Initial contract until mid March 2026, with a potential extension Attractive daily pay rate of $ 1000 super per day 8 hours per day / 40 hours per week Hybrid work arrangement (50% WFH 50% in Eveleigh & Parramatta offices) PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: The Senior backend developer will take a technical delivery lead on building and maintaining the new Leadership Learning Resource application. This is a hands-on role, requiring technical expertise across the software development lifecycle. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of new systems and features, as well as modifying and maintaining existing systems for adaptation to business and/or technology changes. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code in Node.js. Develop RESTful APIs. Integrate with external services and third-party APIs. Advise, collaborate with, and synthesize feedback from designers and frontend developers. Work closely with frontend developers as well as the UX designer, Tech Lead, QA and Project Manager. Participate in unit and UI testing, resolving design related bugs. Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives (Agile/Scrum practices). Liaise with the product architect and developers on software design, dependencies and code maintainability Serve as a technical lead contributing to and directing the efforts of development. Participate in proofs-of-concepts. Innovate and effectively transition and scale those concepts into production at scale. Design, develop, modify, implement, and support software components anywhere in the software stack. Determine root cause for complex software issues and develop practical, efficient, and permanent technical solutions. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Minimum of 5 years of experience in UI and Back-end development Strong knowledge of designing RESTful APIs in Node.js Strong knowledge of No-SQL databases (MongDB, Elasticsearch) Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure, AWS). DESIRABLE SKILLS: Knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Understanding of client-side scripting and JavaScript frameworks, (VueJS 3, Angular, React) Passionate about building and developing good engineering practices and processes, like test driven development, continuous integration, and build/test/release automation. Being able to assist with testing on multiple devices, platforms and browsers Experience working with cloud-based environments, serverless and microservices. E.g. NodeJS, AWS Lambda, Azure Kubernetes. Passion for usability, efficiency and performant code. Experience developing WCAG compliant websites/applications for government clients (Level AA) Have examples of previous code in Github. If this sounds like you, please submit your resume by clicking the 'Apply Now About Easy Authoring: Established in 2006, Easy Authoring helps job seekers find the right opportunity to match their skill set and aid career progression. We are the authorized suppliers to NSW, ACT, QLD, and the Federal government as well as multiple corporate organisations to provide contingent labor for various business functions including ICT, Project Management, Change Management, and Learning design along with a broad range of other business-focused positions.