Full Stack Frontend Developer

Vocus; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Vocus, Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, is seeking a product-focused Full Stack Frontend Developer to shape the experience of SaaS platforms for Private Wireless and telecom solutions.

You’ll design and build modern, scalable, and secure frontend applications, collaborate with backend teams, and contribute across the full SDLC in a cloud-first, agile environment at Mitcham Data Centre.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in frontend or full stack development, ideally in SaaS environments.
• Strong expertise in modern frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Solid skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend services
• Strong understanding of secure development practices (authentication, authorization, OWASP)
• Experience working with Git and version control systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in Agile, cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Design and develop responsive, high-quality frontend applications for SaaS platforms
• Collaborate with backend teams to integrate APIs, services, and data models into user-facing applications
• Translate product requirements into intuitive, user-centric UI/UX experiences
• Enhance existing applications to improve performance, scalability, and usability
• Apply secure coding practices and contribute to security uplift initiatives
• Participate across the full software development lifecycle (design → build → test → deploy)
• Deploy and manage applications in AWS cloud environments
• Work with CI/CD pipelines to automate build and release processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across frontend and integration layers
• Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and best practices
• Stay current with emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement and innovation

Skills

Frontend frameworks (React/Angular/Vue

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML5/CSS3

REST APIs

Git version control

Secure development

Agile teamwork

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Docker/Kubernetes

Grafana

Qlik Sense

Node.js

Job description

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam? We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us!

The Opportunity

At Vocus, we’re building next-generation telecommunications platforms—and we’re looking for a product-focused Full Stack Frontend Developer to help shape the experience. This role will be base out of our Mitcham Data Centre location, where you’ll design and build modern, scalable, and secure SaaS applications that power our Private Wireless and telecommunications solutions. You’ll work closely with backend engineers, product teams, and network specialists to deliver intuitive, high-performance user experiences. This is an opportunity to contribute to both enhancing existing platforms and building new products from the ground up, all within a cloud-first, agile environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design and develop responsive, high-quality frontend applications for SaaS platforms
• Collaborate with backend teams to integrate APIs, services, and data models into user-facing applications
• Translate product requirements into intuitive, user-centric UI/UX experiences
• Enhance existing applications to improve performance, scalability, and usability
• Apply secure coding practices and contribute to security uplift initiatives
• Participate across the full software development lifecycle (design → build → test → deploy)
• Deploy and manage applications in AWS cloud environments
• Work with CI/CD pipelines to automate build and release processes
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across frontend and integration layers
• Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and best practices
• Stay current with emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement and innovation

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in frontend or full stack development, ideally in SaaS environments
• Strong expertise in modern frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
• Solid skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend services
• Strong understanding of secure development practices (authentication, authorization, OWASP)
• Experience working with Git and version control systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working in Agile, cross-functional teams

Technical capability

• Experience working with AWS or cloud-based deployment models
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
• Exposure to data visualisation/BI tools (e.g. Qlik Sense, Grafana)
• Experience building telecommunications or network-related applications
• Hands-on experience with Node.js (BFF or lightweight backend services)
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and API-driven development
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerised deployments
• Exposure to UI/UX design tools (Figma, Adobe XD)
• Understanding of Private Wireless, OSS/BSS, or network monitoring platforms
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools
• You’re a developer who:
  • Thinks product-first with a strong focus on user experience
  • Balances speed, quality, and security in delivery
  • Communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Brings a proactive, curious, and improvement-driven mindset
  • Thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment

Why Join Vocus

• Build cutting-edge SaaS and telecom solutions
• Work in a modern cloud-native technology environment
• Be part of a team that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Access career growth, learning opportunities, and competitive benefits

What We Offer

Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

• Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
• Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
• Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
• Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
• Competitive leave options, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and 5 extra days of Vocus leave each year, plus more.
• Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
• Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job – it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.

We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.

With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.

About Us

As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.

Ready to take the next step?

If you like the sound of this role and think you’d do a great job, but are worried you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to back yourself – we know that diverse groups are less-likely to apply for roles they’re not 100% qualified for, but just as likely to succeed at them!

We are a proud equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment where all our team members feel like they belong. We know diversity makes us stronger and we encourage applications irrespective of background, age, origin, gender, sexual orientation, identity, or ability.

If you feel comfortable, please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements upon application, so we can make any adjustments required to support you throughout our recruitment process.