Software Development Engineer

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Kick is a global live-streaming platform for all types of entertainment content. Our mission is to empower content creators, event organisers, and content rights holders by providing them with the tools and revenue-sharing structures they need to monetise and grow their audiences. We are rapidly scaling and establishing ourselves globally, taking on the global players in the live-streaming industry and making an impact.

As an engineer at Kick, you will be given interesting and challenging engineering problems to solve, own your work, and contribute to a product used by millions of people daily. There will be greenfield opportunities for new services, as well as scale-up and stabilisation opportunities for established services. Everything you build will be used by millions the day you deploy it.

Within our engineering organisation we foster a continuous learning environment, pushing the boundaries of large-scale software design and development with a culture of growth and excellence.

• Actively engage in hands-on coding, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable code, adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency.
• Analyse complex problems and provide effective solutions, contributing to team goals and initiatives.
• Lead and independently complete medium-sized projects or components from start to finish.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and take initiative in technical discussions.
• Share knowledge and best practices with the team, fostering a collaborative and learning-oriented environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts.

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to the role (Go, PHP and React).
• Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders.
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Experience building web applications.

• Championing the engineering excellence mindset to influence cultural change across the organisation.
• Working with a squad of Full-Stack Engineers in a cloud-native tech stack including AWS, Microservices, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Go, Terraform, TypeScript, GraphQL, Node.js and React.
• Exposure to building global, large-scale volume products operating at thousands per second.
• EAP access for you and your family.
• Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform.
• Barista on site; coffee, tea and fresh juices.
• Daily catered breakfast; Massage Wednesdays.
• Team lunches and happy hour on Fridays; office with pool tables and gaming consoles.
• Office-first culture with flexible start and finish times; unlimited drinks and snacks.

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are committed to providing a workplace that encourages participation and meritocracy.