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Location: Melbourne
Job type: Permanent
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Sector: IT & Communications
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We have a great opportunity for an experienced and confident Front End Development Lead to play a critical role in the development of Jetstar’s digital systems. Utilising both your people and technical skills, you will manage a small, geographically dispersed team of developers (internal and external) while taking the lead on defining the front-end technical architecture that will be used across our customer facing digital domain.
Reporting to the Senior Manager Digital Technology & Delivery, key responsibilities of this role will include:
• Leading the front-end development team - a small team of 2-4 internal front end developers with oversight across a further 5-6 external developers
• Owning (defining & managing) the front-end technical stack/architecture used across the Jetstar digital domain
• Ensuring ongoing delivery of quality, timely front-end code that is consistent with the goals, plans and requirements of the business
• Being a thought leader in the front-end technologies, fostering an engaging, collaborative and productive team environment through coaching, mentorship and leadership
• Continually improving and evolving development practises and tools while adhering to appropriate internal guidelines and policies
• Ongoing travel (approximately 3-4 trips per annum) throughout Asia Pacific.
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and experience:
• Tertiary degree (Computing/Multimedia/Web Development)
• Proven experience leading a team or, at minimum, effectively managing projects
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience working as a developer (min 4 years on Front End technologies)
• Familiarity with optimisation and personalisation and how to integrate them
• The ability to build strong working relationships with UX/UI designers and product managers
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with an ability to influence and communicate with both technical and non-technical peers and stakeholders
• Advanced understanding of front-end performance issues, and analysis on large-scale, high volume, transactional websites and how to optimise.
• Willingness to travel.
About Us
The Jetstar Group has airlines in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. Since launch in 2004, we have grown from a team of 8000 and have flown more than 250 million passengers. Collectively we now offer more than 5000 flights a week to more than 85 destinations in 18 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft.
Our Culture
Jetstar is alive with a sense of adventure. Day in and day out, our teams search for new places to fly, new ways to add value and new ideas to improve performance. If you love the road less travelled, you’ll love working here because ours is a team who innovate every day, thrive on delivery, support each other and celebrate our successes. You’ll be supported to challenge, anticipate and explore while you work will connect people and enrich lives. We encourage diversity and aim to create an environment where our employees feel valued, respected and enabled.
Our Benefits
Team members have access to heavily discounted fares to destinations all over the world – not only for team members, but for their favourite travel companions too. Our staff travel benefit includes discounts on airfares, accommodation, car hire and travel insurance for both domestic and international travel. Discounts can be used within the Jetstar Group airlines, Qantas and other partner airlines.
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