Back End Developer

Hello! 

We’re looking for a Backend Developer (Practitioner level) with a DevSecOps focus to join Today’s Technology team.

You’ll be someone who loves building reliable systems, sweating the details, and shipping thoughtful work — but who also enjoys working closely with humans (clients, designers, producers, researchers). You’ll be trusted, visible, and a core part of project delivery.

About Today

Today is Australia’s most awarded social impact agency. We use design and technology to make positive change happen — at pace and at scale.

Our team includes strategists, researchers, designers, technologists and makers of all kinds. We partner with organisations across government, not-for-profit and industry to tackle complex social and environmental challenges — with a deep commitment to care, craft, and meaningful outcomes.

It’s an exciting time to join our Technology team. We have more than a decade of award-winning work behind us, and we’re investing in growing and deepening our technology offering over the coming years.

We’re a purpose-driven organisation. If you want to spend your days helping impact organisations make a difference, this is the place for you.

Learn more at today.design/careers.

What’s the role? 

As Today’s Backend Developer (DevSecOps), you’ll design, implement and maintain the backend foundations of our client work — from APIs and integrations through to cloud infrastructure, security operations, and deployment workflows.

We build scalable digital products and experiences for our client partners. Our work often includes:

• setting up greenfield cloud environments
• integrating into existing platforms and ecosystems
• contributing to delivery across multiple projects at once

This is a fast-paced agency environment (not a product role) and success relies on being practical, collaborative, and highly accountable.

Just as importantly: you’ll work directly with clients. You’ll be expected to communicate clearly, explain trade-offs, navigate ambiguity, and solve problems alongside clients with care and confidence.

You’ll spend your time doing things like:

• Designing, developing and maintaining backend systems, APIs, and integrations
• Building and maintaining middleware and integration solutions across platforms
• Contributing to DevSecOps practices that uplift reliability, security, and delivery speed
• Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Supporting cloud and infrastructure work (AWS, Vercel, Azure, GCP and others)
• Working on systems development and integration projects (CMS, CRM, databases)
• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues calmly and efficiently
• Improving engineering practices through patterns, documentation and shared learning
• Participating in team rituals and initiatives (meets, working groups, learning culture)