Senior 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 Senior 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:

• You will be supporting a cross functional team of Developers, Product Managers and Designers tackling projects from end to end in a fast pace and high growth environment.
• You will take technical requirements to create clean, well organized and reusable Ruby and Angular/React code
• You will have ownership around major areas of the application and drive visible impact to the product by contributing high impact solutions on a daily basis
• You will be responsible for identifying and fixing any bottlenecks or bugs
• You will help add to an environment of learning and innovation by mentoring your fellow team mates on best practices and vice versa.

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

• You are a highly skilled, senior-level Software Development Engineer (our Senior Engineers typically have 6+ years of experience in Software Development, but we grade based on technical expertise over years of experience)
• In previous roles, you’ve focused on Server-side and RESTful API Development and integration
• Excellent experience with Ruby on Rails
• You have proven experience implementing, maintaining and deploying full-stack web technologies
• You have a strong understanding of best practice software engineering processes, testing, and Agile methodology
• A team player that always puts colleagues ahead of yourself and has a highly adaptable and versatile approach to work
• You have good verbal and written English skills
• You’re passionate about learning, sharing your knowledge, and mentoring team mates
• Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our EH Way of working. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine.

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.