Lead React Developer

Talent Corp; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 185,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent Corp seeks a Lead React Developer to join a major Federal Government agency, delivering accessible, scalable front-end solutions. You will lead the frontend team, shaping architecture and coding standards while hands-on building React and TypeScript applications.

You will collaborate with product owners, UX designers and backend engineers, driving AI-assisted development, automated testing, and CI/CD, with hybrid work from Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Extensive commercial experience with React and TypeScript in enterprise settings.
• Strong SPA knowledge: component-based architecture and REST APIs.
• Experience applying WCAG accessibility standards.
• Experience establishing development standards and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience mentoring teams and uplifting engineering capability.
• Background delivering in Federal/regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and delivery of enterprise React apps.
• Provide hands-on leadership, mentoring frontend developers.
• Promote engineering standards, reusable components, QA processes.
• Collaborate with UX, architecture and backend teams for API-driven experiences.
• Drive AI-assisted development, automated testing and CI/CD.
• Champion accessibility and responsive design across platforms.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and performance improvements.

Skills

React & TypeScript

Frontend architecture

AI-assisted development

Leadership & mentorship

Stakeholder collaboration

Accessibility WCAG

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Design systems

Cloud-native tooling

Job description

Lead React Developer (Front-End)
12-Month Rolling Contract | Long-Term Opportunity
$1,000-$1,200 per day including superannuation
Melbourne | Hybrid work from home up to 4 days per week

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Lead React Developer to join a major Federal Government agency delivering innovative, accessible digital services. Working within the Digital team, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across modern front-end development, helping deliver scalable, high-quality React web applications that improve digital experiences for Australians.

The Role

Joining a multidisciplinary delivery team comprising multiple Agile squads, you will work alongside developers, business analysts, UX designers, accessibility specialists, testers, architects, and product teams.

• Lead the design, development and delivery of complex enterprise applications using React and TypeScript.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to frontend developers.
• Establish and promote engineering standards, reusable components, coding practices and quality assurance processes.
• Collaborate with UX, accessibility, architecture and backend teams to deliver seamless, API-driven digital experiences.
• Drive modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, automated testing, CI/CD and Agile delivery.
• Champion accessibility, inclusive design and responsive user experiences across digital platforms.
• Contribute to technical design decisions, architecture, performance optimisation and continuous improvement.

About You

We are seeking a technically strong Lead React Developer who combines hands-on engineering expertise with proven leadership capabilities. You will demonstrate:

• Extensive commercial experience developing complex React and TypeScript applications within enterprise environments.
• Advanced knowledge of component-based architecture, state management, REST APIs, responsive UI development and modern frontend frameworks.
• Strong experience implementing web accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design principles.
• Proven experience establishing development standards across code reviews, automated testing, source control, CI/CD pipelines and release management.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools, including agentic coding assistants, automated code generation, testing and code review.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor developers, uplift engineering capability and foster high-performing teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, working collaboratively with product owners, UX designers, architects and backend engineering teams.
• Experience developing reusable component libraries, design systems and scalable frontend platforms.
• Exposure to cloud-native applications, API-driven architectures and modern frontend tooling.
• Experience with specification-driven development and AI-augmented software engineering practices.
• Previous experience delivering digital solutions within Federal Government or highly regulated environments.