Volunteer Software Developers — IT Cohort (Frontend / Backend / DevOps / QA)

Volunteer Software Developers
Marra Community Hub, an ACNC-registered charity supported by Glen Eira City Council, is recruiting four volunteers to form development team. You'll build and maintain our production volunteer management platform, hub.marrahub.com.au — tickets, pull requests, and code review, the same workflow you'd find in any professional team.
We're recruiting across four roles — tell us which one you're applying for:
FRONTEND DEVELOPERBuild user-facing features for the volunteer portal: workshop sign-ups, dashboards, application forms. Improve accessibility and polish, fix bugs from real user reports.Tech: React 18, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS 4, React Router
BACKEND DEVELOPERDesign and build REST endpoints in our .NET Azure Functions API. Work with Entity Framework Core and PostgreSQL — queries, migrations, multi-tenant data isolation.Tech: C#/.NET, Azure Functions, EF Core, PostgreSQL, xUnit
DEVOPS / CLOUD ENGINEERMaintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines deploying to production. Work with our Azure estate (Static Web Apps, Functions, PostgreSQL Flexible Server) defined in Bicep. Help harden security: managed identities, Key Vault, access policies.Tech: Azure, GitHub Actions, Bicep, Docker
QA & TEST ENGINEERWrite test plans, run exploratory testing before releases, extend our automated suites (xUnit for the API, Node-based frontend tests), and help introduce end-to-end testing — a greenfield project you can own.Tech: xUnit, Node test runner, GitHub Issues
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR— You hold, or are studying towards, an IT certificate or bachelor's degree in Melbourne— You're seeking referenceable project experience with an Australian organisation— You can commit approximately 15 hours per fortnight, flexible around study and work
WHAT YOU'LL GAINProduction portfolio work, mentoring and structured code review, a written reference, and a volunteer certificate on completion.
DETAILSRemote-friendly | Melbourne | 3–6 months | Volunteer (unpaid) roleIn your application, please mention which of the four roles you're applying for.Questions? hello@marrahub.com.auhttps://marrahub.com.au/programs