Our mission and where you fit in

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Our world-class software is the easiest way for businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!

In your role, you'll be focused on…

As a growing team, we need innovative and passionate Intermediate Backend Software Development Engineers to join our squads who will be a vital part of our engineering team, responsible for developing product features and collaborating with colleagues in design, product, and engineering.

You will take ownership of writing automated tests for your production codes and work with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on tech stacks such as Ruby on Rails and ReactJS. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of products and features.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain both frontend and backend components of web applications using Ruby and ReactJS
• Collaborate with product team to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Contribute to the technical strategy and delivery of your squad and take part in scrum ceremonies
• Ensure high-quality code by conducting testing and code reviews, both for yourself and your colleagues
• Share your knowledge and mentor Junior Developers within your squad
• Collaborate with highly respected Software Development Engineers in a high performing and supportive environment
• Demonstrate your passion for working on highly complex and technically challenging development projects
• Enhance legacy features for our award-winning HR tech platform

Requirements

You’re the hero we’re looking for if:

• Over 4 years of experience in Software Development, with a focus on Server-side and RESTful API Development and integration
• Proficiency in OOP languages such as Python, Java, PHP, etc., is highly desirable, with the expectation that you are willing to learn Ruby upon joining our team
• Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining and deploying full-stack web technologies
• Strong skills in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Strong understanding of standard Software Engineering processes, Testing, and Agile methodology
• A team player that always puts colleagues ahead of yourself and has a highly adaptable and versatile approach to work
• You are passionate about learning and sharing your knowledge, and not afraid to challenge your peers, but also welcome being challenged
• You have experience in mentoring team mates, or even leading an Engineering squad
• English language abilities, both written and verbal - you’ll be working with people across the world, including from Australia

It’ll be great, but not essential, if you also have experience with:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science of Software Engineering or an equivalent
• Experience in developing highly modular mobile applications and mobile application performance tuning
• Experience in functional programming
• Familiarity with AWS tooling and environments, including EC2, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience in developing highly modular mobile applications and mobile application performance tuning
• Familiarity with AWS tooling and environments, including EC2, Kubernetes, etc.

The EH Way

The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page: Employment Hero Careers Page

In short, you’ll love working with us if:

• Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing
• You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business
• Our values align, and shape how you show up every day
• You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people

Are we a match? Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.

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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.