Frontend Developer (React)

The Opportunity:

A major financial institution is seeking a highly skilled ReactJS Engineer to join a high-impact team focused on modernising payments and switching infrastructure within the Terminals and Payment Gateway domain. This role is part of a strategic Switch Replacement initiative and will suit engineers with experience in card-present payments, acquiring, and merchant switching.



The Role:

• Develop and maintain front-end components using ReactJS and supporting technologies.
• Design and build Back-end-for-Front-end (BFF) components using Node.js.
• Collaborate in Agile squads on the delivery of microservices-based architecture.
• Leverage your knowledge of payment gateway specifications including ISO 8583/AS2805 and ISO 20022.
• Build and deploy solutions using CI/CD pipelines, with exposure to cloud platforms (AWS) and serverless functions (Lambda).
• Contribute to solution architecture, conduct code reviews, and support team-wide engineering practices.
• Lead and coach team members to ensure best-in-class engineering outcomes.

About You:

• Extensive experience in software development, with deep knowledge of JavaScript (ES6/TypeScript) and React.js.
• Strong skills across HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, jQuery, and modern web development standards.
• Skilled in building secure, accessible UIs and integrating with RESTful APIs (GraphQL a bonus).
• Experience developing in cloud environments - particularly AWS Serverless, Lambda, ECS, and Docker.
• Familiarity with ISO 8583/AS2805, ISO 20022, or card payments is highly advantageous.
• Confident working with tools like Webpack, NPM, Git, and testing frameworks such as Jest or Mocha.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Full Australian working rights required.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Exposure to credit scheme clearing and settlement processes.
• Understanding of microservices and GraphQL integration.

Benefits:

• Initial 6-month contract with strong likelihood of extension.
• Work in a fast-paced, forward-thinking team delivering enterprise-scale change.
• Hybrid work model with 2-3 days per week in Melbourne office.

How to Apply

Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Nina Magill on [email protected], quoting reference JN -052025-40215. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com