Lead Software Engineer (Node.js | React | TypeScript)

Role overview

Accountabilities

• Develop, test, maintain, and improve web applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and React 18+.
• Own end-to-end features from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing optimisation.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and integrations with external systems and services.
• Create responsive, accessible, and performant user interfaces using React, Tailwind CSS, and TanStack Query.
• Implement secure authentication and authorisation using OAuth, OIDC, and session-based mechanisms.
• Maintain engineering standards through automated testing, code reviews, and reliable development practices.
• Write efficient SQL queries and optimise relational database interactions for performance and scalability.
• Use Git for source control, branching, collaboration, and code review workflows.
• Use AI-powered coding assistants such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot while maintaining code quality.
• Work within Linux-based development and deployment environments.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver reliable, user-focused features.
• Contribute to architecture, debugging, technical improvements, and performance optimisation.

Required qualifications

• 8–10+ years of professional software engineering experience across modern frontend and backend development.
• Advanced proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Strong experience with React 18+ and modern React development patterns.
• Experience with automated testing using Vitest, Jest, or comparable frameworks.
• Strong SQL skills and understanding of relational database concepts.
• Practical experience with Tailwind CSS and TanStack Query.
• Strong knowledge of OAuth, OIDC, and session-based authentication and authorisation.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs, including external service integrations.
• Comfort with Linux command-line tools in development and deployment environments.
• Strong Git skills and collaborative branching and code review experience.
• Ability to incorporate AI-powered development tools into the software engineering workflow.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, optimisation, architectural thinking, ownership, collaboration, and clean-code practices.

Desirable experience

• Experience with Bun and Hono is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with AWS CDK and infrastructure-as-code practices is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and Drizzle ORM is highly desirable.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and container-based development is highly desirable.
• Experience with Testcontainers is highly desirable.
• Experience working in monorepo-based development environments is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with VS Code and productivity-enhancing extensions is a plus.

Benefits and working arrangement

• Fully remote working arrangement with full-time employment.
• Opportunity to work on modern web applications with a contemporary technology stack.
• Strong focus on engineering quality, testing, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to use AI-powered development tools in everyday engineering work.
• Collaborative interaction across engineering, product, and design, with scope to influence technical decisions and architecture.
• Working schedule is 9 AM to 5 PM Melbourne time.