Full-Stack Engineer for Student Impact (Hybrid)

Contour Education; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave

EAP access

Lifestyle perks

Job summary

Contour Education is seeking a Software Engineer to own full-stack features across our Learning Portal and services. You will ship from conception to deployment using Next.js, Go, and PostgreSQL, solving complex problems and building scalable systems.

Join a high-growth, async-first team that values autonomy and technical excellence. Hybrid work is available with on-site sessions at our Melbourne campuses, supporting strong student outcomes across Australia.

Qualifications

• 2-3+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Fluent in core stack: TypeScript, Deno, NextJS, PostgreSQL, and Go.
• Experience with ORMs (Prisma), IaC (SST or Pulumi), testing (Vitest/Jest), and E2E (Cypress/Playwright).

Responsibilities

• Ship full-stack features from concept to deployment (Next.js UI, API routes, Go services).
• Solve complex problems by connecting systems across Contour and improving student journeys in the Learning Portal.
• Translate product requirements into high-impact tools used by students and tutors daily.
• Architect scalable systems and infrastructure, including brownfield and greenfield initiatives.
• Maintain a full-stack view with IaC (SST/Pulumi) and cloud services (AWS, Vercel).
• Contribute to documentation, modular design, and async-first collaboration.
• Enforce quality with CI/CD, PR/MR reviews, and robust testing.

Skills

Full-stack development

TypeScript

Deno

NextJS

PostgreSQL

Go

Prisma

IaC (SST/Pulumi)

Vitest/Jest

Cypress/Playwright

AWS

Vercel

Tools

Prisma

SST

Pulumi

Vitest

Jest

Cypress

Playwright

AWS

Vercel

Job description

Contour Education is seeking a Software Engineer to own full-stack features across our Learning Portal and services. You will ship from conception to deployment using Next.js, Go, and PostgreSQL, solving complex problems and building scalable systems.

Join a high-growth, async-first team that values autonomy and technical excellence. Hybrid work is available with on-site sessions at our Melbourne campuses, supporting strong student outcomes across Australia.