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- Dev Talent Spotlight | April '26
Dev Talent Spotlight | April '26
+ What you actually gain from joining a startup as employee #1

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New Job Opportunities
Full-time roles
π Sydney CBD | A fast-growing Sydney startup transforming how leading retail brands manage visual merchandising β helping store teams design, execute, and optimise product placement at scale. Join as a Senior Full Stack Engineer with real ownership across the entire product β you'll build meaningful features end-to-end (TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Node.js, AWS), collaborate closely with product and design, and see your work directly impact how hundreds of retail stores perform. |
π Remote | Build accessible transport solutions with a rideshare platform created for the disability community. Own mobile and web platforms (React Native, TypeScript, NestJS, AWS). 5+ years experience required. Real-world impact work. |
Part-time, Contract Roles
π Remote | Build the missing infrastructure for how organisations understand themselves and change. Own technical side of AI infrastructure platform moving into pilot deployments. Build and ship AI-driven features, evolve existing platform to production-ready scale, work directly with founder on architecture. Strong LLM and MCP experience essential. Opportunity to grow into technical leadership as company scales. |
Co-founder Roles
π Sydney, Hybrid | Build the last professional profile anyone will ever needβone beautiful link that replaces CVs, LinkedIn, and personal sites. Own technical architecture from day one at pre-build startup. Work directly with founders who value design, quality, and thoughtful iteration. Web-first product with real autonomy. |
π Remote | Pre-MVP payment startup with strategic advisor and early partner lead already secured. Own technical architecture, build MVP, lead deployments, and grow into CTO role. Senior Node.js experience required plus CI/CD and UI/UX skills. Ground-floor opportunity for engineers ready for co-founder responsibility. |
π Sydney Preferred, Remote | Join as the technical co-founder of an early-stage startup developing a first-of-its-kind digital marketplace for recruiter-qualified, de-identified contingent talentβcreating fairer, faster, bias-free hiring pathways. Currently pre-MVP and preparing to build a prototype, pilot with major employers, and raise the first investment round. |
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