Lead React Developer (Front-End)

12-Month Rolling Contract | Long-Term Opportunity

$1,000-$1,200 per day including superannuation

Melbourne | Hybrid work from home up to 4 days per week

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced

Lead React Developer

to join a major Federal Government agency delivering creative, accessible digital services. Working within the Digital team, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across modern front-end development, helping deliver scalable, high-quality React web applications that improve digital experiences for Australians.

The Role Joining a multidisciplinary delivery team comprising multiple Agile squads, you will work alongside developers, business analysts, UX designers, accessibility specialists, testers, architects, and product teams.

Lead the design, development and delivery of complex enterprise applications using

React and TypeScript .

Provide hands-on technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to frontend developers.

Establish and promote engineering standards, reusable components, coding practices and quality assurance processes.

Collaborate with UX, accessibility, architecture and backend teams to deliver seamless, API-driven digital experiences.

Drive modern engineering practices, including

AI-assisted development, automated testing, CI/CD and Agile delivery .

Champion accessibility, inclusive design and responsive user experiences across digital platforms.

Contribute to technical design decisions, architecture, performance optimisation and continuous improvement.





About You We are seeking a technically strong Lead React Developer who combines hands-on engineering expertise with proven leadership capabilities. You will demonstrate:

Extensive commercial experience developing complex

React and TypeScript applications

within enterprise environments.

Advanced knowledge of component-based architecture, state management, REST APIs, responsive UI development and modern frontend frameworks.

Strong experience implementing

web accessibility standards (WCAG)

and inclusive design principles.

Proven experience establishing development standards across code reviews, automated testing, source control, CI/CD pipelines and release management.

Hands-on experience using

AI-assisted development tools , including agentic coding assistants, automated code generation, testing and code review.

Demonstrated ability to mentor developers, uplift engineering capability and foster high-performing teams.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, working collaboratively with product owners, UX designers, architects and backend engineering teams.

Experience developing reusable component libraries, design systems and scalable frontend platforms.

Exposure to cloud-native applications, API-driven architectures and modern frontend tooling.

Experience with specification-driven development and AI-augmented software engineering practices.

Previous experience delivering digital solutions within Federal Government or highly regulated environments.

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📌 Lead React Developer (Melbourne)
🏢 Talent
📍 Melbourne