Software Developer - Estimating

Software Developer

Join the leading residential home builder in NSW

Discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), vehicles, appliances and more!

Discount on building a home with any of our building brands!

The NEX Building Group is a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1,300 passionate employees. Our purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group. Our iconic brands include McDonald Jones, MOJO Homes, Weeks Homes, Wilson Homes, Arden Homes, Brighton Homes and Supaloc Steel Frames.

From architecturally designed first homes and multi-residential projects to luxurious residences and investment properties, our brands strive to set the benchmark in the new home building industry while ensuring that our people, both customers and staff, are at the centre of everything we do along the way.

Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Our perks and benefits

We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:

Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)

Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury

Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year

Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)

Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more

AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program

A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)

Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing

A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs

NAWIC and HIA corporate membership

Attractive remuneration

And so much more!

About the opportunity

We're looking for a Software Developer to work across two key parts of our technology platform: an internal web application (.NET + Svelte) and a custom ArchiCAD add-on (C++). You'll work the full stack — backend APIs and databases through to frontend and desktop tooling — building practical tools for a building and construction business.

What you'll do

Web application (.NET + Svelte)

Build and maintain backend services and APIs in .NET / C#, and frontends in SvelteKit

Write and optimise SQL queries, and schemas

Gather requirements from internal stakeholders and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions

Contribute to code reviews, testing, deployment, and production support

ArchiCAD add-on

Develop and maintain custom add-ons using the ArchiCAD C++ API

Extract and process building model data (properties, parameters, geometry) for downstream tools

Data ingestion (Python + FastAPI)

Build and maintain a FastAPI service to handle data ingestion across the platform

About you:

Proficiency in C++ or willing to learn (ArchiCAD API experience a bonus, not required)

Proficiency in C# / .NET (ASP.NET Core, Web API, or similar)

Relational databases, ideally SQL Server or PostgreSQL, including query optimisation

A modern frontend framework — SvelteKit preferred, or React/Vue with a willingness to learn Svelte

Solid development fundamentals: Git, debugging, testing, and CI/CD

Outstanding attention to detail

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Self-motivated and dedicated to ongoing improvement

Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a solutions-focused mindset

Team player, able to build strong relationships across departments

We are committed to building a more inclusive workplace by improving representation of women and other marginalised groups. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.

Interested?

The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.

Apply today!

If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.