Hybrid Senior Engineer – Digital Store Technology

at Kmart Australia Limited

• Job title: Senior Engineer – Digital Store Technology
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Java, Node.js, Postgres, React, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chadstone, Australia

About the role

• Senior Engineer developing Full Stack software solutions using React and NodeJS for Kmart's digital stores technology. Leading technical excellence and driving innovation in retail digitisation.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing Full Stack Software solutions using React, NodeJS with TypeScript.
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers, fostering growth and best practices.
• Driving delivery through modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and automated testing for speed and reliability.
• Leveraging cloud technologies (AWS) to build scalable, high-performance systems.
• Architecting and developing APIs using REST for seamless integration across platforms.
• Championing clean code principles, ensuring maintainability and quality through coding and unit testing.
• Leading technical design and requirements gathering, influencing the success of major projects.
• Solving complex challenges with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborating with a talented, innovative team, sharing ideas and shaping solutions that impact millions of customers.
• Driving innovation, enhancing existing products and developing new features that elevate the customer experience.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Full Stack development using React, Prisma, NestJS, NodeJS with TypeScript.
• A strong track record of delivering software through modern DevOps practices (CI/CD, automation testing).
• Leadership skills—you enjoy guiding and mentoring others.
• Exposure to cloud technologies, preferably AWS.
• Expertise in API development using REST.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code and perform unit testing.
• Experience maintaining existing products and building new features.
• Knowledge of NestJS & Prisma is great, but not essential.
• Bonus points for experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL or SQL) is highly advantageous.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working options through our Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy, spending 60% of your week in our National Office
• We’ll provide multiple ways for you to learn from online micro-credentialing in Udemy, support to gain certifications to tech community events and more.
• Great career opportunities across the broader Wesfarmers Group.
• We offer inclusive leave and ongoing support for team members of all backgrounds and family circumstances.
• Free onsite parking when you’re required to come into the office.
• Participation in a bonus program.
• A team member discount card that gives you a discount at Kmart, Target, Bunnings, and Officeworks.
• A free OnePass membership offering free delivery across Kmart & Target on eligible products.
• Access to the Kmart for You benefits program which entitles you to exclusive discounts and benefits in the areas of entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and health – with over 60 suppliers!
• Reflection room, space for prayer, meditation, or time for yourself.
• Opportunity to purchase shares through a salary sacrifice arrangement.