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Lead Frontend Developer

Lookahead Search — Australia · Posted ~1 day ago

Lead Full-time

Skills

Frontend development React Next.js Technical leadership Engineering management Architecture Delivery management Team mentoring Performance management

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Summary

Take a lead role in building customer-facing digital experiences used at significant scale. You will lead a team of around four engineers, own delivery outcomes, review architectural decisions, mentor developers, and remain hands-on with modern frontend architecture using React and Next.js. The position offers a balance of engineering leadership and hands-on development.

Highlights

Lead a small engineering team while remaining hands-on with frontend architecture and development. The role combines technical leadership, mentoring, delivery ownership, and meaningful influence in a growing, well-funded engineering environment.

Description

About the Role: One of Australia’s household names — servicing millions of customers across 18+ sites nationally — is investing seriously in technology for the first time in its history. We’re hiring a Lead Frontend Developer to join the team building the customer-facing auction platform: multi-branded websites and the mobile experience customers use to bid, buy and sell every day. About You: This role is a blend of technical leadership, engineering management and delivery ownership. Day to day, you'll be shipping code, reviewing architecture decisions and mentoring engineers. You’ll join a small, tight-knit team already delivering strong results, in a business that’s profitable, family-owned, and backing engineering with real investment. What you'll be doing: Leading a team of ~4 engineers day to day, including performance conversationsOwning delivery outcomes end to end, catching slippage before it becomes a problemStaying hands-on with front-end architecture (React/Next.js, TypeScript) What we’re looking for: Recent, hands-on React/Next.js/TypeScript experience with real architectural inputProven experience managing a small team (3-6 people) directlyComfortable operating across technical, people and delivery responsibilities The offer: Flexible hybrid working with 2 days in the Sydney officeA warm, no-ego, family-first culture with real investment in peopleThe chance to help build a platform used by millions of Australians