Lead Developer – Web & Mobile Applications
Company Overview
AccessEAP is an Australian-owned, not-for-profit organisation with over 30 years of experience in the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) industry. As one of the founding members of the sector, we’re proud to have helped shape best practice across a broad range of industries.
Our mission since 1989 has been to improve workplace wellbeing and support Australians’ mental health. We provide services such as EAP counselling, critical incident response, onsite and remote support, psychosocial risk management, and tailored wellbeing consultation to help individuals and organisations thrive.
As AccessEAP accelerates its digital transformation, the Lead Developer will be a critical driver of innovation, owning and evolving our technology landscape to support future growth.
Key Responsibilities
Take technical ownership of an existing Angular web application and lead its evolution into iOS and Android mobile apps.
Own, maintain, and enhance the platform, delivering secure, high-quality features across web and mobile
Design, build, test, and release new functionality aligned to business and product priorities
Develop and support integrations including APIs, SQL databases, document/file storage, calendar services, and third-party systems
Implement secure data flows, authentication, authorisation, and access control mechanisms
Troubleshoot, refactor, and continuously improve application performance, reliability, and user experience
Define solution architecture, technical patterns, and implementation approaches
Make pragmatic decisions balancing scalability, security, performance, maintainability, and speed to market
Identify and reduce technical debt while maintaining clear documentation across architecture, integrations, and deployment processes
Build secure, privacy-focused solutions that protect sensitive healthcare and client data
Apply secure-by-design principles across development, data handling, integrations, and deployment
Ensure strong data privacy practices including access control, auditability, secure storage, and transmission
Proactively identify and mitigate security, privacy, and compliance risks
Establish and uplift development standards, patterns, and ways of working
Mentor and guide engineering practices including code reviews, testing, CI/CD, and release management
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to enhance delivery while maintaining engineering discipline
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, rapid learning, and pragmatic innovation
What we're looking for
Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Strong experience with APIs, SQL databases, authentication, authorisation, and Microsoft/Azure-based integrations
Training or certification in OWASP, secure coding, privacy, ISO 27001, or healthcare data security is highly regarded
Experience working across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Entra ID, D365, Dataverse, Fabric, Power Platform, SharePoint, and Azure
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or GitHub Copilot
Proven experience developing web and mobile applications, including deployment or support of iOS and Android apps
Demonstrated ability to build polished, consumer-facing applications with strong UI/UX, accessibility, and mobile usability standards
Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, release management, app store deployment, and environment management
Experience designing secure, scalable application architectures
Experience working with sensitive, confidential, healthcare, patient, or other regulated data environments
Highly self-sufficient, with the ability to work independently, make sound technical recommendations, and deliver in a dynamic, fast-paced environment