Entry Developer jobs in Melbourne VIC

About Red Energy

At Red Energy, we are passionate about providing award-winning customer service to over 1.5 million of our customers across the country. Owned by the mighty Snowy Hydro, we are 100% Australian owned which our customers love us for. Our award winning team have won 16 consecutive Canstar Blue Awards for best overall customer satisfaction amongst Victorian electricity providers.

About the Role

Are you a passionate Full Stack Developer ready to make a significant impact on our core internal applications? Joining our team means taking ownership of the entire development lifecycle from scoping technical requirements and establishing best practices to deploying seamless solutions. You will be instrumental in driving continuous improvement, ensuring data integrity, and collaborating with both technical and business stakeholders in a fast-paced, DevOps-focused environment.

Based in our Cremorne office, this role is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract.

In this role you will:

• Support and maintain internal applications through effectively developing, integrating, testing and deploying solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives and adherence to team processes and procedures.
• Consult with the business to scope, analyse and design technical requirements, providing an estimate of development time and associated risks.
• In collaboration with the architecture team, establish appropriate standards, best practices and methodologies to support the implementation of systems and development of applications and information architectures.
• Effectively manage the integration of solutions into the business to ensure a seamless and successful implementation that minimises business impacts.
• Improve the value of information provided to the business, ensuring integrity and consistency of data is maintained.
• Take a continuous improvement approach to identify and recommend improvements to business processes and supporting systems that maximise efficiencies and enhance the customer experience.
• Develop and maintain high quality documentation, effectively communicating with the business and key stakeholders.
• Maintain regular and deliberate communication with internal customers to enhance understanding of the changing business needs and priorities.
• Develop strong relationships with external providers to optimise performance in relation to the delivery of services.

What we’re looking for:

• Relevant degree (e.g. information technology).
• Significant IT industry background with demonstrated application development experience with the following tools and frameworks:
• • At least 5 years experience with Java, Groovy, Grails, Spring, Javascript/Typescript, Object Oriented Programming
  • Front-end JS frameworks, such as React or Vue
  • PL/SQL
  • CI/CD tools, practices and automation
  • Linux and Unix OS administration
• Sound understanding of commercial drivers.
• Ability to thrive in an unstructured, DevOps environment, with a high degree of ownership.
• Experience and or exposure to the retail energy industry is preferred.

Why Join Red Energy?

We are committed to creating a rewarding and supportive environment for our people. When you join our team, you can expect:

• Excellent Work-Life Balance: Benefit from a hybrid work model (2 Days WFH), 30 weeks of paid parental leave, and the option to purchase up to 4 weeks of additional annual leave each year.
• Competitive Rewards: In addition to your yearly salary, you can earn a KPI-based bonus and be celebrated through our employee recognition and rewards program.
• Professional Development: Enjoy unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning to support your continuous growth and career advancement.
• A Great Culture: Join a vibrant, dog-friendly team in our Cremorne office that is committed to your career growth and development.
• Exclusive Savings & Benefits: Take advantage of a wide range of employee perks & discounts, including novated leasing, corporate rates on private health insurance, and deals on tech, travel, and more.

If you're ready to bring your energy, ideas, and initiative into a team that values Ownership, Teamwork, and Agility — we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help shape the future of energy in Australia.