Senior Software Engineer

Michael Page; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy and ownership

Temporary role with flexibility

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a senior full-stack engineer in Melbourne to design and deliver features using TypeScript, Next.js, Go, and PostgreSQL. You will collaborate to shape the technical roadmap, make pragmatic decisions, and break work into deployable increments.

Expect ownership, on-call exposure, and a fast-paced startup environment with autonomy. You should bring strong communication, cloud experience, and familiarity with CI/CD, testing, and monorepos to thrive in a modern, scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Go.
• Experience with Prisma or similar ORMs.
• Exposure to AWS, Supabase, Vercel, and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as SST, Pulumi, or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, testing frameworks (Vitest/Jest), and monorepo environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver full-stack features using TypeScript, Next.js, Go, PostgreSQL, and Supabase.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Lead to execute the technical roadmap and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Take a product-first approach, making pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and business impact.
• Break down complex initiatives into manageable, deployable increments.
• Maintain high engineering standards through testing, code reviews, and documentation.
• Support teammates by contributing technical expertise and helping solve complex problems.
• Work across cloud infrastructure and platform improvements using AWS, Vercel, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

Skills

Full-stack development

Ownership mindset

On-call readiness

Tools

TypeScript

Next.js

Go

PostgreSQL

Prisma

AWS

Vercel

Infrastructure-as-Code

CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

Vitest/Jest

Job description

• End-to-End Ownership and Impact

About Our Client

A fast-growing Australian education company that helps secondary school students achieve stronger academic and university entry outcomes through tutoring, mentoring, and technology-enabled learning programs

Job Description

Develop and deliver full-stack features using TypeScript, Next.js, Go, PostgreSQL, and Supabase.

Collaborate with the Engineering Lead to execute the technical roadmap and contribute to architectural decisions.

Take a product-first approach, making pragmatic decisions that balance speed, quality, and business impact.

Break down complex initiatives into manageable, deployable increments.

Maintain high engineering standards through testing, code reviews, and documentation.

Support teammates by contributing technical expertise and helping solve complex problems.

Work across cloud infrastructure and platform improvements using AWS, Vercel, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

The Successful Applicant

5+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.

Strong expertise in TypeScript, Next.js, PostgreSQL, and Go.

Experience with Prisma or similar ORMs.

Exposure to AWS, Supabase, Vercel, and modern cloud-native architectures.

Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as SST, Pulumi, or similar.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, testing frameworks (Vitest/Jest), and monorepo environments.

Strong communication, collaboration, and code review skills.

Comfortable taking ownership, participating in on-call rotations, and working in a fast-paced startup or scale-up environment.

What's on Offer

• Fast-paced, collaborative startup environment with significant autonomy and ownership.
• Temporary role offering flexibility and a chance to expand your technical portfolio.