Cloud-First Senior Software Engineer - AWS & Full-Stack

Spotlight Retail Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive salary + super + profit‑分享

Team discounts across Spotlight brands

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Spotlight Retail Group is hiring a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering to build scalable cloud-native solutions for our multi-brand, multi-country platform. You will work in a fast-paced, hybrid environment at our South Melbourne office.

The role requires 8–12 years of software engineering experience with strong frontend (TypeScript, React, Next.js) and backend (Java, Node.js, NestJS) skills. E-commerce domain knowledge and a collaborative mindset are essential.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in software engineering delivering large-scale digital platforms.
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Redux, Tailwind CSS, SSR/SSG and web performance.
• Backend: Java, Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, SQL/NoSQL and AWS-native architecture.
• Domain: hands-on e-commerce with headless CMS or commerce tools.
• Mindset: agile, adaptable in a high-availability retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Build maintainable, cloud-native AWS features.
• Deliver full-stack features across Next.js/React, NestJS/Node.js, Java/Spring Boot.
• Design and consume event-driven components and APIs (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB).
• Maintain code quality, tests, CI/CD and technical docs.
• Leverage AI assistants to accelerate debugging and delivery.

Skills

8–12 years experience

Agile mindset

Tools

TypeScript

React

Next.js

Redux

Tailwind CSS

SSR/SSG

AWS

Java

Node.js

NestJS

SQL/NoSQL

Content Stack

Commerce tools

Job description

Spotlight Retail Group is hiring a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering to build scalable cloud-native solutions for our multi-brand, multi-country platform. You will work in a fast-paced, hybrid environment at our South Melbourne office.

The role requires 8–12 years of software engineering experience with strong frontend (TypeScript, React, Next.js) and backend (Java, Node.js, NestJS) skills. E-commerce domain knowledge and a collaborative mindset are essential.