About the role

We're looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer to join a large-scale digital product workplace and take ownership of complex frontend and architecture challenges. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who wants broad influence without moving away from engineering. You'll work across high-traffic customer-facing products, helping shape technical direction, improve performance and scalability, and guide other engineers through complex design decisions.

Key responsibilities
Designing and evolving frontend architecture across large-scale web applications
Remaining hands-on with React, TypeScript and contemporary JavaScript
Leading system design and technical decision-making
Improving performance, reliability, scalability and maintainability
Reviewing code and helping lift engineering standards
Working across frontend, backend and platform teams
Mentoring engineers and supporting complex technical problem solving
Partnering with product,



design and architecture on solution direction
Identifying technical risks, bottlenecks and opportunities for improvement
Helping teams make pragmatic decisions around architecture and delivery

About you
Strong experience with React, TypeScript and modern frontend engineering
Experience operating at Staff, Principal, Lead or senior technical leadership level
Solid frontend architecture and system design capability
Experience working across high-traffic or complex customer-facing platforms
Strong understanding of frontend performance and scalability
Experience working with APIs, distributed systems and backend services
Strong knowledge of testing, CI/CD, observability and production support
Ability to clearly explain technical trade-offs and alternative approaches
Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction
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📌 Staff Frontend Engineer New South Wales
🏢 The Onset
📍 New South Wales