Senior Full-stack Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Fully remote (Australia)
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

At Atomi, we are dedicated to innovating, empowering, and inspiring within the Edtech world. Our mission is to unlock the world's potential by optimizing the way we teach and learn, making complex concepts simple and accessible through a unique blend of technology and creativity. We are driven by core values including a passion for learning, quality at speed, humility, pushing boundaries, empowering others, and championing customer needs. Our culture is agile, innovative, and empathetic to the evolving needs of the education community. We encourage creative thinking, collaboration, and contributions to a mission that impacts classrooms globally.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Fullstack Engineer to help build better tools for teachers and students. This role involves delivering thoughtful, end-to-end solutions that make a real impact in the classroom. You will collaborate with a passionate team to create engaging experiences and scalable systems, growing your skills across the full stack. We are looking for someone who understands how fullstack engineering directly impacts teaching and learning outcomes, and who can support evolving technical directions.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain fullstack features across the Atomi platform, including classroom management tools and learning experiences.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and frontend/backend engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of frontend features using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Extend and evolve backend services, currently built in PHP (Laravel), with a future move towards NestJS.
• Work with data to enable analytics features, support data pipelines, and inform product decisions.
• Ensure performance, scalability, testing, and accessibility are key considerations in all work.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, leading by example.

What You'll Bring to Atomi

• Proven experience as a Senior Fullstack Engineer, preferably in a fast-moving product or SaaS environment.
• Strong skills in both frontend and backend development.
• Frontend: React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
• Backend: Experience with PHP (Laravel or similar). NestJS experience is a plus.
• Comfort working across the full stack and context-switching between backend services and frontend interfaces.
• Familiarity with data analytics, including building data-informed features, analytics tools, or integrations.
• A focus on writing clean, maintainable code with an emphasis on scalability, performance, and testing.
• A pragmatic mindset, capable of working with legacy code and planning for the future.

Working at Atomi

• Tailored flexibility: Work-life balance with adaptable hours.
• Generous leave: Unlimited paid leave options for permanent team members.
• Location Independence: Work from Sydney, interstate, or anywhere in Australia.
• Growth and development: Ongoing opportunities to improve skills and expand knowledge.
• Holistic wellbeing: Comprehensive employee assistance program and additional wellbeing leave.