About us

At Five Good Friends, our mission is clear: to help people live well at home. We’re a tech-enabled services business, and digital products are central to how we deliver for our members (clients), their families, and our care workers.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity to make a real impact as both a builder and a shaper. As our Full Stack Software Engineer, you’ll join a small, proven team and extend its capability with your expertise. You’ll work across our ecosystem of third-party platforms and in-house applications to deliver apps, tools, integrations, and experiences that matter.

In this role, you’ll design, build, and run solutions end-to-end, while also strengthening our engineering practices — influencing technology choices, introducing better ways of working, and mentoring colleagues as our capability grows.

The core responsibilities of the role include:

Design, build, and maintain applications, integrations, and tools across our ecosystem of platforms.

Develop solutions ranging from lightweight internal apps to larger member-facing products.

Manage the full solution lifecycle — from discovery and design to deployment, monitoring, and support.

Strengthen engineering practices with improvements to version control, CI/CD, testing, reviews, and observability.

Contribute to technology choices across frameworks, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development tools.

Mentor colleagues and share knowledge to build sustainable in-house capability.

Collaborate with product, design, and service teams to deliver practical, user-centred solutions.

Be forward-thinking in how AI-assisted tooling can help accelerate our delivery AI-assisted tools and emerging techniques to accelerate delivery and enhance productivity.

Seek opportunities to innovate and deliver better outcomes for members, families, and care workers.

Do you have what it takes?

You’re a pragmatic engineer with experience in full stack delivery teams, and you know what ‘good’ looks like and can help us mature our own capabilities towards that standard. You thrive in small, agile teams where your work has outsized impact, and you’re motivated by building software that improves people’s lives.

Proven experience (3-5 years) as a Full Stack Engineer or in a similar role.

Track record of contributing to stronger in-house engineering practices or capability.

Strong proficiency in modern web development (JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React or equivalent).

Interest or experience in agentic solution design and monitoring with tools such as Langchain and Langsmith.

Experience designing and consuming APIs, with solid understanding of system integration.

Practical experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS or Azure).

Familiarity with DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and deployment.

Interest or experience in spec-driven development using frameworks such as BMAD or Github Spec Kit.

Experienced in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI, Azure ML,), with the ability to critically evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs.

Awareness of responsible and ethical AI use, particularly in care-focused or trust-based systems.

Excellent problem-solving skills and sound judgment in complex environments.

Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.

Experience in government, healthcare, or community services (desirable but not essential).

Values that naturally align with Five Good Friends’ values and mission.

Unlimited working rights in Australia.

A successful National police check, or willingness to apply.

What's in it for you?

The way we work and the perks we offer are designed to help you live a fulfilling life. The work we do is meaningful, and the problems we solve are interesting.

A competitive salary package that will recognise your skills and experience.

Flexible work options – this role is based in our modern head office in South Brisbane, however flexibility to work from home a few days per week can be provided.

Annual $500 health and well-being allowance to spend on anything contributing to your health and well-being away from work.

On top of the standard 4 weeks of annual leave, after your second year, you will accumulate an additional day of annual leave each year you are with us. You will also have access to our Pandemic Leave policy and have the chance to purchase additional annual leave.

Access to our employee assistance programme, where you can receive free confidential and professional counselling.

Parental leave benefits –All caregivers who are eligible for the government’s paid parental leave scheme will receive top-up wage payments. Additionally, primary caregivers will receive top-up superannuation payments for their first year of unpaid parental leave.

One free Five Good Friends membership plan, which covers the Care Management fees. This can be used for a loved one who is supported by Five Good Friends.

Working for a company that has an employee engagement score that is 17% higher than the industry average, and 7% higher than the top 25% industry average (we are actually a great place to work).

And… after 5 years of continuous service, you will receive a trip to Okinawa, Japan - the community that inspired the creation of Five Good Friends. Costs of your return economy airfare, 5 nights in hotel accommodation and airport transfers will be paid.

Find out more about Five Good Friends here:
https://www.fivegoodfriends.com.au/corporate/about-us

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts. We will get in touch if you are shortlisted for this opportunity. Please include your CV and a cover letter in your application, telling us a bit about yourself and your suitability for this role within our organisation.

We respectfully request no communication from external agencies or recruiters.