Mid-Level Full Stack Engineer

Who we are…

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to over 2,000 mid-sized organizations across Australia and New Zealand. Our comprehensive, ISO-certified suite spans the full employee lifecycle, designed to scale and fit the specific needs of our customers. We empower HR professionals through powerful technology, automation, data, and analytics.

As a company, we are dedicated to our values: Reimagine What's Possible, Obsess over Customers, Help Others Thrive, and Be Fearlessly Optimistic. We are also committed to advancing reconciliation and achieving world-class certifications in AI safety and security.

About the opportunity:

The ELMO HR Core Team is seeking a motivated and skilled Mid-Level Full Stack Engineer to join us in Sydney. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll be an integral contributor to a newly formed team focused on the greenfield development of an AI-first product.

You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying features across the entire stack, contributing to technical decisions, and helping to maintain a high-quality codebase. This is a chance to make a significant impact on a new product that is leveraging cutting-edge technology.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Software Development:
  Design, build, test, and deploy features for our new AI-first product using modern web technologies, primarily React, , Kafka and AWS.
• Quality & Standards:
  Write clean, readable, and maintainable code adhering to OOP and appropriate design and architectural patterns (e.g., microservices).
• System Ownership:
  Contribute to the reliability, security, and observability of the team's service, assisting in incident resolution and preventative measures.
• Collaboration:
  Partner closely with the Technical Lead, Product Owner, and other engineers to translate complex business requirements into clear, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Cloud Operations:
  Participate in the deployment and maintenance of scalable applications on cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

The key roles and responsibilities:

• Software Development:
  Design, build, test, and deploy features for our new AI-first product using modern web technologies, primarily React (frontend) and (backend).
• Quality & Standards:
  Write clean, readable, and maintainable code adhering to OOP and appropriate design and architectural patterns (e.g., microservices).
• System Ownership:
  Contribute to the reliability, security, and observability of the team's service, assisting in incident resolution and preventative measures.
• Collaboration:
  Partner closely with the Technical Lead, Product Owner, and other engineers to translate complex business requirements into clear, scalable, and maintainable technical solutions.
• Cloud Operations:
  Participate in the deployment and maintenance of scalable applications on cloud platforms (AWS).

Life & Culture...

At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine.

Some of our benefits include:

• Hybrid work set up (3 days in office, 2 days wfh).
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
• Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 6 weeks working from anywhere)
• Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
• ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
• Wellbeing initiatives such as boot camp, yoga etc.
• Mental Health/EAP programs.
• Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

Our values:

• Reimagine What's Possible
• We believe innovation is human at its core. By staying open, fearless, and adaptive, we continuously push boundaries - while keeping people at the heart of everything we do.
• Obsess over Customers
  – Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers.
• Help Others Thrive
• Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive.
• Be Fearlessly Optimistic
• We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge, as we know it will drive meaningful change.

If you are ready for your next challenge and want to own tech initiatives in a high performing team - apply now

ELMO Software Pty Ltd is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. We are also committed to advancing reconciliation at ELMO through our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).

At ELMO, we are passionate about empowering HR with responsible, secure and safe AI, aiming to be among the first in Australia and New Zealand to achieve
ISO 42001:2023 certification
. Handling sensitive employee data necessitates strict adherence to our
ISO 27001:2022 Certified
security policies, making data privacy and security paramount in every role.