Senior Front-end Engineer – React/nodejs

Westpac Group has a rich heritage and offers employees a multitude of opportunities. We aim to attract the best people inside and outside of the business – building an organisation where the best talent thrives. We’re striving to be game-changing technologists, shaping the future of banking.

We understand the big picture and focus on things that will move the dial for Westpac. Westpac has a complex Information Technology environment that needs to deliver to the rapidly changing needs of our customers and employees, the ever-evolving IT landscape, and the Group’s regulatory and statutory requirements.

How will I help?

Westpac Banking Platform domain are looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer to join the team. The purpose of this role is to build solutions and enhance Westpac’s applications which will be used by various customers and consumers to apply. The Banking platform team has several exciting projects that enable new features for our Digital, Lender and Broker Channels.    

The role will operate predominantly in an Agile environment, and such will be required to support the technology capabilities to effectively deliver value to customers, and be responsible for leading the design and developing ‘fit for purpose’ IT and business solutions to meet the requirements of several projects across the Banking Platform portfolio.

You will work on enhancements and fixes to existing products and services, monitoring of existing products and services using Splunk, and refactorization of existing applications to make it more performant.

You will also design and develop new screens using React and NodeJS using high standard of coding and participate in a highly collaborative environment from requirements gathering through to version release.

What’s in it for me?

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world’s great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure. 

What do I need?

To be successful you will have the following experience and/or skills:

• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in React and NodeJS with strong analytical capabilities.
• Excellent design, coding, monitoring and documentation skills.
• Strong hands-on experience using current Backend technologies such as Java or Scala.
• Commitment to agile development, TDD and pair programming.
• Commitment to design patterns, technical documentation, and innovative thinking.
• Commitment to improving the company’s development processes.
• Expert understanding of Git, Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket.
• Experience with Jenkins.

Nice to Have

• Team leadership experience
• Experience with DevOps, Docker, AWS, Spring, CI/CD.
• Experience with Selenium and Cucumber.
• Experience of working in Finance industry.

What’s it like to work there?

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.

We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

How do I Apply?

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As part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating inclusive and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 1.2 or email [email protected]