Who are we?
Founded in 1993, Localsearch proudly stands as one of Australia’s largest digital marketing powerhouses, empowering over 300,000 local businesses nationwide. Our dedicated teams provide nationwide client support, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. We aim to be a key ally for Aussie businesses, expanding our digital solutions throughout 2025!
What will you do?
The Frontend Developer is responsible for building, and optimising web-based user interfaces and ensuring a seamless user experience. The role demands proficiency in front-end frameworks, libraries, and tools, along with a strong focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainability. Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions is critical.
- Build, test, and optimise high-quality user interfaces using front-end technologies.
- Develop and maintain applications using JavaScript, focusing on React and related libraries.
- Develop and maintain responsive designs, ensuring compatibility across devices and browsers.
- Implement and maintain state management using tools like Redux or Context API.
- Retrieve and manipulate data using REST APIs and GraphQL.
- Optimise CSS for styling and load performance, ensuring high-quality user experiences.
- Leverage TypeScript for scalability and maintainable code.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align designs and functionality, delivering exceptional products
- Follow and enhance organisational coding standards and practices.
- Conduct robust testing following best practices
- Maintain version control standards within a team environment.
- Stay updated on the latest front-end development trends and tools.
- Participate in incident response efforts as per service-level agreements (SLAs), including after-hours emergencies when required.
Who are you & what will you bring?
Required
- Minimum 1-3 years of professional experience in front-end development.
- Proven experience in testing frontend code, automated testing using key libraries like cypress, playwright and/or react testing library.
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Gitlab).
- Practical experience in ensuring accessibility and performance optimisation for web applications.
- Strong understanding of front-end development frameworks and libraries. For the front-end, we use React, Styled Components, GraphQL (Apollo Client), Typescript, Remix/React Router, Vite, Rollup, ESLint/Prettier.
- Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices.
- Capability to diagnose and resolve UI/UX issues efficiently.
- Accuracy in identifying inconsistencies in design or code.
- Clear exchange of ideas with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Collaboration within cross-functional teams.
- Flexibility to learn new technologies and adapt to dynamic project requirements.
- Efficiently meet deadlines while balancing multiple tasks.
- Enthusiasm for staying ahead of emerging trends in front-end development.
- Demonstrated expertise with:
- JavaScript, React, and affiliated libraries.
- Styling tools, including CSS-in-JS, Styled Components, or SCSS.
- API integration with REST and GraphQL.
Nice to haves
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
- Frontend or web development certifications are beneficial.
- Exposure to cloud platforms, such as AWS, Lambda, S3, SQS, Cloudfront, API Gateway, ECS, Cloudwatch, Cloudformation, and CDK.
Why it’s great to work with us!
- Perks - Paid parental leave, free parking, discounted gym memberships, and a café with barista-made coffee. Benefit from our employee referral program, 24/7 online retail discounts, and special rewards for tenure and birthdays!
- Location - Directly opposite Robina Town Centre, making it easy to run errands, grab a bite, or go shopping —all within your lunch break!
- Culture - We celebrate success! Join our annual company-wide conference and participate in recognition programs honoring high performers, exceptional customer service, and those who embody our core values: Client for Life, Teamwork, Unquestionable Integrity, Challenge Complacency, and Dream Big & Have Fun.
- Flexibility - We prioritise work-life balance with flexible arrangements to keep you engaged and fulfilled. Our diverse team fosters a supportive and fun workplace, making it a joy to come to work every day.
- Development - We’re dedicated to helping you build a meaningful career through development initiatives like our internal Mentoring Program and on-the-job training, supporting your professional and personal growth.
- Wellbeing - This matters! Our comprehensive program addresses physical, mental, financial, and community needs to help you thrive in all aspects of life.
APPLY NOW!
At Localsearch we are committed to providing an inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people based on merit, competence, and performance. Our goal is to represent, at all job levels, the clients we serve.
