Software Engineer (React)

About Us

aXcelerate is a leading SaaS provider, with our Student and Learning Management System powering millions of learners' course and competency records nationwide. As an industry leader, we’re on an exciting growth journey, transforming the way training providers and employers manage and support their learners.

Recognised as a Great Place to Work for three years running, we have a culture where people feel valued and supported to thrive. With ambitious growth plans and countless opportunities to develop your career, there’s never been a better time to join our team and help us shape the future of education technology.

The role

As a Software Engineer, you’ll be a part of our dynamic engineering team powering the aXcelerate platform. Your focus will be on building secure, high-quality software focusing on software development while collaborating in an agile environment alongside Mid-Level/Senior Engineers and the management team, to further develop your skills. This is an opportunity to grow into a role that shapes the systems and technology that underpin our product.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain UI features across aXcelerate's core product using React and TypeScript
• Translate designs into responsive, accessible components, working closely with product designers to implement mockups across desktop and mobile browsers
• Consume and integrate REST APIs to display student, course, and compliance data, with attention to correctly typing API responses in TypeScript
• Write unit and integration tests for new components as part of the standard development workflow
• Participate in code reviews, giving and receiving feedback to help maintain code quality and consistency
• Debug and resolve reported issues, working with QA and support to reproduce, diagnose, and fix bugs
• Contribute to shared UI/component patterns, helping keep the front end consistent across aXcelerate's product modules
• Collaborate in an Agile team environment — stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and picking up work from a shared backlog
• Keep learning and growing — pairing with senior engineers, picking up new tools and patterns as the codebase evolves, and bringing a curious, improvement-minded approach to the work

You will bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 1–2 years of professional software development experience
• Frontend experience, ideally with React and TypeScript
• Hands-on experience with React — hooks, component composition, state/props management
• Solid JavaScript fundamentals
• Working knowledge of TypeScript — interfaces, types, generics
• Git experience — branching, pull requests, resolving merge conflicts
• Understanding of basic data structures and algorithms
• A collaborative and learning mindset, seeking to improve and stay current with new technologies
• Basic understanding of REST APIs and how to consume them

Nice-to-Have

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum
• Personal or academic projects demonstrating React/TypeScript skills

What We Offer

• Hybrid work opportunity: 2-3 split (Office-WFH)
• A central location, close to public transport, cafes and shops, with free on-site parking available.
• A vibrant, supportive and team-oriented culture, with regular team activities and social events.
• A focus on professional development and learning, with access to our LMS, external and internal training opportunities and your own personal annual PD budget.
• Access for you and your family to an Employee Assistance Program and resources.
• Cashback offers and discounts on popular brands through our Employment Hero app.
• Gym discount and reduced price Pilates classes.
• Opportunities for career development with well defined career pathways across the business.
• Proud members of Women in Technology with access to networking events, professional development opportunities and resources.

How To Apply

Please submit an up-to-date resume outlining your suitability for the role and a portfolio if you have one (github or personal website).

We're looking for people who identify with our values - H.E.A.R.T.: Honesty, Empathy, Acceptance, Respect, and Trust, while also bringing an individual perspective to their work. We’re committed to promoting diversity in the workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

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f you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process, please let us know by emailing [email protected] .

aXcelerate acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land where we work, live and learn and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land. We are committed to fostering learning and development in the communities that we serve.