Software Development & Engineering Recruitment

Technology & Digital Talent Solutions

First Grade Group is a specialist technology recruitment agency servicing Brisbane and Queensland. We connect engineering leaders, CTOs, and tech startup founders with highly skilled software engineers, DevOps professionals, and mobile app developers to accelerate your product roadmap and build resilient digital products.

Tech Recruitment That Keeps Your Product Roadmap on Track

Modern businesses live and die by their digital infrastructure. Delays caused by a shortage of specialised development talent cost time, stall innovation, and bleed program momentum. In a highly competitive tech market like Queensland, falling behind your release schedule or delaying a critical software patch is a massive risk. First Grade works directly with tech enterprises, scale-ups, and corporate IT departments to understand your architecture and deliver the exact technical capability you need.

We supply flexible contract developers, project-based engineering squads, and permanent talent across the full software development lifecycle from initial scope and architecture design to deployment, infrastructure automation, and ongoing support. Whether you are building a cloud-native SaaS product, scaling an enterprise legacy system, or launching a consumer mobile app, we have the specialised candidate network to support you.

Roles We Place

Software & Web Development

Full-Stack Developers:
Back-End Engineers:
Front-End Developers:
Technical Leads & Engineering Managers:

Cloud & DevOps Engineering

DevOps Engineers:
CI/CD Pipeline Specialists:
Site Reliability Engineers (SRE):
Cloud Infrastructure Engineers:

Mobile Application Development

iOS Developers: Android Developers:
Cross-Platform Developers:

Why Technology Leaders Choose First Grade

Project-focused tech recruitment

We understand that software engineering requirements are inherently project-driven teams scale up for major launches, shift focus during migrations, and streamline post-release. Our recruitment model is built for exactly that agility. You engage the specialised talent you need, for as long as you need them, with the flexibility to scale down or transition contractors to permanent roles as your product matures.

Deep technical screening & verification

In tech recruitment, unverified resumes result in expensive bad hires and bad code. Every developer or engineer we put forward undergoes thorough technical screening. We verify their hands-on coding experience, framework proficiency, cloud certifications, and project history before they ever meet your team, ensuring they hit the ground running on day one.

Brisbane market expertise, global reach

From the growing Brisbane tech hub to regional innovation centers across Queensland, First Grade has an active, nurtured network of local tech professionals. For highly specialized or niche technical stacks, we leverage our broader national and global reach to source and relocate elite developers who fit your culture and technology stack perfectly

Responsive to urgent sprint requirements

Development timelines cannot wait for slow, traditional recruitment processes that take months. First Grade maintains an active, warm pipeline of pre-vetted, work-ready software engineers and DevOps professionals. When an unexpected vacancy hits your sprint team or you need a specialist to solve a critical deployment roadblock, we respond fast without compromising on talent quality.

Experienced in agile & enterprise environments

We have direct experience supporting technical teams operating within mature Agile, Scrum, or DevOps environments. We understand the nuances of cross-functional feature teams, the critical nature of code security compliance, and the communication skills required for developers to collaborate effectively with product managers and business stakeholders.