Software Engineer (Mid-Level/Senior) – React & Content Platform

HOTmaths Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Port Melbourne office two days a week

Bonus potential

Superannuation

Job summary

HOTmaths Pty Ltd in Melbourne is hiring a Software Engineer to build the content management systems for its educational platform. It is a primarily front-end role using TypeScript and React, with some backend work on Payload CMS, extending it to support new resource types over time.

You'll work with content providers including Cambridge University Press, handling HTML, XML and LaTeX, and participate in an agile team delivering iterative releases from our Port Melbourne office two days weekly.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years in professional software engineering.
• Strong TypeScript and React experience for web apps.
• Ability to transform complex data into structured JSON.
• Experience with HTML/XML/LaTeX is a plus.
• Good communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Degree in IT/CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine the front-end of Payload CMS in TypeScript and React.
• Design and build support for new educational resource types as the platform grows.
• Handle backend work to parse and convert content into CMS JSON.
• Work with HTML, XML and LaTeX content formats.
• Collaborate with Cambridge University Press and QA teams.
• Operate in an agile environment with iterative releases.

Skills

3+ years exp

TypeScript

React

Web applications

JSON data modeling

Agile / iterative delivery

Effective communication

Education

IT / CS / Engineering degree

Tools

Payload CMS

Job description

Build the content platform behind the educational resources used in Australian and International classrooms.

Applicants must have existing working rights in Australia. We are not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

Hotmaths develops a web-based learning platform for schools and universities, built around content from Cambridge University Press & Assessment and brought to life with video, quizzes and interactive material.

We're looking for a Software Engineer to build the content management systems that get that material onto the platform — accurately and at scale.

This is a primarily front-end role using TypeScript and React, with some backend work alongside it. You'll start on foundational development in our Payload CMS, then move into maintaining and extending it while building support for entirely new types of educational resources over the coming years.

What you'll do

• Build and refine the front-end of our Payload CMS in TypeScript and React — the interfaces our content team works in every day
• Design and build support for new educational resource types as the platform grows
• Take on backend work where needed, including parsing, processing and converting supplied and generated content into the structured JSON consumed by the CMS
• Work with complex educational content and formats such as HTML, XML and LaTeX
• Work directly with content providers, including Cambridge University Press, alongside our developers and QA team
• Work in an agile development environment with iterative releases and continuous improvement

What you'll bring

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong professional experience with TypeScript and React — this is where most of the work sits
• Experience building and maintaining substantial web applications, not just individual UI components
• Enough backend confidence to transform complex data into structured JSON when the job calls for it
• The ability to understand detailed requirements and turn them into practical, maintainable software
• Clear communication skills — you'll be working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent industry experience
• You must be able to work from our Port Melbourne office two days per week

Nice to have

• Experience in online publishing or educational technology
• Broad full-stack web development experience
• Experience working with content management systems

How we work

This is a permanent, full-time hybrid role based in Port Melbourne, Melbourne.

Base salary from $105k to $135k, dependent on skills and experience, plus bonus and superannuation .

You’ll work from our Port Melbourne office two days a week and remotely for the rest — enough time together for real collaboration and knowledge sharing while retaining flexibility for focused remote work.

Why it matters

The work you do here ends up in front of students and teachers.

Getting educational content structured properly is what makes a lesson usable in a classroom. It's detailed engineering work with a visible result.