As a Lead Full Stack Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and leading the development of high-quality, scalable, and secure digital solutions. With a frontend-first focus, you will leverage your expertise in React and Next.js while also contributing to backend services built with Java/Spring Boot and cloud-native architectures. You will lead a small team of engineers and collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, AI-enabled solutions that meet evolving business needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of secure, scalable digital solutions on AWS, aligned with platform and security standards.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance, ensuring code quality, performance, and best practice adoption across frontend and backend.
- Partner with Product Leads to translate business requirements into intuitive, user-focused solutions using established design and architectural patterns.
- Champion frontend excellence (React, Next.js) while guiding backend development (Java 25, Springboot 3.5 ).
- Own and manage the Agile delivery process – backlog, sprint planning, and ceremonies – driving timely and effective delivery.
- Act as the Platform SME, mentoring team members and promoting consistent and effective use of platform features.
- Drive integration of AI and agentic AI capabilities into engineering workflows and end-user applications.
- Frontend-first development: Expert in React with Next.js for building scalable, performant web applications.
- Backend familiarity: Experience with Java and Spring Boot.
- TypeScript: Strong experience in building scalable frontend and backend applications.
- AWS: Hands-on experience with Lambda (serverless), ECS/EKS (containers), and other AWS-native services.
- Temporal: Workflow orchestration and distributed system design.
- Security protocols: Knowledge of OAuth and mTLS for authentication and secure communication.
- Messaging and event-driven systems: SQS, Kafka, or equivalent.
- Databases: DynamoDB, SQL, Postgres.
- API management: Kong API Gateway.
- Feature management: LaunchDarkly or other feature toggling tools.
- Experience integrating AI/ML services and agentic AI patterns into engineering workflows.
Life at Versent
We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.
We also offer our team:
Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.
Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.
Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.
Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.
Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!
Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.
At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!
If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].
Versent Melbourne, Victoria, AUS Office
Level 19/8 Exhibition Street, , Melbourne, VIC , Australia, 3000
