Lead Engineer - Full Stack

A new transformational adventure awaits you…

How does 5 weeks of annual leave, a fulfilling career you'll genuinely enjoy, and working for a reputable organization that promotes wellbeing and drives digital transformation sound to you?

As one of Forbes 2024 ‘World’s Best Employers’ and Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ for 2025, Zurich - a leader in the insurance industry, is on a journey towards a brighter future… A brighter future for you - focused on your career, your wellbeing, and your community - as well as our customers and the planet.

Join us on this thrilling journey as we work towards our vision of becoming Australia's leading digital insurer. If you're eager to be part of a values-driven global organisation that's experiencing real growth and transformation, and if you share our commitment to making a tangible difference and taking continuous steps towards a sustainable future for our people, customers, communities, and our planet, then keep reading!

Let’s create a brighter future together, let’s make a difference  

It’s important to know, what you do matters. At Zurich, we don’t just cover, we care.

As a Lead Full Stack Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in establishing a modern technology stack and shaping the digital future of Australia’s Leading Digital Insurance. You’ll be central to building the future of our frontend, microservices, and cloud foundations, enabling scalability across the organisation. Your leadership will drive technical delivery, architectural decisions, and help foster a high-performing engineering capability within your squad.

This role champions modern, scalable technology across frontend, backend, and cloud infrastructure, while mentoring engineers and promoting modern engineering and DevSecOps practices. Collaboration with other technical leaders and architecture teams will ensure strong alignment, innovation, and ongoing improvement.

This role requires strong technical leadership to drive adoption of a modern, scalable technology stack, ensuring secure, maintainable, and high-performing systems.

You will also be responsible for the following:

• Modern Frontend Expertise: Champion modern architectures using frameworks like NextJS and ReactJS (preferred), robust state management (e.g., Redux, Context API), and shared design systems.
• Backend & Cloud-Native Architecture: Lead design and implementation of decoupled BFFs and cloud-native solutions, demonstrating strong backend API, microservices, and event-driven architecture experience.
• DevOps & Platform Reliability: Oversee platform reliability, mature DevOps practices, and robust CI/CD pipelines and automation for operational readiness.
• Component-Driven Development: Promote component-driven development and reusability across the experience layer for scalable, maintainable front-end architectures.

Important to your success – let’s grow together

In order to be successful, you will have the following:

• Over 10 years of technology experience, including designing and delivering scalable, cloud-native full stack platforms, with proven team or technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in frontend development (ReactJS strongly preferred) with strong state management, plus backend API experience including microservices, BFFs, and event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD automation, and production-grade platform delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with a strategic mindset aligning technology and business outcomes.
• Prior experience in the Insurance or Financial Services industry is highly regarded.

Belong. Zurich is here to support you 
 
There are so many reasons why Zurich is a great place to be and the right choice for you, but here are just a few.

• Enjoy 5 weeks of annual leave for permanent staff through our Z leave initiative, along with 15 days of personal/carer’s leave as we empower our people to manage their own wellbeing. Plus, access to Family Care (parental leave).
• Benefit from a hybrid working arrangement – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home per week for full-time employees.
• Access programs to stay healthy and feel healthier, receive an AUD$500 wellbeing payment per year, and a AUD$295 new starter e-voucher for your work-from-home setup (flex work - hybrid working), along with other great benefits through our Shine portal.
• Grow and thrive in your career with our award-winning training programs. We support and encourage your development because our strength lies in our people, and we value your individuality.
• Work with global, diverse, and inclusive teams; explore your passions, fuel innovation, drive equity, collaborate, and make a positive difference beyond your role.
• Take advantage of global mobility opportunities across more than 200 countries worldwide.
• Volunteer and work in our state-of-the-art Green Star rated offices (when you are in the office) and dress for your day.
• We plant a tree for every new employee.
• Not to mention our various employer of choice awards/memberships – WGEA; Family Inclusive Workplace; Gold AWEI Employer, Pride in Diversity… to name a few.

We could go on, but the main point is that Zurich is a great place to be, where you can truly belong, be yourself, maintain work/life balance, and thrive in a supportive environment. 
 
Zurich is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair and accessible for all candidates. If you require any special accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, we encourage you to please let us know at the time of your application.  
 
So, if you want to come on an adventure that will build a brighter future together, and feel a sense of togetherness, then please apply today to start your adventure!