Lead Software Engineer

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

As the way we shop continues to evolve, our Digital team keeps us at the cutting edge. Driven by our innovative, inclusive, and forward-thinking culture, we're constantly looking at ways to create differentiated, omni-channel experiences for our customers and build the next generation of digital retailing.

We're looking for a seasoned engineer who thrives on solving complex problems and navigating the balance between product, design, and engineering priorities. In this role, you'll be part of our Digital Front End platform team, with a focus on driving the technical uplift of our GraphQL services which are used by multiple product teams across the business. You'll play a key role in shaping the architecture, improving developer experience, and ensuring the platform scales with our growing needs.

You're a highly experienced engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable solutions. You're not just a coder; you're a leader who can guide technical direction and mentor others.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience building and maintaining large-scale websites
• Strong proficiency in GraphQL, including advanced schema design and efficient query implementation
• Expertise in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, REST APIs, and other modern web technologies
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives and making critical architectural decisions
• Practical experience with continuous delivery pipelines
• Solid understanding and experience with agile development methodologies

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience building GraphQL services with TypeScript and RTK Query
• Knowledge of microservice design principles
• Experience implementing or contributing to a Federated GraphQL architecture
• Active participation in developer communities or Guilds, with experience presenting technical topics
• A strong desire to contribute to our developer tooling and community
• Experience with (or a keen willingness to learn) build automation pipelines
• An eagerness to learn and gain exposure to diverse systems and technologies

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email

Job ID: 164189

Employment Type: Full time