Lead React Developer | Hybrid Melbourne | AI-Driven Frontend

Talent; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 185.000 - 221.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Talent is seeking an experienced Lead React Developer (Front-End) for a 12-month rolling contract in Melbourne, with hybrid work from home up to 4 days per week. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across modern front-end development, delivering scalable, accessible React/TypeScript applications for a major Federal Government agency.

You will mentor frontend teams, drive engineering standards, and collaborate with UX, architecture and backend groups to ensure API-driven experiences.

Formación

• Extensive experience building complex React/TypeScript apps in enterprise environments.
• Expertise in component-based architecture, state management, REST APIs, and responsive UI.
• Strong knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design principles.
• Experience establishing coding standards, reviews, tests, CI/CD and release management.
• Hands-on with AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing and reviews.
• Proven ability to mentor teams and uplift engineering capability.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with product, UX, architecture and backend teams.
• Experience building reusable components, design systems and scalable frontend platforms.
• Exposure to cloud-native, API-driven architectures and modern frontend tooling.
• Experience with specification-driven development and AI-augmented software practices.
• Prior federal government or regulated environment delivery is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• 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.
• Mentor developers to uplift engineering capability and foster high-performing teams.
• Engage with product owners and stakeholders to align delivery with business goals.
• Develop reusable component libraries and scalable frontend platforms for large-scale adoption.
• Support cloud-native deployments and API-driven integrations across services.

Conocimientos

React

TypeScript

Web accessibility

CI/CD

Code reviews

AI-assisted tooling

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Design systems

Component libraries

REST APIs

Agile delivery

Cloud-native

API-driven

WCAG

Descripción del empleo

Talent is seeking an experienced Lead React Developer (Front-End) for a 12-month rolling contract in Melbourne, with hybrid work from home up to 4 days per week. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across modern front-end development, delivering scalable, accessible React/TypeScript applications for a major Federal Government agency.

You will mentor frontend teams, drive engineering standards, and collaborate with UX, architecture and backend groups to ensure API-driven experiences.