Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce
Telstra is hiring a Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce for a remote role open to applicants in Australia. Level rates it ; you can apply on Telstra.
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- Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: aI is not part of the work.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Salesforce, Apex and Soql.
- Level lists 184 other open roles at Telstra.
- The role was posted in the last few days.
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Senior software engineer needed to design and develop complex Salesforce applications and integrations.
Employment Type
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Closing Date
5 Nov 2026 11:59pmJob Title
Senior Software Engineer - SalesforceJob Summary
Job Description
Who We Are
We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.
This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.
The Opportunity
This is a 9-month fixed-term contract and can be based anywhere in Australia.
You’ll bring strong hands-on Salesforce expertise while contributing to technical design, engineering standards and continuous improvement. You’ll also have opportunities to share your knowledge and provide technical guidance to other developers.
You’ll design, develop and maintain complex Salesforce applications and integrations. You’ll work collaboratively with product, UX/UI, QA and engineering teams to deliver scalable, reliable solutions across the software development lifecycle.
What We Offer
- Performance-related pay
- Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
- Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.
- Purchased annual leave scheme
- Additional Telstra day off
- Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
- Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)
What you’ll do
- Design and develop scalable, high-performing Salesforce applications using Apex and related technologies.
- Build and maintain inbound and outbound integrations using Salesforce APIs, REST, SOAP and integration patterns.
- Contribute across requirements, solution design, development, testing, deployment and ongoing maintenance.
- Collaborate with product, UX/UI, QA and engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Participate in design reviews and improve development practices, standards and documentation.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other developers.
About you
You’re an experienced software engineer with strong Salesforce development capability and a practical approach to solving complex technical problems.
You’ll ideally bring:
- Strong software development experience, including hands-on Salesforce application development.
- Strong knowledge of Salesforce architecture, Apex, SOQL, APIs, security and development best practices.
- Experience building Salesforce integrations using REST, SOAP and other integration patterns.
- Experience with Salesforce DX and CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to automated testing frameworks.
- Working knowledge of CPQ, with exposure to Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Service Cloud and/or Community Cloud highly regarded.
- Strong problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills.
How we rate this
Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce at Telstra rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
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- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- $167k
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- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where salesforce development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system integration was part of your work. What did you do?
- What's a project where you used Salesforce hands-on?
- Walk me through how you've used Apex in your day-to-day work.
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- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
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