Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter!

What’s in it for you when you’re part of our team:

• Team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands including Kmart, Target and Officeworks to name a few

• Free standard OnePass membership

• Access to over 100+ exclusive team member benefits across health, shopping, travel and stay, wealth, work and leave

• 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender

• Fun stuff like annual festive gifts, discounted food and drinks at our Bunnings Cafe, and travelling store team member opportunities

• We’re genuinely invested in your career and no matter where you start with us, that pathway is yours to build

Step into a dynamic team where your expertise will fuel innovation, curiosity, and bold thinking - this is an incredible opportunity that Staff or Principal Frontend Engineers won’t want to miss!

About the role

What’s involved

• Set the frontend direction – Shape the strategy, patterns and technical vision for our public-facing websites and apps to make them fast, secure and scalable.
• Modernise our stack – Lead the evolution of our React, Next.js and Node.js landscape, simplifying legacy approaches and moving toward a cleaner, more cohesive architecture.
• Lift engineering standards – Influence how we approach quality, testing, accessibility, performance and observability across multiple squads.
• Champion developer experience – Make it easier and faster for teams to deliver by improving CI/CD workflows, build tooling and engineering practices.
• Address technical debt with purpose – Drive initiatives that reduce complexity, strengthen security and keep our platforms resilient as we grow.
• Stay hands-on where it counts – Partner closely with engineers, review designs, jump into code when needed and help break down complex work into clear, achievable steps.
• Build community and alignment – Bring frontend engineers together to share learnings, align on approaches and explore new technologies that help us level up.

About You

What you’ll need

• 5+ years hands on experience with React in production environments
• 7+ years' experience in modern frontend engineering with React, Next.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML and CSS.
• 5+ years Hands-on experience with Node.js within a broader platform or microservices environment
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 2+ years' experience in a principal / lead-level technical leadership role
• Experience leading frontend architecture or technical direction across teams or large-scale systems.
• A background in modernising frontend applications and managing dependencies, vulnerabilities and design system evolution.
• A strong focus on performance, secure coding and building for resilience at scale.
• Confidence working with CI/CD pipelines, build tooling, containerisation and DevOps practices.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing decisions in a collaborative, constructive way.
• Proven Experience or interest in implementing AI across frontend engineering.

You’ll be part of a workplace where you’ll feel like you belong.

We love the diversity across our teams, brought together in an inclusive culture guided by our values. We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in shaping a workplace that celebrates First Nations voices, perspectives, and contributions. Please note, you must be age 15 or over to apply for a role at Bunnings.

We’re all about fairness at Bunnings, and our team’s here to support you every step of the way. If you need any adjustments, just let us know - we’re here to help. If you’ve got the experience, skills, and drive to grow - but don’t quite nail every part of the job description - we still want to hear from you. For support, contact us at jobs@bunnings.com.au .

Bunnings reserves the right to close job advertisements at any time, so we encourage you to apply early. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, as we have a dedicated internal Talent Acquisition team managing all hiring processes.

About Us

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand. We're proud to support project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry through our network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites and online.

At Bunnings, our purpose is simple: we’re here to inspire people to have a red hot go! Whether that's backing our team to grow, supporting customers to take on new projects, or helping communities make a real difference. By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will be part of a culture that encourages you to roll up your sleeves and build something great together. If you’re ready to have a go, apply today.

Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment, medical and qualification checks. If a police check search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role.