Senior Full-Stack Engineer - Hybrid

Canvas Digital Pty; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas Digital Pty in Sydney is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help build and scale our cloud-native fintech platform. You’ll own features across React, TypeScript, and AWS serverless infrastructure, taking ideas from architecture through production while collaborating with Product and Engineering.

You will design secure APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing interfaces, integrate third-party services, implement multi-tenant security, and contribute to testing, CI/CD, and AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and modern React development.
• Experience building production frontend applications, including API integrations and responsive UI.
• Proven experience with AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS) and AWS CDK.
• Experience building APIs, webhooks, and event-driven systems.
• Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, API security, and multi-tenant apps.
• Experience with fintech, payments, banking, or high-reliability environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-grade full-stack applications using TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• Build serverless backend services with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, and AWS CDK.
• Develop secure customer-facing APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing interfaces.
• Build reliable event-driven systems, webhook handlers, and transaction workflows.
• Integrate third-party financial services and external APIs.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, RBAC, and multi-tenant architecture.
• Write high-quality automated tests and contribute to CI/CD, observability, and monitoring.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve velocity while maintaining production-quality code.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, technical planning, and platform improvements.

Skills

Ownership & product thinking

Problem solving

Testing & CI/CD

Tools

TypeScript

React

Node.js

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

SQS

AWS CDK

Hono

OpenAPI

React Query

React Router

Playwright

Turborepo

Job description

Job Description

We are building modern financial infrastructure for the next generation of businesses. We create secure, scalable, and developer-first software that powers complex financial workflows through intuitive products, robust APIs, and cloud-native architecture.

Our platform is built with TypeScript, React, and AWS serverless technologies, enabling businesses to manage financial operations through reliable software, APIs, and intelligent automation. We embrace modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development, and a strong culture of ownership to build products customers can trust.

If you’re excited about solving complex engineering challenges and building production systems that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Attributes We Value

We look for engineers who combine technical excellence with ownership and product thinking. You enjoy solving difficult problems, care deeply about software quality, and take responsibility for delivering secure, reliable systems from design through production.

You embrace AI-assisted engineering as a force multiplier, while applying sound judgment around architecture, security, testing, and long-term maintainability.

About the Team

Our Engineering team builds a modern serverless fintech platform powering accounts, transactions, payments, integrations, and developer-facing products. We build not only exceptional web experiences, but also APIs, SDKs, and AI-ready interfaces that enable developers, customers, and intelligent agents to interact with our platform safely and efficiently.

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help build and scale our cloud-native fintech platform. You’ll work across React, TypeScript, AWS serverless infrastructure, and developer-facing APIs, taking ownership of features from architecture through production.

Working closely with Product and Engineering, you’ll help transform early-stage ideas into secure, scalable, and production-ready systems while contributing to engineering best practices, automation, testing, and AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain production-grade full-stack applications using TypeScript, React, and Node.js. Build serverless backend services with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, and AWS CDK. Develop secure customer-facing APIs, SDKs, and developer-facing interfaces. Build reliable event-driven systems, webhook handlers, and transaction workflows with strong operational resilience. Integrate third-party financial services, payment providers, and external APIs. Implement secure authentication, authorization, RBAC, and multi-tenant application architecture. Write high-quality automated tests and contribute to CI/CD, observability, and monitoring. Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering velocity while maintaining production-quality code. Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, technical planning, and continuous platform improvements.

Who You Are

We’re looking for candidates who meet the minimum qualifications below. Preferred qualifications are a plus.

Qualifications

7+ years of professional software engineering experience building production full-stack applications. Strong expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, and modern React development. Experience building production frontend applications, including API integrations, state management, routing, and responsive UI. Proven experience with AWS serverless technologies, including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS, and AWS CDK. Experience building APIs, background workers, webhooks, and event-driven systems. Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, API security, and multi-tenant applications. Experience designing reliable transaction workflows with robust testing and error handling. Experience integrating third-party APIs, ideally within fintech, payments, banking, or other high-reliability environments. Comfortable using AI-assisted engineering tools and applying strong technical judgement to AI-generated code. Preferred Qualifications Experience in fintech, payments, banking, treasury, or financial infrastructure. Familiarity with Hono, OpenAPI, React Query, React Router, Playwright, or Turborepo. Experience designing SDKs, developer platforms, customer-facing APIs, or AI-agent interfaces. Experience with DynamoDB data modeling and production serverless operations. Experience building internal developer tooling, automation, or AI-powered engineering workflows.

Why Join Us

Build technology that powers real-world financial operations. Work with a modern TypeScript stack, AWS serverless infrastructure, and AI-native engineering workflows. Own meaningful technical decisions and make a direct impact on product direction. Join a collaborative team focused on engineering excellence, innovation, and continuous learning.

Equal Opportunity

Canvas Digital is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected characteristic.