Employment Hero 4.6 ★

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...

We are seeking talented and experienced Senior Backend Software Engineers to play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our platform in Platform /DevOps/ Site Reliability Engineer team. As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will lead initiatives to design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure and systems, driving continuous improvement and innovation. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to optimize our technology stack, minimize downtime, and enhance the overall user experience.

Responsibilities{{:}}

• Develop and maintain multiple applications using Ruby and TypeScript
• Analyse current systems to find areas of improvement for security, reliability and performance
• Collaborate with product and architecture teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Contribute to the technical strategy of engineering
• 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 features for our award-winning HR tech platform
  
  
  

Requirements

You're the hero we're looking for if{{:}}

• Over 8 years of experience in Software Development, with a focus on Server-side and RESTful API Development and integration
• Proficiency in Ruby programming language and Ruby frameworks such as Rails or Sinatra (must have requirement) AND experience in TypeScript (nice-to-have requirement).
• Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining and deploying full-stack web technologies
• Strong skills in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Experience in translating design wireframes into functioning UI components
• Strong understanding of standard Software Engineering processes, Testing, and Agile methodology
• You have experience in mentoring team mates, or even leading an Engineering squad
• 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
• 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 is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our values. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we'll empower you to let your talents shine.

Benefits

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{{:}} https{{:}}//employmenthero.com/careers/

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
  
  
  

But don't just take it from us, hear from your local heroes{{:}} Thao Ta, Head of People and Culture & Hung Pham, Group Engineer Manager{{:}} Life at Employment Hero | Vietnam

Plus, you'll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including{{:}}

• A generous budget for your home office
• Cutting-edge tools and technology
• 20 days Annual Leave, plus VN Public Holidays
• $500 USD for your professional development plan
• $500 USD for English learning courses
• Premium Healthcare Insurance Program for you and your loved ones, plus full gross salary paid social insurance
• Sports club funded by Employment Hero
• Monthly get-together event in the office for team bonding and VND 80,000 budget for lunch for day-in-office
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded
• Employee Share Option Program{{:}} be an owner of Employment Hero
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we've been to Thailand, Vietnam and are excited to meet in Bali in September 2024
  
  
  

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.

At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here{{:}} https{{:}}//employmenthero.com/legals/applicant-policy/

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