Permanent Full Time role, Hybrid with Profit Share
Iconic Australian owned and operated global retail business
8+ years of software engineering experience delivering large-scale, high-transaction digital platforms.
Hybrid role in a vibrant team culture where we embrace pace & encourage new ideas
Join Spotlight Retail Group as a hands‐on Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering, building scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions across our multi-brand, multi-country digital ecosystem. You'll work in a vibrant, fast-paced hybrid environment at our South Melbourne office.
What You'll Be Doing
Build maintainable, cloud-native AWS features using sound design principles.
Deliver full-stack features across Next.js/React frontends, NestJS/Node.js BFF/backend services, and Java/Spring Boot applications.
Design and consume event-driven components and APIs (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB).
Maintain code quality, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and explicit technical documentation.
Leverage AI agents and coding assistants to accelerate debugging, refactoring, and delivery.
What We're Looking For
Experience:
8–12 years in software engineering delivering large-scale digital platforms.
Frontend:
Strong TypeScript, React, Next.js, Redux, Tailwind CSS, SSR/SSG, and web performance expertise.
Backend:
Solid expertise in Java, Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, SQL/NoSQL databases, and AWS-native architecture.
Domain:




Hands‐on e‐commerce experience; headless CMS (Content Stack) or Commerce tools experience is highly desirable.
Mindset:
Agile, adaptable, and comfortable thriving in a high‐availability retail environment.
Why Join Spotlight Retail Group?
Flexibility:
True hybrid working model in a modern South Melbourne office (steps from the South Melbourne Market).
Rewards:
Highly competitive base salary + super + profit‐share eligibility.
Perks:
Generous team discounts across all our iconic brands—Spotlight, Anaconda, Mountain Designs, and Harris Scarfe—plus gym discounts and EAP support.
Growth:
Exposure across a diverse, market‐leading retail portfolio with a clear trajectory for career progression.
Who We Are
Spotlight Group Holdings (SGH)
is a privately held $3bn+ Australian parent company which controls, operates and invests in a diverse set of businesses and assets.
As
Australia's largest privately‐owned and operated family business, SGH includes
Spotlight Retail Group
(
Spotlight, Anaconda and Harris Scarfe
),
Spotlight Property Group
,
Spotlight Direct Investments
and
Spotlight Charitable Foundation
.
Important:
You must have unrestricted working rights in Australia to be considered for this position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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📌 Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Engineering (Melbourne)
🏢 Spotlight
📍 Melbourne