Graduate Full-Stack Developer (Remote AU)

Quick answer

What does the Graduate Full-Stack Developer role at National Digital involve?

High confidence

A part-time (20–30 hours per week), remote graduate developer role open Australia-wide, paying $60,000–$65,000 pro rata. You'll build React, Next.js and Laravel features on production platforms, with senior code review on every pull request.

Kick-start your software development career with National Digital, an Australian digital engineering consultancy building AI automation, custom web applications and headless CMS platforms for organisations across the country. This part-time remote graduate developer role (20–30 hours per week, anywhere in Australia) is designed for a recent Computer Science or Software Engineering graduate who wants real production experience — shipping TypeScript, React and Laravel code to systems people actually use, with a senior engineer reviewing every pull request.

Salary

$60,000 - $65,000 per year

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain front-end components with React, Next.js and TypeScript
Contribute to back-end APIs and business logic in Laravel and Node.js
Work with RESTful APIs and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Use AI-assisted development tools under senior guidance — and learn to review their output critically
Write and maintain automated tests (Jest, Playwright) alongside the features they cover
Participate in code reviews, standups and deployment activities on AWS

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (completed or final semester)
Solid understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript
Familiarity with React, ideally with some exposure to Next.js
Knowledge of at least one back-end framework (Laravel, Node.js or similar)
Understanding of Git and GitHub workflows — branching, pull requests, code review
Confidence working from the terminal / command line
Based in Australia with full, unrestricted working rights (Australian citizen or permanent resident)
Willingness to complete a National Police Check and provide references prior to commencement

Bonus Skills / Nice to Have

Personal or university projects on GitHub we can actually run
Understanding of RESTful API design and database fundamentals
Exposure to Docker, CI/CD or basic DevOps practices
Interest in LLM-powered features — retrieval-augmented generation, prompt design, evals
Awareness of web accessibility (WCAG) fundamentals

Contract Details

Part-time / Remote (pro rata)20–30 hrs/week

Benefits

Direct mentorship from senior engineers on every piece of work you shipModern production stack and real client projects from week oneFlexible remote work environment (must be based in Australia)Pro-rata professional development budget and study-friendly schedulingA deliberate pathway to full-time as the team grows

How to Apply: Email your CV, academic transcript and links to anything you've built — GitHub, a capstone project, a side project. We reply to every application, typically within one week.

Graduate Full-Stack Web Developer