Job description

About the Role
We’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join the team responsible for Criteria’s candidate-facing web apps, including the platform that delivers our psychometric assessments. This role is hands-on across front-end and back-end systems and includes working on infrastructure and deployment.

You’ll work in a small, experienced team that partners closely with our Product group and internal psychologists. The environment is collaborative, with shared code ownership and a focus on reliable delivery.

Tech Stack

Frontend:HTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript (React)
Backend:Node.js, TypeScript
Infra:AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch

What You’ll Do

Build and maintain end-to-end features across the web stack
Write clean, testable code for both UI and backend systems
Support and improve infrastructure and monitoring
Contribute to planning and technical direction
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members

What We’re Looking For

Strong full stack experience withTypeScript / JavaScript
Practical understanding ofweb fundamentalsand modern tooling
Experience withcloud-baseddevelopment, ideallyAWS serverless
Comfortable working in a team that owns delivery and production support
Focused on writing maintainable, tested code

Nice to Have

Experience withReact
Familiarity withLambda, DynamoDB, CloudFormation
Exposure to multiple programming languages
Willingness to explore and prototype technical ideas

We offer flexible hybrid working and a straightforward, collaborative environment. This role suits someone who wants to build useful software with clear impact—without unnecessary distractions or red tape.

Apply nowif you’re ready to work on meaningful systems with a team that values practical, reliable engineering.

CompensationStarting from $130,000 AUD

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