Senior Fullstack Engineer

PALO IT; Council of the City of Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consultancy seeks a Senior Fullstack Engineer to lead development efforts in Sydney. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and strong expertise in ReactJS and Node.js. This role involves engaging directly with clients, architecting scalable solutions, and utilizing AI coding tools to enhance productivity. The position supports a hybrid work model that balances remote and in-office collaboration.

Benefits

Stimulating working environments

Unique career path

Knowledge sharing

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional software development experience.
• Strong expertise in ReactJS for frontend development.
• Strong backend experience with Node.js, Java, or .NET.

Responsibilities

• Leading fullstack development across frontend and backend systems.
• Architecting and designing scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Engaging directly with clients to understand requirements and shape technical solutions.

Skills

ReactJS

Node.js

Java

AI coding assistants

DevOps

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Job description

We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first engineering approach for accelerating the delivery of digital products and revolutionizing platform modernization. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.

About Gen-e2

While the market is still largely AI-augmenting delivery, we have reinvented the SDLC to be AI First. Our approach is a game-changer in productivity and quality:

• We now generate 95% of the entire product — code, documentation, infrastructure as code, and even design — with GitHub Copilot.
• The quality consistently exceeds the output of our best traditional engineering teams.
• A product repository houses all product artefacts, giving AI full project context for higher-quality generation.
• A library of rules and prompts defines coding standards, design principles, and security guidelines, ensuring enterprise-grade quality and scalability.

With Gen-e2, we deliver end-to-end products 2–3× faster than traditional approaches, while raising the bar for engineering excellence.

Your Role

As a Senior Fullstack Engineer within our Sydney team, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of modern applications using both traditional and AI-augmented engineering practices. You will architect scalable solutions, guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, and ensure delivery excellence across client engagements.>

This is a hands‑on engineering role within a consulting environment, working directly with clients to deliver high‑impact, scalable solutions.

You’ll be joining an AI‑first engineering organisation, where GitHub Copilot, internal tooling, and prompt‑driven development accelerate delivery and elevate engineering quality. You will leverage AI throughout your development workflow and help uplift AI capability across the team.

This role gives you the opportunity to take ownership of complex systems, influence architectural direction, and drive best practices across engineering squads. You’ll engage directly with clients, gather requirements, translate needs into technical solutions, and act as a trusted technical partner.

You will work in small, high‑performing interdisciplinary teams that collaborate closely, with pair programming, weekly knowledge‑sharing sessions, and a supportive engineering community. Our hybrid working model allows focused work from home while maintaining a collaborative office culture with dedicated spaces for engineering squads.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading fullstack development across frontend and backend systems
• Architecting and designing scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
• Guiding technical decision‑making and ensuring engineering best practices
• Using AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) across development and troubleshooting
• Conducting thorough code reviews and supporting team‑wide quality standards
• Mentoring mid‑level and junior developers
• Engaging directly with clients to understand requirements and shape technical solutions
• Supporting DevOps and CI/CD automation workflows
• Identifying opportunities for AI enhancement within applications and development processes

Requirements

• 5+ years professional software development experience
• Strong expertise in ReactJS for frontend development
• Strong backend experience with Node.js, Java, or .NET
• Experience using AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) in real projects
• Solid architectural and system design skills
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction
• Strong understanding of programming fundamentals and modern design patterns
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Ability to gather requirements, challenge assumptions, and communicate solutions clearly

Preferred

• Microservices and cloud‑native architectures
• AI/ML services or applied AI experience
• Prior consulting or client‑facing delivery experience
• Experience leading technical discovery or solution framing

Common technologies you may work with

React, TypeScript, Node.js, Java, .NET, cloud‑native architectures on AWS/Azure/GCP, and modern DevOps toolchains.

More About PALO IT

We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to:

• Deliver projects with a positive impact
• Train 100% of our workforce on impact
• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe
• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness

Our clients are amongst the world's most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s, SMEs and start‑ups who aim to make an impact, become global leaders and address the world's most complex challenges.

What We Offer

• Stimulating working environments
• Unique career path
• Internal R&D projects
• Knowledge sharing
• Social events
• Technical Lead

Ways of Working

• Small, high‑performing interdisciplinary teams
• Collaborative office culture
• Weekly knowledge‑sharing sessions
• Pair programming and collaborative problem‑solving
• Flexibility to work from home for deep‑focus work

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page.

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