--- type: Static title: Graduate Full-Stack Web Developer description: Start your development career at National Digital. Part-time, remote Australia-wide. $60k–$65k pro rata. Mentorship, modern stack, real production work. resource: https://nationaldigital.com.au/australia-remote-graduate-full-stack-developer/ tags: - graduate full stack developer jobs Australia - junior developer remote Australia - entry level developer job Gold Coast timestamp: '2026-07-08T06:30:00.000Z' language: en-AU publisher: National Digital author: Cameron Young authorRole: CEO datePublished: '2025-11-01' dateModified: '2026-07-08' pillar: static canonical: https://nationaldigital.com.au/australia-remote-graduate-full-stack-developer/ --- _Home — Graduate Full-Stack Web Developer_ # Graduate Full-Stack Web Developer ## What does the Graduate Full-Stack Developer role at National Digital involve? A part-time (20–30 hours per week), remote graduate developer role open Australia-wide, paying $60,000–$65,000 pro rata. You'll build React, Next.js and Laravel features on production platforms, with senior code review on every pull request. _High confidence_ ## Graduate Full-Stack Web Developer Kick-start your software development career with National Digital, an Australian digital engineering consultancy building AI automation, custom web applications and headless CMS platforms for organisations across the country. This part-time remote graduate developer role (20–30 hours per week, anywhere in Australia) is designed for a recent Computer Science or Software Engineering graduate who wants real production experience — shipping TypeScript, React and Laravel code to systems people actually use, with a senior engineer reviewing every pull request. - Employment type: Part Time - Location: Remote (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia) - Contract Details: Part-time / Remote (pro rata) - Hours: 20–30 hrs/week - Salary: $60,000 - $65,000 per year ### Key Responsibilities - Develop and maintain front-end components with React, Next.js and TypeScript - Contribute to back-end APIs and business logic in Laravel and Node.js - Work with RESTful APIs and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) - Use AI-assisted development tools under senior guidance — and learn to review their output critically - Write and maintain automated tests (Jest, Playwright) alongside the features they cover - Participate in code reviews, standups and deployment activities on AWS ### Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (completed or final semester) - Solid understanding of modern JavaScript (ES6+) and TypeScript - Familiarity with React, ideally with some exposure to Next.js - Knowledge of at least one back-end framework (Laravel, Node.js or similar) - Understanding of Git and GitHub workflows — branching, pull requests, code review - Confidence working from the terminal / command line - Based in Australia with full, unrestricted working rights (Australian citizen or permanent resident) - Willingness to complete a National Police Check and provide references prior to commencement ### Bonus Skills / Nice to Have - Personal or university projects on GitHub we can actually run - Understanding of RESTful API design and database fundamentals - Exposure to Docker, CI/CD or basic DevOps practices - Interest in LLM-powered features — retrieval-augmented generation, prompt design, evals - Awareness of web accessibility (WCAG) fundamentals ### Benefits - Direct mentorship from senior engineers on every piece of work you ship - Modern production stack and real client projects from week one - Flexible remote work environment (must be based in Australia) - Pro-rata professional development budget and study-friendly scheduling - A deliberate pathway to full-time as the team grows ### How to Apply Email your CV, academic transcript and links to anything you've built — GitHub, a capstone project, a side project. 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