Mid/Senior Backend (Python/NodeJS/Java/PHP preferred)

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Remote First & 100% Salary During Probation
• 20 Annual Leave Days & 1 Leisure Day
• Top-tier Remuneration & Premium Healthcare Package

Job description

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 Middle/Senior 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 (80%) and ReactJS (20%)
• 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.

Your skills and experience

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 translating design wireframes into functioning UI components
• Experience in functional programming
• Familiarity with AWS tooling and environments, including EC2, Kubernetes, etc.

Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our EH Way of working. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine.

Why you'll love working here

Why you love working here?

• We are remote-first, where you can work from the comfort of your home, and enjoy flexible working time
• Work your local hours! 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday
• 100% Salary During Probation
• A generous budget to spend on setting up your home office
• We set you up for success with the latest and greatest hardware, tools and tech
• Budgets towards continuing your learning
• Annual Global Gathering in 1 week - Road to Dubai in 2025!!!
• Refer friends to open jobs and receive a cash bonus for every successful referral you make
• Participate in our Employee Share Options Program - you’ll be a part owner of Employment Hero.