Junior Developer
Brighte Capital
Company Overview
Brighte Capital
Sydney, NSW, Australia
2015
Approximately 110 employees (source: ibisworld.com). Revenue of $48.051 million for the year ending June 2024 (source: ibisworld.com).
What They Do
Brighte Capital, operating as Brighte, is a private fintech company that specializes in providing point-of-sale financing solutions aimed at facilitating affordable access to sustainable home upgrades, particularly in the renewable energy sector. Founded in 2015, the company initially started as a digital payments platform connecting homeowners with home improvement businesses but has since evolved to focus on enabling the adoption of solar energy, batteries, and other energy-efficient upgrades (source: rocketreach.co). Brighte's innovative financing model allows homeowners to access 0% interest payment plans while ensuring that over 2,200 partner vendors receive instant lump-sum payments, effectively streamlining the process of acquiring sustainable products (source: climatebase.org). The company primarily targets Australian residential customers and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) looking to invest in solar panels, energy management systems, and electrification solutions (source: climatebase.org). By focusing exclusively on sustainability financing, Brighte differentiates itself from traditional lenders, positioning itself as a leader in the green energy sector (source: rocketreach.co).
Projects & Track Record
Brighte Capital has made significant strides in promoting the adoption of renewable energy across Australia, having processed over $1.9 billion in finance applications and assisted more than 150,000 households in installing solar energy systems. This collective effort has resulted in the generation of approximately 2,400 GWh of clean energy and a reduction of over 1.6 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions annually (source: brighte.com.au). While Brighte does not directly develop renewable energy projects, its financing solutions have enabled widespread adoption of solar installations, contributing to a growing demand for sustainable homes, which is projected to reach $1 billion by mid-2025 (source: brighte.com.au). The company has established partnerships with over 2,200 SMEs across Australia, facilitating solar, battery, and electric vehicle upgrades, although specific project names are not detailed (source: brighte.com.au). Key clients include OVO Energy Australia and CIT, with collaborative initiatives aimed at promoting renewable energy solutions, particularly for women-led projects in the ACT (source: brighte.com.au).
Recent Developments
In recent years, Brighte has achieved notable milestones, including reaching $1 billion in sustainable home demand and announcing its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2025. On June 19, 2025, Brighte became the principal partner of Solar Cutters, a move aimed at supporting solar installers across Australia (source: brighte.com.au). The company has also engaged in several strategic partnerships, such as the collaboration with evee on August 5, 2024, to offer tailored sustainability solutions, and a partnership with OVO Energy Australia on May 24, 2024, to provide affordable energy equipment (source: brighte.com.au). Additionally, Brighte has been involved in empowering women in renewable initiatives through its collaboration with CIT, which was announced on April 19, 2024 (source: brighte.com.au). The company also secured a $100 million Series C funding round, led by Grok Ventures, further solidifying its financial position in the market (source: zoominfo.com).
Working There
Brighte offers a diverse range of roles across various departments, including engineering, product management, sales and marketing, and operations, primarily based at its Sydney headquarters located at 1 Margaret St. The company culture is characterized by a strong emphasis on innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, fostering an environment that supports employee well-being (source: salestools.io). The headquarters features modern amenities such as open-plan offices, flexible seating arrangements, wellness rooms, and fitness centers, all designed to promote dynamic teamwork and productivity (source: salestools.io). While specific benefits packages are not publicly documented, Brighte is committed to providing professional growth opportunities in a supportive environment, appealing to individuals passionate about accelerating clean energy through financial solutions (source: salestools.io).
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Job Description
Our mission is the make sustainability affordable and accessible for everyone.
By offering financial solutions to homeowners, we're making renewable energy and home improvements more accessible to the everyday Aussie.
Between Nov 2016 and Feb 2022, Brighte has facilitated the installation of solar systems for over 110,000 households. Currently we have 1700 GWh generated by our customers each year which is saving 1 million + metric tons on C02 emissions per year!
Our founder and CEO, Katherine McConnell, has been awarded Telstra Business Woman of the year in 2020 as well as winning the Sustainability Crusader award at B&T's 2023 Women Leading Tech Awards. She is a passionate and humble leader who has a human first approach to business. As a business we have been awarded AFR Sustainability Leader in the Banking and Finance category and won the inaugural Sustainability Award at the Affies!
We value different perspectives, skills and backgrounds and have been recognised for our strength in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, winning Best Workplace Diversity (Finnies 2021).
This is an early-career role for a developer who has started their professional journey in an AI-first world and wants to grow as an engineer at a fintech that is genuinely embedding AI into everything it builds. You will pair closely with senior engineers across our React frontend and Node.js backend services, ship real features to production, and use AI tools (LLMs, coding assistants, agents) as a natural part of how you work. We are not looking for someone who already knows everything. We are looking for someone curious, hungry to learn, and excited about building software in a team where AI is part of the toolkit from day one.
Your Impact
- Building & Shipping: Work alongside senior engineers to learn, build, test, and ship features across our React frontend and Node.js backend services. Pick up well-scoped tickets, ask great questions, and deliver clean, reviewed code into production.
- Working with AI: Use AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools as part of your everyday workflow, applying them thoughtfully rather than blindly. Help integrate small AI capabilities (such as LLM calls, simple agents, or retrieval features) into product features and internal tooling under guidance from senior engineers.
- Quality & Craft: Write tests, participate in code reviews (both giving and receiving feedback), and follow the team's engineering standards. Learn our codebase, our patterns, and our tooling, and contribute small improvements as you go.
- Collaboration & Learning: Partner with product, design, and other engineers to understand the problem before writing code. Actively seek mentorship, share what you learn, and build relationships across the engineering team.
- Operations Basics: Help triage bugs and support tickets, debug production issues with senior engineers, and contribute to documentation, runbooks, and observability for the features you ship.
About You
- You operate with an AI-First mindset, are deeply curious and care about the customer.
- 1-2 years of professional software development experience (internships, bootcamps, open source, or significant personal projects count)
- Working knowledge of at least one of JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, or Python
- Exposure to React or a similar modern frontend framework, and comfort with HTML and CSS
- Basic understanding of REST APIs, databases (SQL or NoSQL), and version control with Git
- Practical experience using AI tools in your work: AI coding assistants (such as Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code), prompt design, or basic LLM API integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar)
- A computer science, software engineering, or related technical background, or equivalent self-taught experience
- Bonus: A side project, hackathon entry, or learning project that uses LLMs, RAG, or AI agents in a non-trivial way
- Bonus: Any exposure to cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), CI/CD pipelines, or automated testing
Named LinkedIn's #10 Top Australian Start Up (2021), we know we wouldn't be anywhere without our investors, who believe in our mission and the opportunities that lie ahead for a brighter future.
Airtree Ventures, Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Investments, Kim Jackson and Scott Farquhar's Skip Capital, and Qualgro Partners all continue to support Brighte in making this dream a reality!
If you want to join this mission-driven, inclusive, and highly collaborative team, click apply and upload your resume! All applicants will receive a response.
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About the role
June 18, 2026
Full time
Company
- Sydney, Australia
1-2 years of professional software development experience
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