Software Engineer – REMOTE

Job Overview

Company logo:https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D560BAQEYLYltZORovQ/company-logo_400_400/company-logo_400_400/0/1688338594944/sidekicker_pty_ltd_logo?e=1749686400&v=beta&t=PRJdHC1dR7StLd8622ieIZgqPCzEkXWGT80bWUy-790 Who we areSidekicker 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.
How you’ll make an impactTeams at Sidekicker are cross-functional and have the responsibility to own a feature end to end. As a member of Sidekicker Engineering, you’ll utilise your technical skills to build products that are revolutionising the temp industry. As a senior software engineer, you’ll ship code at regular intervals, and participate in technology decisions while following good engineering practices.
What you’ll doWrite code that thousands of Sidekicks and businesses rely on every dayLead architectural design discussions and propose solutions to complex technical problemsCollaborate with Product and Design to help shape product specificationsWrite clean, testable code that is maintainable and easy for other developers to understandBe part of a tight-knit, high-performing team that values trust and respect for one another
Critical CompetenciesA reasoned and pragmatic approach to software development and testingA love of problem-solving, investigating problems and determining the appropriate fixOpen to working in an agile development environmentA 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
ExperienceMinimum 5 years of relevant industry experience in software developmentDemonstrated proficiency in backend development, ideally with PHP or NodeJSExperience with GraphQL in production environmentsDemonstrated ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and tackle diverse problemsCommercial experience in using CI/CD build tooling to automate software deployments within AWS infrastructureHands-on experience with Progressive Web App technologies is a plus