Lead Developer

• Role available in Victoria
• Australian Citizenship Required

DFP Recruitment is seeking a Lead Developer to join a Federal Government client.

This role will lead the design, development and delivery of contemporary web applications, providing technical expertise, mentoring development teams, and ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions that support key digital transformation initiatives.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and delivery of modern web applications using React, TypeScript and contemporary frontend engineering practices.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to development team members, establishing engineering standards and promoting high-quality delivery outcomes.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, UX designers, architects and backend development teams to define frontend requirements, API contracts and end-to-end solution designs.
• Drive the adoption of modern software engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, automated testing, source control, CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery methodologies.

Technical skills

• Strong technical expertise across modern frontend development, including React, TypeScript, component-based architecture, state management, API integration and responsive user interface design.
• Demonstrated experience delivering accessible digital services and implementing accessibility standards and best practices, with a strong understanding of inclusive design principles.
• Experience establishing engineering standards and practices, including code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, source control and release management.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging contemporary AI-assisted software engineering tools (such as agentic coding assistants, code generation, automated testing and code review capabilities) to accelerate software delivery, improve quality and support modern development practices.

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated experience leading the design, development and delivery of complex React and TypeScript applications in an enterprise environment.
• Strong technical expertise across modern frontend development, including React, TypeScript, component-based architecture, state management, API integration and responsive user interface design.
• Demonstrated experience delivering accessible digital services and implementing accessibility standards and best practices, with a strong understanding of inclusive design principles.
• Experience establishing engineering standards and practices, including code review, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, source control and release management.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging contemporary AI-assisted software engineering tools (such as agentic coding assistants, code generation, automated testing and code review capabilities) to accelerate software delivery, improve quality and support modern development practices.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and uplift development teams while fostering a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture, while working effectively with product owners, UX teams, architects and backend development teams.

Desirable criteria

• Experience delivering applications using modern frontend ecosystems and tooling, including TypeScript, API-driven architectures, component libraries, cloud-native platforms and contemporary development frameworks.
• Experience working with specification-driven or AI-augmented software development approaches, including the use of structured requirements, design artefacts and automated tooling to accelerate delivery and improve quality.
• Experience building reusable component libraries, design systems or frontend platforms that enable consistency, scalability and reuse across multiple applications.
• Experience working within large-scale government, regulated or highly governed delivery environments.

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