Software Engineer, Backend & API
Render Networks
Full-time
On-site
Melbourne, 07
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Render Networks is hiring a backend focused Software Engineer in Melbourne for a full-time onsite role. You will architect and ship scalable Python APIs with FastAPI, write documentation, build integrations, and engage with customers. You’ll own API design, testing, migrations with backward compatibility, and production troubleshooting while mentoring teammates and contributing to code reviews and CI/CD pipelines. The candidate should have 4+ years of backend experience, Python and SQL expertise, AWS exposure, and observability tooling. To apply, tailor your resume to API products, showcase API work and migrations, and share a GitHub or portfolio link; align with Render values and highlight readiness to work onsite in Melbourne.
Render's singular focus is best summarised by our purpose; continuously innovate and evolve technology to build networks better and connect communities. Render's geospatial network construction platform enables telecommunication network operators and construction teams to digitize the construction workflow and cut the time and cost of large-scale fiber deployment by over 20%.
Network infrastructure spend in the USA is forecast at more than $60B per annum over the next decade. So, the demand for technology-enabled efficiency and construction innovation is sizable and acute. Render's market-leading platform is experiencing rapid adoption. In partnership with majority partners IFM Investors, Render is perfectly positioned to build on existing momentum and realize significant growth.
Our entire team has a genuine passion for innovation and understands technology’s role in enabling communities to connect and thrive globally. Our shared values shape everything that we do at Render and are central to everything we do as a company:
- Lead Boldly with Courageous Innovation- Integrity & Accountability- Put Customers at the Center
The role you will play:
As a Software Engineer at Render, you are a back-end focused engineer who is passionate about all aspects ofexcellent developer experiences including architecting and developing simple yet powerful APIs, authoring clearand informative documentation, building compelling integration applications, and interacting with internal andexternal customers to incorporate feedback. You will be an expert in Python code bases and demonstrate bothhigh code velocity and quality simultaneously. The backend team consists of some of the most dynamic andtenured software engineers at Render, and is motivated to deliver high quality code for internal and externalintegrations that support our product-led strategy.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
- Work within the Backend team to develop a scalable, reliable, and high-performance APIs
- Be a proactive member of system scoping discussions, technical specifications and code reviews
- Maintain best practices for backend infrastructure focusing on scalability and reliability
- Create robust test cases for new platform and API capabilities
- Roll out changes and migrations to customers in an agile manner with backward compatibility
- Work with and mentor fellow engineers through code reviews and technical sessions
- Troubleshoot production issues across various service levels
- Collaborate with engineers, technical leaders, product managers, and designers to scope out and deliver on new features and roadmap items
- On-site mentorship and cross team collaboration sessions
Our ideal candidate must have:
- A BS degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or relevant engineering field
- 4+ years of professional backend software development, including developing API products
- Deep understanding of modern Python and the ecosystem
- Solid understanding of the full stack of technologies needed to build and run APIs (Render’s API is built using Fast API)
- Expertise in Restful API design and management
- Proficient in SQL, database design, with a good understanding of optimisation and performance best practices
- Exposure to working within AWS
- Production experience with observability tooling, Datadog, New Relic or similar
- Solid understanding of CI/CD methodologies and experience in building pipelines
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Motivated to develop high quality code, ability to engage with all necessary stakeholders to ensure that happens
- Experience with gathering and documenting technical requirements and specifications
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
At Render, we’re ‘reimagining connection’ and enabling both our customers, and the communities they exist to serve, to reach their full potential. We do this by building world-class technology that improves: deployment speed, connectivity quality, and economic outcomes for some of society's most vulnerable families and communities.
Engagement is important to us at Render. We strive to ensure our people remain connected in thoughtful ways:
Flexible working: We treat our employees as adults. They understand the importance of coming together to collaborate, innovate, and perform and we understand the importance of providing the flexibility to work remotely, connect virtually, and at different timesProfessional development: In addition to having goal-oriented check-ins to ensure potential is realised and performance maximised, our culture focuses on supportive and robust development. Learning opportunities including: tech talks and guest speaker sessions are hosted regularly, and individual employees have customised training and development plansCollaborative culture: We know big ideas can come from anyone. So, we encourage and empower everybody to share their ideas and expertise to feel valued and to make a positive impactTechnology investment: We work with leading technology platforms and enablement tools to support your successWellbeing focus: All people perform better when they’re firing on all cylinders; health and wellness benefits are essential. Render supports all employees' wellbeing via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and we encourage people to be themselves by creating an inclusive workplaceEmployee Benefits: We offer competitive paid parental leave with 12 weeks of paid leave for Primary Caregivers and two weeks of paid leave for Secondary Caregivers.
At Render we celebrate diversity and promote equal employment opportunities in the workplace. Our open, transparent, and inclusive team culture provides a licence for every individual to turn ideas into impact. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can enhance Render and our culture. So, even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you!