Hybrid Software Engineer – Compliance Team

at LIFELENZ

• Job title: Software Engineer – Compliance Team
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: A$105,000 - A$135,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Linux, Microservices, Postgres, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Spring
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Adelaide, Australia

About the role

• Software Engineer focused on compliance systems at LIFELENZ, building secure and scalable backend services. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software applications and backend services in line with product and technical specifications.
• Write, review, and optimise high-quality, maintainable, and performant code primarily using Java / Spring, Drools, and/or Ruby / Ruby on Rails.
• Develop and enhance backend systems across microservices and monolithic architectures, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Design and implement a rules and compliance engine, translating regulatory and business requirements into robust software solutions.
• Participate in system and application architecture discussions, contributing to technical design decisions and implementation approaches.
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis across complex codebases and production systems.
• Apply software engineering best practices, including version control, automated testing, code reviews, and continuous integration.
• Where required, act as Feature Lead, owning the technical delivery of assigned features from design through to release.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, UX/UI designers, architects, DevOps, security specialists, and test analysts to deliver software solutions aligned to business needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ professional experience in a software engineering role within a product-based environment.
• Demonstrated experience in software design, development, testing, and maintenance across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong proficiency in modern Java, including object-oriented design, performance optimisation, and clean code principles.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining RESTful APIs using Java Spring.
• Experience working with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and data access layers.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, including diagnosing and resolving complex software defects.
• Experience working in Agile development environments (e.g. Scrum, iterative delivery, test-driven development).
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments and modern development toolchains.