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Senior Software Engineer

Amber
Melbourne, Australia
Full Time
Posted January 14, 2026
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Job Description

A Senior Software Engineer at Amber develops and maintains the company's energy management platform, working on full-stack applications that optimize household energy usage and support renewable energy integration using technologies like React Native, AWS Lambda, Typescript, and GraphQL.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and support home automation integrations for batteries, hot water systems, pool pumps, and upcoming EVs.
  • Create and maintain mobile web applications for monitoring and managing energy usage.
  • Build and optimize a real-time pricing and billing engine for energy pricing.
  • Develop and enhance marketing websites and tools to drive customer growth.
  • Contribute to the development of the tech stack, including React Native, React web frontends, AWS Lambda backend, Typescript, and GraphQL.
  • Manage and optimize data storage in DynamoDB and Postgres based on workload requirements.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in software engineering or full-stack development with a strong understanding of React Native mobile app development, React web frontends, and a Serverless Lambda backend on AWS.
  • Proficiency in Typescript programming language, with the ability to work across the entire tech stack from front-end to backend.
  • Experience working with Apollo GraphQL in the middle layer of the application architecture.
  • Experience working with data storage solutions such as DynamoDB and Postgres, and the ability to select the appropriate database for specific workloads.
  • Ability to develop and support home automation integrations to batteries, hot water systems, pool pumps, and EVs, including control of electricity usage in response to pricing and renewable availability.
  • Experience developing mobile web applications for customers to monitor and manage their energy usage.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a pricing and billing engine for real-time energy pricing.
  • Experience working in a collaborative, full-stack-ish environment where team members contribute across different layers of the technology stack.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Full-time availability, ideally based in Melbourne, Australia, or willing to work remotely within Australia.
  • Legal right to work in Australia with full working rights.
  • Willingness to participate in a flexible work schedule, including options such as 4 days a week or 9 days a fortnight once fully ramped up.
  • Ability to participate in a multi-stage interview process including a screening interview, a take-home technical challenge (max 4 hours), a follow-up interview with engineering team members, and a final culture interview with engineering leadership.

Benefits & Perks

Work from home with occasional catch-ups in a co-working space in the CBD
Flexibility to consider a 4-day workweek or 9 days a fortnight after ramp-up
Full-time role based ideally in Melbourne, but open to candidates anywhere within Australia
Diverse and inclusive workplace culture
Opportunities to contribute to environmental impact by enabling renewable energy usage
Supportive and connected work environment focused on employee well-being

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