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Big Wave Digital

Frontend-Leaning Full Stack Engineer (React / Next.js) $200k + Super + bonus

Big Wave Digital
Australia · Full-time · Mid-Senior

Build what users actually feel. Not just what they see.


Most platforms talk about growth.

This one lives or dies on experience.

Every click. Every load. Every micro-interaction.

If it’s slow, clunky, or confusing… users don’t come back.

That’s the problem you’ll solve.


🚀 The Opportunity

You’ll join a high-growth, product-led scale-up where the frontend is the product.

This isn’t a “build a few components and move on” role.

You’ll own the experience layer across a suite of high-traffic digital products, shaping how users engage, convert, and stay.

Think:

  • Complex, data-heavy interfaces
  • Real-time interactions
  • Performance at scale
  • UX that directly impacts retention and revenue

You’ll lead with frontend craft, but operate as a true full stack engineer when needed.


🧠 What You’ll Actually Do

  • Own the quality bar for frontend engineering across core products
  • Build fast, responsive, production-grade apps using React / Next.js
  • Sweat the details others ignore:
  • render performance, interaction latency, layout shift, accessibility
  • Partner closely with Product & Design to bring ideas to life exactly as intended
  • Jump into backend when needed (APIs, data shaping, service integration)
  • Raise the standard across the team through code reviews and mentorship
  • Treat Core Web Vitals as a baseline, not a “nice to have”


🛠 Tech Snapshot

  • React (deep expertise expected)
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • API-driven architecture
  • Modern frontend performance tooling
  • Bonus: real-time data, complex UI states, charting or data visualisation


🔥 What They’re Looking For

  • Strong frontend engineer who can set the standard for others
  • Deep understanding of:
  • Component architecture
  • State management
  • Rendering performance
  • Solid grasp of accessibility (WCAG, semantic HTML, ARIA)
  • Comfortable working across the stack when needed
  • Someone who understands that:

better UX = better retention = real commercial impact


🌱 Why This Role

  • You’re not maintaining… you’re evolving a live product
  • High ownership, high visibility, real user impact
  • Startup pace without chaos — strong product and engineering alignment
  • Opportunity to shape frontend direction, not just follow it
  • Work on products people use every single day


⚡ The Type of Person Who Thrives Here

  • You care about the craft of frontend engineering
  • You notice the things others miss
  • You get frustrated by slow, clunky products
  • You like moving fast, but not breaking quality
  • You want your work to actually matter to users


🏢 The Environment

  • Let’s be clear.
  • Sydney | 5 days in the office
  • Because:
  • Decisions happen quickly
  • Problems get solved in real time
  • The best ideas come from being in the room
  • This is not a passive environment.
  • Fast-moving, product-led scale-up
  • High ownership, low bureaucracy
  • Engineers are trusted to make decisions
  • Strong focus on quality, performance, and continuous improvement


If you’ve ever looked at a product and thought

"this could be so much better"

This is your chance to fix it.

Key Skills

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Posted
Apr 17, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Sydney

Industries

Financial Services Technology Information Media

Categories

Information Technology

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