Intermediate Full Stack Engineer - Ruby on Rails

Who we are

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

• We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission
• We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
• We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
• We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission
• We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time
• We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

As a Full Stack Ruby Engineer, you’ll be working with our Engineering team and will be instrumental in building high scalable and robust features in our HR Product.

This will include:

• End-to-end fullstack development for new and current applications
• Navigating different parts of a complex SAAS product - picking up new tools, technologies and subject domains quickly
• Take full ownership of features and within your squad, from scoping to implementation
• Deep dive on your squad's problem space and start becoming familiar with the many areas that compose HR.
• Debug and perform root cause analysis for application issues
• Perform tests and quality checks on your code - you own the quality and security of the code you create
• Take initiative in recommending improvements to the development process
• Proactively identify application pain points and suggest mitigation strategies
• Perform peer reviews of code changes
• Maintain documentation and help articles for new/updated features

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring

• Excellent experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with frontend technologies like React.Js or Angular
• Experience in taking abstract business problems and driving collaboration between team members to find an optimal technical solution.
• Experience using Agile methodologies and working fluidly with Product Managers, Data Scientists, Software Developers, and other highly skilled specialists
• An interested in building processes, tooling and best practices for the team to help us mature as an engineering organization.

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities

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