Graduate Backend Engineer

A fast-growing Australian deep-tech start-up are expanding its engineering team and looking for a Graduate/Junior Backend Software Engineer to join at an early stage of the company's growth. This organisation builds production-grade analytics and data platforms used in high-reliability, real-world environments. Their engineering team focuses on taking advanced R&D outputs and turning them into robust, scalable software systems that operate on high-volume, high-velocity data. This is a genuine entry-level role with strong mentorship, real ownership, and exposure to complex systems early in your career. Ideally, you'll have programmed and tested Golang/Rust code but, if not, Java or C++ fundamentals will be enough for the Head of Engineering to train you up.

• Building and maintaining backend services and APIs
• Developing streaming and batch data pipelines
• Writing unit and integration tests as a core part of development
• Working with message-driven systems and databases
• Improving performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Contributing to technical discussions, documentation, and design decisions
• You'll work on multiple products and systems as they evolve, gaining broad exposure rather than being locked into a single codebase

• Learning ability and fundamentals matter more than years of experience.
• STEM degree (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar)
• Understanding of software engineering fundamentals (memory, performance, concurrency, APIs)
• Experience with C++ or Java from university or early career work
• Exposure to Go or Rust is a plus, not a requirement
• Familiarity with REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and basic async programming
• Awareness of software quality practices: testing, code reviews, CI/CD
• Comfortable working in Linux / Unix environments

Location: Adelaide (Hybrid) C++/Java/Rust/Golang

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