Software Engineer

We're on a mission to be a Force For Good, through our People, Products and Purpose at Nuix. This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good. We're selective about who comes on board, and you should be too. But if the above sounds like a match, get in touch today and get ready for the possibility of starting a once-in-a-career journey.

Role Overview

As a Software Engineer you take ownership of user stories end-to-end, write well-tested and well-styled code, and are increasingly active in the wider engineering conversation - backlog grooming, CI/CD, and customer-facing context.

Location

This position will be based in our Sydney office. The candidate is required to attend the office a minimum of 3 days per week but may voluntarily elect to work either remotely or from the Sydney office for the remaining 2 days of the week.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver user stories end-to-end with high quality and minimal rework.
• Ensure code styling and design patterns are followed; include meaningful unit tests, with all code covered by the appropriate level of testing.
• Apply basic security concepts in the code you write and follow secure-coding practices.
• Investigate and fix build/test issues in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Actively participate in backlog grooming and planning, providing reasonable estimates.
• Share knowledge with the team and contribute to the wiki; support onboarding of newer team members.
• Grow your understanding of the broader system, including our model-backed and AI components.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Typically 3+ years' related software engineering experience.
• Working proficiency in one or more of Java, Python or React/TypeScript, with a willingness to become full-stack.
• Solid grasp of testing practices, version control and CI/CD fundamentals.
• Basic understanding of secure coding concepts.
• Interest in AI/ML, NLP or document-intelligence domains is a plus.
• Communicates clearly, takes feedback well, and shows a proactive, collaborative mindset.

About Nuix

Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.

We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.

Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.

Nuix Vision

Finding Truth in a Digital World.

Nuix Mission Statement

Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.

Nuix Values

• TAKE OWNERSHIP
• RESILIENT
• UNAFRAID
• TEAM NUIX
• HERO OUR CUSTOMERS

We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.