Introduction
Transport for NSW is recruiting three Senior Software Engineers (Full Stack): one temporary full-time role for one year, one temporary full-time role for two years and one permanent full-time role. The work spans frontend, backend and API development, cloud-native platforms, CI/CD, DevOps, automation, observability and security.
The application needs to make senior engineering judgement visible. Choose examples that explain the product or service problem, the architecture and trade-offs you considered, how you worked with technical and business stakeholders and the measurable customer or operational outcome.
Applications close Monday 27 July 2026. Read the official job ad and Transport application page before submitting.
Role snapshot
- Role: Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
- Organisation: Transport for NSW
- Location: Sydney City, with the official Transport page listing Macquarie Park
- Vacancies: Three positions, two temporary and one permanent
- Salary: $163,145 to $182,721
- Work type: Full-time
- Closing date: Monday 27 July 2026
- Official advert: View the Senior Software Engineer job ad
Application requirements
Check the Transport application form before drafting and record every required upload, online question and technical-response field.
Prepare a role-specific resume that makes the scale, architecture, trade-offs and outcomes of your full-stack, cloud and delivery work easy to assess. Use any written-response field to explain one substantial engineering decision in enough detail for the panel to understand your individual contribution.
Candidate evidence areas
End-to-end software delivery
Choose a product, platform or service you delivered across the lifecycle. Explain the problem, your technical responsibilities, the trade-offs and the result for users or the organisation.
Full-stack engineering
Show how you worked across frontend, backend, APIs or data flows. Make the connection between the architecture and the user or operational outcome clear.
Cloud and platform engineering
Use an example involving cloud-native services, internal tooling, scalability, reliability or platform improvement. Explain how you managed risk and maintained quality.
CI/CD, automation and DevOps
Describe how you improved build, test, release or deployment practices. Include the measurable impact on delivery speed, quality, repeatability or incident risk.
Performance, observability and security
Show how you investigated a performance or reliability problem, improved observability or strengthened security. Explain how you knew the change worked.
Technical influence
Give an example of translating a business requirement into a robust technical solution, influencing a design decision or helping other engineers improve their practice.
Example application structure
1. Opening: Position yourself as a senior full-stack engineer and connect your experience to Transport’s customer and operational systems.
2. End-to-end delivery: Explain one substantial solution from design through delivery and operations.
3. Cloud and DevOps: Show your approach to cloud platforms, CI/CD, automation or internal engineering tooling.
4. Reliability and security: Give evidence of improving performance, observability, resilience or security.
5. Technical influence: Describe how you worked with stakeholders or guided engineering decisions.
6. Closing: Confirm your interest in the role and the position type that suits your experience.
Before you submit
Before submitting, check the Transport portal for the exact application fields, any technical questions and the position type you are applying for. Re-read the official job ad, then check that your examples distinguish your own decisions from the wider engineering team’s work.
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