CareerPlan

Software/Data Engineer

Hobart, TasmaniaFull-time$100k–$113k2026-10-24 → 2026-11-11
Citizens or permanent residents only

Core

Develop, deploy, and maintain web-based data and information systems, services, and tools for the management and visualization of scientific data (marine and collections) to make it accessible and usable for researchers and industry.

Role type

Software/Data Engineer (Web Systems & Data Infrastructure)

Builds

Web tools, data infrastructure, and RESTful APIs for scientific data curation, description, and sharing.

Domain

Scientific research (Marine Biology & Collections) + Data Engineering

Required skills

Software engineering best practices (version control, CI/CD, automated testing), RESTful API design, Web application development, Server administration (Windows/Linux), Data analysis, System refactoring, Project planning

Preferred skills

None explicitly stated

Technologies

None explicitly stated

Responsibilities

Design and develop web-based data systems; Contribute to innovative products to increase data usability; Participate in project planning and execution; Liaise with stakeholders on data interoperability and metadata; Maintain data infrastructure.

Seniority

Mid-level IC (Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required)