Senior Software Engineer - Front End Web
Betashares Capital
Software Engineering
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Jan 12, 2026
About The Role
As a Software Engineer – Front End Web, you’ll be part of the Betashares Direct team, building and evolving our web investing experience for Australian customers. You’ll work within a small, AI-fluent, cross-functional team alongside engineers, designers and product managers, shipping often and building products with real customer impact.
As a Software Engineer – Front End Web, you’ll be part of the Betashares Direct team, building and evolving our web investing experience for Australian customers. You’ll work within a small, AI-fluent, cross-functional team alongside engineers, designers and product managers, shipping often and building products with real customer impact.
This role sits at the intersection of design, engineering and customer experience. You’ll design and deliver high-quality, customer-facing software that brings clarity, trust and empathy to every step of a customer’s wealth-building journey. Working closely with the design team, you’ll help uplift and evolve our web platform through thoughtful interactions, purposeful animation and strong frontend craft.
You’ll also play a key role in advancing our design system and frontend foundations, shaping how design and engineering collaborate and helping the team leverage AI-driven tools and workflows as we scale. This is a strong opportunity for a senior frontend engineer who cares deeply about product quality, design excellence and building experiences that genuinely help customers.
- Department
- Technology
- Employment Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Location
- Melbourne
- Workplace type
- Onsite
Role Responsibilities
- Design and build high-quality, performant frontend features using modern frameworks such as React, Vue and TypeScript.
- Own features end-to-end, from concept and design through to implementation and launch.
- Maintain and evolve the frontend design system and component library in close collaboration with design.
- Act as a bridge between design and engineering, shaping workflows, patterns and tooling to improve delivery and quality.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to frontend standards, patterns and best practices.
- Explore and apply AI-enabled tools and approaches to improve developer experience, workflows and product outcomes.
Skills & Experience
- 6+ years’ experience building modern web applications in production environments.
- Strong expertise in TypeScript and either React or Vue, with a solid understanding of component-driven architecture.
- Experience designing, building and maintaining UI design systems or component libraries.
- Strong knowledge of frontend architecture, performance optimisation, accessibility and responsive design.
- Experience working with APIs (GraphQL / Apollo or similar).
- Familiarity with backend systems and distributed architectures is a plus.
- Comfortable using AI tools and emerging technologies to enhance product quality and delivery.
- Strong Git, CI/CD and modern engineering practices.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, particularly when working closely with designers and product teams.
Reasons To Join Us
What We Offer
Betashares believes our most important asset is our people and we are proud of the culture we have built – but we are always striving to be better. We want every Betashares employee to be doing their best work and developing their careers. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer:
Betashares believes our most important asset is our people and we are proud of the culture we have built – but we are always striving to be better. We want every Betashares employee to be doing their best work and developing their careers. In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer:
- Continuous career development and training opportunities.
- Access to a health and wellbeing platform with physical, mental, social and financial support programs available.
- Volunteering days off, so you can contribute to a cause that matters to you.
- Conveniently located CBD offices with fully stocked kitchens, team breakfasts and catered lunches on a regular basis.
- Fun and inclusive social events.
Our Values
As our business continues to grow, we’re committed to creating a workplace that gives us all the best opportunity to succeed, and that is enjoyable to be a part of. We prize ambition and drive, but equally we value honesty and humility.
As our business continues to grow, we’re committed to creating a workplace that gives us all the best opportunity to succeed, and that is enjoyable to be a part of. We prize ambition and drive, but equally we value honesty and humility.
We support each other, and we respect our clients and our competitors. Innovation is in our DNA, and we are always looking for better ways to do things and are willing to take measured risks and learn from our mistakes along the way.
About Betashares
Betashares was founded in 2009 and launched with the vision to create intelligent and accessible investment solutions for Australian investors. Over the past decade our dedication to helping Australian investors achieve their financial goals has seen Betashares grow from ‘challenger’ to market leader, driving disruption and innovation in the exchange traded funds (ETFs) industry.
Betashares offers the broadest range of exchange traded funds on the ASX and is trusted by over a million investors. As of June 2025, Betashares manages over $50 billion in assets.
Betashares is continuing to grow and innovate with a strong focus on the customer, recently entering the superannuation sector and launching our retail wealth platform, Betashares Direct.
We currently have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and New Zealand and a growing team of over 180 people.
Visit our website, YouTube channel and social channels for expert tips and insights.
Betashares offers the broadest range of exchange traded funds on the ASX and is trusted by over a million investors. As of June 2025, Betashares manages over $50 billion in assets.
Betashares is continuing to grow and innovate with a strong focus on the customer, recently entering the superannuation sector and launching our retail wealth platform, Betashares Direct.
We currently have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and New Zealand and a growing team of over 180 people.
Visit our website, YouTube channel and social channels for expert tips and insights.
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