APS6 Software Engineers

Job Description:

Australian Citizens residing in Australia only respond.

Job details

The APS6 Software Engineer (Front-end) (Labour Hire) is an experienced software development practitioner responsible for designing, developing and maintaining modern web applications and user experiences that support Data Science Hub (DaSH) products and services.

Working within multidisciplinary delivery squads, the role focuses on delivering intuitive, reliable and accessible user interfaces for AI, machine learning and data-driven applications. This includes developing user experiences for generative AI solutions, decision-support tools, analytical products and business applications used across the Agency.

The APS6 Software Engineer (Front-end) exercises initiative and sound judgement when translating business requirements into practical technical solutions. The role works closely with Data Scientists, AI Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Business Analysts and stakeholders to ensure solutions are user-focused, scalable and maintainable.

While primarily a front-end role, the position will collaborate closely with backend and AI engineering teams and may contribute to full-stack development activities where required.

Key duties and responsibilities

Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

Design, develop and maintain high-quality web applications using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, including React.

Build intuitive, accessible and responsive user interfaces for AI-enabled, analytical and data-driven applications.

Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions.

Design and implement user experiences that support complex workflows, decision-support tools and generative AI applications.

Integrate frontend applications with REST APIs, cloud services and AI/ML platforms, including asynchronous, real-time or streaming interactions.

Contribute to AI-enabled user experiences, including conversational interfaces, document search, citation displays, streaming responses and agent-based workflows.

Develop reusable components, patterns and frontend architecture that support scalable product development across DaSH initiatives.

Apply software engineering best practices including testing, code review, source control, automated CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support discovery activities, proof-of-concepts, pilots and production-ready solutions.

Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement activities within DaSH.

Support the development of solutions that meet Agency accessibility, security, privacy and governance requirements.

(NOTE: the key responsibilities of the role are based on current priorities and may change over time)

Required Skills:

Code Review Software Engineers Analysts CI/CD pipelines Data Cloud Support Search Development REST AI Interfaces Accessibility Pipelines Technical Documentation Web Applications REST APIs Data Science Product Development CI/CD Business Requirements Components Software Development Architecture Continuous Improvement React Machine Learning TypeScript Security Software Testing Documentation Design Engineering Business JavaScript Science