Software

Who is Shift

At Shift were business specialists dedicated to helping Australian SMEs take control of their cashflow streamline trade terms and choose the right financial products.

We believe Australian businesses are the driving force behind our economy and are core to our communities. Thats why our business expertise focus on relationships and market-leading technology is at the core of everything we do. Weve helped solve the credit and payment pain points for more than 30000 businesses providing over $6 billion in aggregate funding.

Our unique approach to product innovation combined with our collaborative culture means you can build your career in a supportive environment. Youll be joining a diverse team of over 300 people who are always looking to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses.

About the role:

Were looking for a Backend-Focused Software Engineer with a product engineering mindset - someone who gets satisfaction from building reliable scalable systems that power real products people use every day. Youll work across APIs microservices and cloud infrastructure and collaborate closely with product design and engineering to ship things that matter.

What youll do

• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and services in C# (.NET)

• Develop and document APIs working with API gateways and following best practices

• Integrate and optimise RESTful APIs and event-driven microservices

• Design for observability using tools like Dynatrace and other monitoring solutions

• Ensure auditability and traceability across the systems you work on

• Collaborate within an agile product-focused team alongside product owners designers and engineers

• Contribute to integrating AI features and agentic systems including MCP principles

• Participate in architectural discussions and help drive backend scalability and maintainability

• Write high-quality maintainable code with a strong eye on security and reliability
  

What youll bring

• 3 years of backend development experience with C#

• Hands-on experience building documenting and supporting APIs and API gateways

• Familiarity with observability tooling such as Dynatrace and an understanding of audit and traceability standards

• Experience with Azure or comparable cloud platforms

• A product engineering mindset - you think about the business problem not just the technical one

• Strong testing instincts and a commitment to quality and secure delivery

• Any exposure to AI development agentic architectures or MCP is a genuine bonus

• Curious self-driven and someone who enjoys reading and learning beyond the day job

Key benefits:

• Collaborative teams a flat structure means everyone can learn from colleagues and senior leaders around the business.

• Be involved come together with all of your colleagues every 100 days to share the product and technology roadmap and business strategy.

• Flexible working environment were headquartered in North Sydney with state-based workplaces and offer a flexible work policy.

• Family support industry leading 26 weeks paid parental leave.

• Purpose built spaces within our office designed for collaboration brainstorming socialising and focused work.

• Range of benefits supporting your physical psychological and financial wellbeing. From a day off on your birthday to excellent end of trip facilities.

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