Senior Developer

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About Portable

We care about people and the world. We seek out areas of social need and policy failure and make transformational change using research, design and technology. Our clients are as passionate as we are and are working in government agencies, nonprofit organisations and socially-minded businesses.

There are currently 50+ of us working as researchers, strategists, designers, technologists and producers towards our mission from our head office in Collingwood, and remotely from co-working spaces and homes across Australia.

This role sits in one of our Digital Product teams, which is made up of producers, designers and developers who care deeply about helping our clients solve interesting problems.

A Senior Developer who thrives on solving complex technical problems in service of meaningful impact. You've worked across multiple applications and systems, and you bring deep technical expertise (ideally in AWS, but other platforms are great too) paired with the flexibility to adapt across a diverse tech stack.

You write clean, thoughtful code and know that good development isn't just about building things; it's about building the right things, the right way, in the right context. You're comfortable navigating a variety of technical environments, and bring a solid understanding of architecture, performance, and modern development practices.

Beyond the code, you're a team player. Offering guidance to more junior developers, providing constructive feedback during pull requests, and collaborating with designers and producers to deliver integrated solutions. You enjoy mentoring, but you also know there's always more to learn. You're curious, generous with your knowledge, and open to new approaches.

We are looking for someone who :

• Is passionate about solving difficult problems
• Is very experienced with developing and supporting full-stack web applications in node and React (in typescript ideally) and has very strong web fundamentals
• Is ideally comfortable with devOps, managing platforms in AWS with terraform or other infrastructure-as-code frameworks
• Has good knowledge of secure development and cybersecurity practices, and has worked in government or other regulated environments
• Has experience integrating applications with third-party systems, and working with external teams to define interface requirements
• Brings deep expertise in one or more technologies, and is adaptable across a diverse technology stack
• Is able to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams of designers, developers and producers
• Seeks out opportunities to learn, and helps others by providing feedback
• Is able to communicate clearly to a broad range of stakeholders, both in person and in writing
• Is a senior developer who has had significant experience and worked on a number of different applications during their career.
• Has experience with test-driven development (TDD) and is confident in building and maintaining automated test frameworks (unit, integration, and end-to-end)

An example of what a week at Portable as a Senior Developer might look like :

Here's how we remunerate and support the experience, growth, and wellbeing of our team :

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $140,000 plus superannuation.

Joining Portable means becoming part of an organisation with an award-winning workplace culture, where your contributions are valued and you're supported by a multidisciplinary team.

Here's what else you can look forward to :

How to apply :

We are committed to building a diverse and equal team. People from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

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