Front-End Tech Lead – $175-$185k + super

About the Company
This organisation is a global leader in education, dedicated to improving learning outcomes through high-quality products and services. With a strong reputation for academic excellence, the company is modernising its digital platforms to make education more accessible and seamless. As part of this transformation, the technology team is expanding to build scalable, user-focused solutions that improve the experience for learners, educators, and partners worldwide. The organisation is investing heavily in its digital capability, moving key platforms in-house, and creating an environment that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous growth.

About the Role
The Technical Lead – Front-End will be instrumental in shaping the company’s ecommerce and web platforms, ensuring they deliver outstanding digital experiences to students and partners. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on expertise, guiding a growing team of developers while setting the architectural direction for modern, customer-facing applications. Working closely with product, design, and backend teams, the successful candidate will help unify systems, improve usability, and support the organisation’s broader educational mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of front-end solutions across ecommerce and booking platforms.
• Ensure applications are performant, accessible, and scalable, supporting a global education audience.
• Collaborate with backend and integration teams to build API-driven, future-proof solutions.
• Define coding standards, development practices, and deployment pipelines to ensure engineering excellence.
• Mentor and support developers, conduct code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous learning.
• Partner with stakeholders across product, QA, and business functions to align technology with educational outcomes.
• Troubleshoot complex technical challenges, reduce technical debt, and drive ongoing improvements.
• Stay across emerging technologies to guide long-term platform strategy.

Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of front-end engineering experience, with advanced expertise in React and Next.js.
• Proven success architecting and delivering large-scale web applications.
• Strong foundation in core web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Experience with ecommerce platforms such as Shopify, as well as customer-facing applications.
• Knowledge of backend development with Node.js
• databases experience with Postgres, MongoDB is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and modern DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor technical teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and engage business stakeholders.

This is a unique opportunity to lead the front-end strategy of a global education provider, build out a team while shaping platforms that impact learners worldwide. If you’re ready to take ownership of high-profile digital solutions and make a lasting difference, apply now.