Lead Front End Engineer at Bridgit

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

23 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Front End Development, Vuejs, NuxtJs, Javascript, UI, UX, Mentoring, Code Reviews, Component Libraries, Technical Improvement, Design, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Attention To Detail, Communication

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About Us 🚀 Bridgit is a leading non-bank lender transforming the way Australians access property equity. Purpose-built to make property transactions faster and easier, we pioneered the Buy Now, Sell Later solution – empowering homeowners to unlock their property equity and move on their terms. With a simple digital application, fast approvals, and flexible loan options, we’re making property finance seamless and stress-free. We’re now five years old and making huge strides. We have accredited over three-quarters of Australia’s broker network, and launched white label solutions with Australia’s largest aggregators – Connective, Aussie Home Loans, Finsure, and Loan Market Group – and we’re just getting started. Our momentum has been recognised with awards such as Best Growth Story at the 2025 Fintech Awards, 2025 Finder People’s Choice Award for Lending Innovation, the finalist for Excellence in Lending (Business & Consumer) at the 2025 Finnies, Deloitte's tech fast 50 2025 and finally; being recognised as one of LinkedIn’s top 20 Start Up’s in Australia 2025. The difference you’ll make You’ll be instrumental in shaping the front-end experience of our lending platform as we continue to grow our industry-leading products. Working across customer, broker and internal tools, you’ll collaborate closely with product and engineering to translate ideas and designs into intuitive, high-quality user interfaces that feel consistent, considered and genuinely easy to use. Beyond delivery, you’ll help raise the bar for UI and UX across the business; challenging conventions, refining our front-end codebase and influencing how we think about design-led development. Your work will directly impact how customers experience their home-owning journey and help set the standard for how modern lending products should look and feel. What you'll do; Lead the design and development of performant, delightful user interfaces using modern frontend frameworks. Collaborate with the product & tech teams to implement feature designs across our customer and internal software. Writing robust, well-tested code and proactively identifying areas for technical improvement or refactor. Guide design and code reviews, mentoring peers, and raising the technical bar for your team. Mentor and elevate other engineers, championing engineer best practices and a culture of quality. What you’ll bring: 5 years + working as a front end developer. 2+ years experience with vuejs / NuxtJs or similar frameworks. Preferably 2+ years of experience in people management. Strong Javascript fundamentals and deep understanding of the web platform. Comfortable taking ownership of features end-to-end from architecture to delivery and thrive in environments where you drive the “how”. You enjoy mentoring others, offering constructive feedback, and lifting the technical bar. Experience with modern UI frameworks and component libraries such as ShadCN, Radix UI, Primevue or equivalent. Ambitious individual who has a passion for UI, UX and be part of a growing business. Positive attitude to the day to day with good interpersonal skills. Attention to detail in documentation and ticket descriptions. Strong communication skills. Our Culture and Benefits Bridgit values its team, they are the heart of how we build this business. Along with competitive remuneration, slick offices and the chance to be part of an innovative, agile fintech, we also offer: Extra Leave – We offer birthday leave + an additional day of paid leave to be used for life events, celebrations, or just a mental health reset. Two Weeks from Anywhere – We encourage employees to work remotely from a location of their choice for two weeks each year. Learning and Development – All employees are encouraged and empowered to engage in professional development, including a number of learning initiatives run internally. Social Events – We have a jam-packed social scene, with events throughout the year to bring the team together! Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re excited about reshaping the lending industry and want to be part of a company that values authenticity and innovation, we’d love to chat. Apply now and let’s build the future of finance together! 🚀

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of user interfaces for the lending platform while collaborating with product and tech teams. Mentor other engineers and raise the technical standards within the team.