DESCRIPTION

We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local to state government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens.
Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. Building on 21 years of continuous growth and success, we’re at a pivotal point on our journey to realise that aspiration.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Deep technical expertise and application: Demonstrated capability in front-end engineering (React, modern JS/TS tooling, accessibility, visual testing, performance), with the ability to apply this across complex systems.
• Problem-solving & ambiguity navigation: Thoughtful and creative in finding practical paths through undefined or legacy contexts.
• Influence & collaboration: Operates as horizontal glue—able to build trust across teams, foster shared understanding, and coach others without direct authority.
• System and organisational thinking: Understands how technology decisions shape team dynamics, user experience, and business outcomes. Familiar with platform or enabling team models.
• Design System Expertise: Proven experience with design system initiatives, desirable experience with design tokens and documentation tools e.g. Figma, Supernova, Zeroheight.

• Define and evolve front-end engineering practices, tooling, and shared frameworks (with React at the core).
• Lead the development of Firefly – Civica’s Design System, that serves as the foundation for our unified platform.
• Collaborate across multiple teams to ensure a consistent, high-quality front-end experience.
• Partner with UX, accessibility, and product teams to establish inclusive and effective ways of working.
• Act as a mentor and trusted collaborator to front-end engineers across the organisation.
• Contribute to long-term technical direction, with a focus on modularity, reusability, and accessibility.
• Facilitate cross-team learning, knowledge sharing, and healthy architectural alignment.
• Navigate ambiguity and help co-create the organisation’s path toward consolidated delivery.