Staff Front End Engineer

Oolio; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible work

Learning & development budget

Annual Hackathons

Job summary

A hospitality software company in Melbourne is seeking a Staff Engineer (Frontend) to lead architectural decisions and drive technical direction. In this high-impact role, you will shape the front-end platform, mentor engineers, and enhance usability and performance. The ideal candidate has 10-12 years of product development experience and extensive knowledge of React and Typescript. This full-time position offers competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of overall product development experience.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with large-scale SaaS front ends.
• Familiarity with modern web technologies.
• Experience in POS, payments, or mission-critical SaaS products.
• Strong product mindset – balancing shipping velocity with long-term quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and delivery of complex front-end initiatives.
• Design scalable, modular front-end architectures.
• Own core front-end infrastructure and micro-frontend patterns.
• Champion fast, reliable, AI-assisted developer workflows.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering leads.

Skills

React

Typescript

Web application architecture

Performance optimisation

User-centric design

CI/CD

Automated testing

Mentoring

Tools

Remix

Next.js

Storybook

Job description

At Oolio, we’re reimagining what hospitality software can do. From powering mission‑critical payments to enabling seamless order flows across kiosks, QR, POS, and beyond—we’re building the operating system for modern hospitality.

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer (Frontend) to help drive technical direction, own critical front‑end systems, and partner with product and design to deliver high‑quality, scalable experiences.

You will set the bar for engineering excellence, lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers across squads, and champion world‑class usability, performance, and reliability across our front‑end stack.

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact leadership role — shaping our front‑end platform, accelerating developer experience, and guiding our vision for modern, AI‑powered product interfaces.

What you will do

Technical Leadership & Execution

• Lead architecture and delivery of complex, high‑impact front‑end initiatives and shared UI systems
• Design and evolve scalable, modular front‑end architectures and codebases across multiple product surfaces
• Own core front‑end infrastructure, micro‑frontend patterns, and shared component libraries
• Build high‑performing, secure, accessible, and responsive interfaces with exceptional UX quality
• Ensure high coverage with automated testing, type‑safe systems, and robust release pipelines
• Drive front‑end platform improvements including tooling, performance, observability, and CI/CD workflows
• Establish coding standards, documentation practices, and front‑end governance models.
• Champion fast, reliable, AI‑assisted developer workflows and efficient local dev environments

Cross‑Functional Influence

• Collaborate deeply with Product, Design, and Engineering leads to define the front‑end roadmap
• Lead technical discovery, RFCs, architectural reviews, and cross‑team platform initiatives
• Drive accessibility, internationalisation, performance, and usability best practices
• Provide mentorship and technical coaching to engineers across squads
• Champion engineering quality, customer empathy, and continuous improvement
• Lead by example — solving hard problems, unblocking teams, and elevating engineering standards

What you’ll need?

• 10-12 years of overall product development experience only
• 7+ years of hands‑on experience building and maintaining large‑scale SaaS front ends using React, Typescript, and modern web technologies. Familiarity with Remix, Next.js, Storybook, and design systems is a bonus
• You bring knowledge of web application architecture, performance optimisation, accessibility, and user‑centric design. You’re comfortable “owning” the quality and standard of solutions delivered
• Experience in POS, payments, or mission‑critical SaaS products
• You’ve contributed to shaping internal engineering practices or frameworks, led significant technical initiatives, and coached peers or juniors to higher quality and autonomy
• Strong experience with CI/CD, automated testing, telemetry, and production monitoring of front‑end systems
• Strong product mindset — balancing shipping velocity with long‑term quality and maintainability
• Experience mentoring engineers and influencing cross‑team technical direction

Why Oolio?

• Work on mission‑critical systems powering thousands of hospitality businesses
• Join a team that values engineering excellence, autonomy, and continuous learning
• Competitive salary, flexible work, and the chance to have real impact at scale
• Take part in our annual Hackathons, driving innovation and creativity
• Access a yearly learning & development budget to invest in your growth

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Restaurants

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