Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Full Stack Engineer

at Brighte

🏢 About Brighte

Brighte is a fast-growing Australian fintech company that empowers homeowners to adopt solar and battery solutions through 0% interest payment plans. You'll be joining a mission-driven team focused on making energy-efficient homes accessible while working on cutting-edge tech including AI integration.

About This Role

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you'll design and maintain features across React frontend and Node.js backend services, architect microservices for reliability and scalability, and integrate AI capabilities like LLMs and agents into product features. Your work directly impacts the user experience and internal workflows, accelerating the green energy transition.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a stand-up with your cross-functional team, then diving into coding a new feature in React and Node.js. After lunch, you could review a colleague's microservice PR, collaborate with product on an AI integration idea, and end the day by deploying a fix to production via CI/CD pipeline.

🚀 Application Tools

Generate Cover Letter

AI-powered, tailored for Brighte

Interview Prep

Practice questions for this role

🎯 Who Brighte Is Looking For

  • You have deep expertise in Node.js (REST APIs, async patterns, performance tuning) and React (hooks, state management, component architecture) and can lead full-stack feature development.
  • You have hands-on experience building and operating microservices in production, with a focus on reliability, scalability, and developer experience.
  • You have practical experience in the AI space—building on LLMs, RAG pipelines, or AI agents—and can integrate these into product features.
  • You are proficient with CI/CD, testing, security, and compliance, ensuring robust and secure deployments.

📝 Tips for Applying to Brighte

1

Tailor your resume to highlight specific microservices projects you've built and operated in production, including metrics on reliability or scalability.

2

In your cover letter, mention any experience with solar, energy, or fintech domains to show alignment with Brighte's mission.

3

Showcase a project where you integrated an LLM or AI agent into a product feature or internal tool—link to a GitHub repo or case study.

4

Emphasize your experience with CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress) and how you've ensured security/compliance in past roles.

5

Research Brighte's current tech stack (e.g., AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) and mention familiarity in your application.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your passion for sustainability and how Brighte's mission to power energy-efficient homes resonates with you.", 'Your experience with full-stack development in Node.js and React, especially building scalable microservices.', "Your hands-on AI integration work (LLMs, RAG, agents) and how it can enhance Brighte's product features and internal workflows.", 'Your ability to collaborate across product, design, and data teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.']

Generate Cover Letter →

🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Brighte's blog or news about their solar financing plans and impact on Australian households.
  • → Understand their tech stack: likely AWS, Node.js, React, microservices, and CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Docker).
  • → Check their engineering team's culture and any open-source contributions or tech talks.
  • → Review recent product launches or features that might involve AI (e.g., chatbot for customer support, recommendation engine).

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through a microservice you architected from scratch—how did you ensure reliability and scalability?
2 Describe a time you integrated an LLM or AI agent into a product. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
3 How do you approach state management in React for a complex, data-heavy application?
4 How would you design a CI/CD pipeline for a microservices architecture with security and compliance requirements?
5 How do you stay updated on AI advancements, and how would you evaluate a new AI tool for integration at Brighte?
Practice Interview Questions →

⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't send a generic application—failing to mention energy/sustainability or AI experience shows lack of interest.
  • Avoid overstating your AI experience; be honest about your level and specific projects.
  • Don't ignore the microservices requirement; if you lack production experience, acknowledge it and highlight related skills.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

✓

Offer

Congratulations!

Ready to Apply?

Good luck with your application to Brighte!

← Back to Job Listing Apply Now →