Senior Software Engineer

1 week ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sidekicker Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Who we are

Sidekicker is one of Australia's most exciting home-grown startups Launched in 2013, Sidekicker is Australia and New Zealand's largest online staffing platform, using technology to radically improve how businesses hire and manage casual, temporary and contract staff.

Sidekicker is dedicated to ensuring every worker finds the right job, and every job finds the right worker. We employ over 15,000 casual staff, or 'Sidekicks', seamlessly connecting them with businesses across the healthcare, hospitality, events, industrial and promotions industries.

We also have a growing relationship with SEEK that presents exciting engineering opportunities to have an impact at scale.

How you'll make an impact

As a Senior Software Engineer at Sidekicker, you'll play a key role in shaping how our platform evolves. Working in a cross-functional product team, you'll help build, scale, and maintain features that directly improve the experience of thousands of workers and businesses.

You'll be a key contributor in technical decisions, write high-quality code, and help lift the capabilities of the broader team through mentorship and collaboration.

What you'll do

  • Lead architectural design discussions and propose solutions to complex technical problems
  • Write code that thousands of Sidekicks and businesses rely on every day
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to help shape product specifications
  • Write clean, testable code that is maintainable and easy for other developers to understand
  • Be part of a tight-knit, high-performing team that values trust and respect for one another
  • Contribute to improving how we build, deploy, and maintain software

What we're looking for

We value capability and mindset over specific tools or backgrounds. If you're excited about the role and think you'd be a great fit, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Key Competencies

  • A reasoned and pragmatic approach to software development and testing
  • A love of problem-solving, investigating and determining the optimal solution
  • Adaptable and open to working in an agile development environment
  • A willingness to mentor junior and mid-level engineers, enhancing their skills and fostering a culture of quality and innovation.
  • Strong foundational engineering skills demonstrated by writing clean, well-structured code that minimises technical debt.
  • Great communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience in software development
  • Demonstrated proficiency in backend development, ideally with PHP or NodeJS
  • Familiarity with AWS and deploying services in a cloud environment
  • Commercial experience with GraphQL in production environments
  • Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and tackle diverse problems
  • Full-stack experience, particularly with React, is a plus

Why you'll love working here

  • A remote-friendly, flexible working environment
  • Melbourne HQ available for those who prefer hybrid work
  • High-trust team culture with a strong focus on ownership and quality
  • Work on a product that makes a real difference to people's working lives
  • A supportive, close-knit engineering team that values learning and improvement

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