Graduate Software Engineer

About the role

Join the Australian Access Federation engineering team in Brisbane as a Graduate Software Engineer. You’ll work on authentication and sign‑in experiences, improve client‑facing portals, and contribute to new product development. The role offers exposure to full‑stack development, cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, AI‑assisted engineering and a modern tech stack.

Key responsibilities

• Build and improve frontend experiences across AAF’s products.
• Turn designs into clean, functional interfaces using HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Collaborate with the design capability to translate ideas into working software.
• Develop secure, production‑ready application code and contribute to full‑stack, cloud and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Test, review and ship work alongside experienced engineers.
• Spot opportunities to enhance UX and suggest better implementation approaches.
• Gain hands‑on experience with AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.

Required profile

• Recent graduate or up to 1‑1.5 years of commercial experience.
• Strong technical foundations and genuine interest in building software.
• Curiosity, problem‑solving mindset and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Confidence to ask questions when unsure and ability to teach yourself.
• Personal projects or side‑work that demonstrate a passion for development.

Required skills

• HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Exposure to another programming language such as Ruby, Java or Kotlin.
• Understanding of modern web development, Git and testing.
• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails, AWS, Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Experience with AI‑assisted development tools.