Employment HeroEH

Senior Fullstack Engineer - Ruby on Rails

Employment Hero is the smarter way to manage HR, people, payroll and productivity. For small and medium businesses on the up.

Employment Hero

Employee count: 501-1000

United Kingdom only

Our mission and where you fit in

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Since our inception in 2014 we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), now serving 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform, reaching unicorn status in 2022 - and 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!

What your days might look like

This role is with our HR, Benefits and Payroll Integration teams who build and run an all-in-one platform so our customers can manage everything from pay and annual leave to professional development and employee engagement.

Week to week you'll be:

  • End-to-end fullstack development for new and current cloud-based applications
  • Working across our Ruby codebase which are run in an AWS cloud environment using EC2 and Kubernetes
  • Navigating different parts of a complex SAAS product - picking up new tools, technologies and subject domains quickly
  • Work on the technology roadmap with Product Owners, designing solutions with your squad, and new feature development, through to production, improving/optimizing and maintenance
  • 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
  • Work closely with business stakeholders within an agile environment

What will you bring

We're looking for someone who:

  • Excellent experience with Ruby on Rails
  • Knowledge of correct design patterns for code and how to transform existing code to implement them.
  • Experience in developing software, using microservices or SOA architecture for deployment on public clouds - we use AWS
  • Experience using Agile methodologies and working with Product teams
  • Quality coding practices, including test-driven development, unit testing and secure coding awareness.

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.

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/uk/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.

Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including:

  • A generous budget for your home office.
  • Cutting-edge tools and technology.
  • Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
  • Learning and development (including an external study policy, live monthly professional development classrooms, and premium online learning content).
  • Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
  • Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.

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.

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Full Time

Experience level

Senior

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United Kingdom +/- 0 hours

About Employment Hero

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Employment Hero is an Australian tech unicorn - valued at over $1.25 billion. Our world-class software is the easiest way for small and medium-sized businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits. We’ve grown 100% year-on-year since our inception in 2014, and now service over 90,000 businesses and 850,000+ active users globally. We have exciting growth plans for 2023 and beyond, powered by our mission of making employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Oh, and we don’t want to toot our own horn (actually yes, we do), but others think we’re pretty cool too – we’ve received many awards for reaching some seriously ambitious goals including:

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2022, ranked #38 in Australia

  • Raised $181M achieving unicorn status February 2022

  • LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2021, ranked #2 in Australia

  • The Australian Top 100 Innovators List 2021

  • Raised $140M Series E round led by Insight Partners July 2021

  • Raised $45M Series D round led by Seek 2021

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2020, ranked #42 in Australia

  • LinkedIn Top 10 Startups 2020

  • Raised $22M Series C Round led by Seek July 2019

  • Raised $8 mill series B round led by Seek and OneVentures

  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019, ranked #20 in Australia

Employee benefits

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Generous vacation

20 days vacation leave, plus 1 Leisure Rules day a year.

Wellness benefits

Self, health, wealth and happiness programs + Virtual yoga classes.

Learning and development budget

Budgets towards continuing your learning and other generous allowances.

Refer a friend bonus

Refer friends to open jobs and receive a cash bonus for every successful referral you make.

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Employment Hero

Company size

501-1000 employees

Founded in

2014

Chief executive officer

Ben Thompson

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