Senior Full Stack Developer

Overview

Senior Full Stack Developer role at VicRoads.

About the Opportunity

The Senior Fullstack Developer designs and maintains secure, scalable web applications, APIs, and BFF services that support VicRoads' digital platforms. With expertise in both frontend and backend technologies—including React, Next.js, GraphQL, and cloud infrastructure—they ensure seamless integration between user interfaces and enterprise systems.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the developer delivers robust, maintainable solutions aligned with best practices, while mentoring others and contributing to platform maturity. They drive innovation through CI/CD pipelines, uphold coding and security standards, and optimise performance across VicRoads' digital services.

• BFF Development: Architect and maintain the GraphQL BFF layer, designing secure and scalable APIs, integrating microservices using federation best practices, and implementing consistent error handling, monitoring, and versioning strategies to support frontend applications.
• Full Stack Development: Build full-stack features across React frontends and Node.js/TypeScript backends, ensuring seamless integration with the GraphQL BFF layer, and collaborating with UX and frontend teams to align APIs with interface requirements and optimise performance.
• Quality Assurance and DevOps: Implement secure coding practices and protection against vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, CSRF), contribute to CI/CD and cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS), ensure accessibility compliance (WCAG), and proactively address issues to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions.
• Teamwork & Collaboration: Mentor junior developers to build capability, promote best development practices, and partner with cross-functional teams to define business requirements and deliver user-centric solutions.

About you

You're confident working across the stack—from frontend interfaces to backend services—and you bring a strong understanding of web application architecture, containerisation (e.g., Docker), and CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.

You've worked with both relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB, and you know how to choose the right tool for the job. You're comfortable deploying to AWS, leveraging services like Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate, and S3 to build scalable, cloud-native solutions.

Security and reliability are part of your mindset—you understand OAuth 2.0, JWT, and best practices for application security, performance tuning, and observability. You write clean, maintainable code and know how to monitor and improve system health.

You thrive in Agile, cross-functional teams, and you're equally comfortable working independently. You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively, and can explain complex technical concepts to a range of stakeholders.

Above all, you're passionate about building high-quality software that solves real problems—and you're always learning, evolving, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

What we offer

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave

How to apply

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities. If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying. Please submit your application via the "Apply" button. For a copy of the Position Description please email talentacquisition@vicroads.com.au. Applications cannot be accepted via this email.

Rights and requirements

VicRoads is required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection and by Victoria Police and VicRoads as part of the selection process. Information provided will be treated in confidence. You must be predominantly located in Australia and, for certain roles, predominantly located in Melbourne or Victoria.

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