Senior Front End Developer - 15mth contract - ASAP start

Citation Ltd.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

foundU is seeking a Senior Front End Developer to join our Engineering team in Brisbane for a 15-month maximum term contract starting ASAP. You will build the front end of the foundU and Atlas integration, delivering high-quality UI and evolving our component library.

The ideal candidate has senior FE experience with Vue.js, ES6+, Tailwind, Storybook, Jest and Cypress; you will lead front end practices, collaborate with Product and UX, and leverage AI coding tools to stay at the forefront.

Qualifications

• Senior-level front end experience with ownership of features and codebase areas.
• Strong skills in Vue.js or willingness to work in Vue with deep React experience.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript and Tailwind CSS, plus building component libraries with Storybook.
• Testing experience with Jest and Cypress; able to work in a large codebase.

Responsibilities

• Build the front end of the foundU and Atlas integration, the contract's core focus.
• Deliver quality-of-life improvements across the platform, including paid entities within foundU.
• Develop and grow our component library and enhance UI/UX in collaboration with Product and UX.
• Optimize front end performance across a large evolving product.
• Own a specialised area of the front end end-to-end and lead best practices.
• Leverage AI coding tools to stay at the forefront of development practices.

Skills

Vue.js

JavaScript ES6+

Tailwind CSS

Storybook

Jest

Cypress

AI coding tools

Component library

Frontend leadership

Tools

Claude AI

Job description

Senior Front End Developer - 15mth contract - ASAP start

• IT & Telecomms
• Software - Developer
• Brisbane
• Contract or Temp
• Build the front end of the foundU / Atlas integration, a project with big impact
• Tech stack: Vue.js, ES6+, Tailwind, Storybook, Jest and Cypress
• Collaboratively lead front end best practice

Who are we?

foundU is an Australian-grown business that is revolutionising the payroll and workforce management landscape. Our pace is fast, and the work is challenging. We dream big, and we fight hard for customer ease.

Joining forces with Citation Group in 2025, together we bring real-world HR, Safety, Legal and Certification expertise along with adaptable workforce management and payroll technology, helping businesses run with confidence every day.

Our team is excited to be growing fast and doing good things for businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. With a UK parent company that is private equity backed, the plan is to triple the size of the business over the next few years through both organic growth and acquisitions.

Want to know more about us? Visit www.citationgroup.com.au or www.foundu.com.au

What will you be responsible for?

This role sits as part of our Engineering team, is based in Brisbane with one set office day a week. It’s a 15-month maximum term contract running to the end of March 2028, as part of a new squad of five.

Your key activities in this role will be …

• Build the front end of the foundU and Atlas integration, the core focus of this contract
• Deliver quality-of-life improvements across the platform, including paying entities within foundU, so we can work better with franchise businesses
• Develop and grow our component library
• Enhance UI and UX across the product, working closely with Product and UX
• Optimise front end performance across a large, evolving product with mixed architectural and design patterns
• Own a specialised area of our front end, end to end
• Lead front end best practices and give and take feedback to make the work better
• Use AI-assisted development tools to keep pace with best practice and keep learning

Our ideal candidate?

You’re a front end specialist who likes to own your work, takes feedback on board and genuinely enjoys what you build, and why you’re building it.

• Senior-level front end experience, with a track record of owning features and areas of a codebase
• Expertise in Vue.js, or deep React experience and the appetite to work in Vue
• Strong modern JavaScript (ES6+) and Tailwind CSS skills
• Experience building component libraries with Storybook
• Testing experience with Jest and Cypress
• Comfortable working in a large codebase where some of the code is neat and some isn’t
• Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude in your day-to-day work
• SaaS product, full stack or agency experience is a bonus

Why join us?

We have each other’s backs. We’re aligned, communicative, high-performing and proud to work together.

Our Purpose, Vision, Mission and Values are foundational to everything we do. When you join our team, you’ll experience a workplace that values you as an individual and actively engages to bring you into the fold, contribute to your career growth and set you up for success. We don’t do micro-management. We hire grown-ups who are trusted to get stuff done.

We’re proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for 9 years consecutively. We’re big on flexible working and its benefits because we want you to experience work/life harmony. Our office locations are contemporary and created for collaboration, creativity and customer-care.

Next steps?

Hit the Apply button with your updated CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

We will not be considering candidates referred by recruitment agencies and will only candidates with full working rights for Australia.