputation

• We are locally dedicated with international scale.

• We are future focused and challenge the status quo.

• We foster collaboration in everything we do.

• We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable.

WSP prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people by offering flexible working. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equal opportunity workplace. We promote Indigenous voices and are actively delivering a ‘Stretch’ level Reconciliation Action Plan.

Accredited by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice, we also support the LGBTQI+ community, and encourage all employees to bring their whole selves to work.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.