About Us
NORTHSOUTH is an Australian sports-media and technology company powering real-time photography and video for mass-participation endurance events across the country. Our live media platform is used by tens of thousands of runners and cyclists every month, and we are continuing to scale our technology to meet growing demand.
We are a lean, high-impact team and are looking for a part-time contractor who can take meaningful ownership of our / AWS platform while working flexibly from anywhere in Australia.
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About the Role
This is a contract position (ABN required) offering approximately 12 hours per week (1.5 days), with full flexibility over when those hours are worked. You can spread your time across the week or work in focused blocks, whatever suits your schedule.
The role also includes participation in our paid Sunday standby roster:
* Approximately 24 Sundays per year
* $250 standby fee per Sunday
* Call-in work on Sundays is rare, historically around a 10% call-in rate, and any active work is billed at your hourly rate
* Light availability: monitoring + quick fixes during event operations
* Any active work is billed at your normal hourly rate
This role is ideal for an experienced developer seeking ongoing part-time work that fits around other projects, clients, or commitments.
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Key Responsibilities
* Develop, test, and maintain modern applications
* Build and enhance AngularJS (1.x) front-end components and pages
* Architect secure, scalable, and maintainable server-side solutions
* Integrate with internal and third-party APIs
* Write automated tests using Mocha
* Translate UI/UX wireframes into production-ready features
* Troubleshoot and resolve software defects, performance issues, and bottlenecks
* Maintain and extend our AWS stack (EC2, S3, SES, Rekognition)
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Skills & Experience
Essential:
* Strong experience with (production-grade)
* Proficiency with AngularJS (1.x)
* Experience with MongoDB Atlas
* RESTful API development
* Automated testing (Mocha)
* Strong HTML, CSS, and SASS skills
* Experience with AWS (EC2, S3, SES)
Nice to Have:
* Familiarity with Amazon Rekognition
* DevOps experience
* Computer vision / media processing background
* Interest in endurance sports or event technology
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Contract Details & Pay
* $90–$135 per hour (depending on experience)
* $250 paid standby for rostered Sundays
* Additional Sunday work billed at your hourly rate
* Monthly invoicing (ABN required)
* Remote work from anywhere in Australia
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How to Apply
Please apply via Seek with:
* A brief introduction
* Links to your GitHub, portfolio, or examples of projects you've worked on
* A short summary of your experience with and AngularJS
* Your hourly rate expectation
No CV required if your portfolio/GitHub speaks for itself.