Hire full-stack developers for your team in Australia

A full-stack developer takes a feature from data to deployment and understands how a change in one layer affects the rest. Look for these practical skills:

• Database designSet up tables with sensible keys, indexes and relationships, then write repeatable migrations for each environment.
• Front-end developmentBuild screens that work on phones, load quickly and meet basic accessibility needs, using a framework or server-rendered templates.
• DeploymentConfigure environment variables, automated pipelines, logs and backups, with a plan to roll back a release.
• SecurityCheck for injection, broken access control, exposed secrets and unsafe file uploads across the application.
• Knowing when to involve a specialistBring in help for detailed interface design, database tuning at scale or cloud security when the work calls for it.

You work with developers who already build our client projects, with a lead included to review code and keep work on track.

1. 01

   Choose capacity

   Hire full time, part time or for a fixed number of hours a month, based on the work you have ready.

2. 02

   Agree how to work

   Developers join your repository, tickets and stand-ups, with overlap hours agreed before work begins.

3. 03

   Plan onboarding

   Start with environment setup and a product and codebase walkthrough, followed by a small real task that touches the main parts of the system.

4. 04

   Set access

   Use individual accounts with only the permissions needed. Start in staging and add production access once the review process is in place.

5. 05

   Share the technical setup

   Provide the architecture overview, coding standards, branching and release process, and local setup instructions. Write down gaps discovered during onboarding.

Health service providers and businesses trading in personal information can be covered by the Privacy Act regardless of turnover. If your organisation is covered and shares personal information with an overseas contractor, that access needs planning. We set up individual accounts so access can be audited and removed, and document personal information handling requirements in the contract. Guidance generally expects an enforceable contract requiring the overseas recipient to handle that information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles.

Give the developer a clear starting point and someone who can answer questions.

• A ranked backlog or a first set of well-described tasks, so work starts on useful items.
• The skills and seniority required, including any framework or legacy-system experience.
• The front end, back end, database and hosting the role is expected to cover.
• A definition of done covering review rules, expected tests, deployment and approval.