Simply Wall StSS

Senior Software Engineer (Backend or Fullstack)

Our mission is to democratise investing for the everyday investor by providing complex financial data in a simplified format at an affordable price. Previously, this level of data was out of reach from both the price perspective and investing literacy ability. It is our mission to empower investors to make informed decisions, just like Warren Buffet.

Simply Wall St

Employee count: 11-50

Australia only
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*We are only accepting candidates who are based in Australia with full-working rights. You can work fully remote or come into the office in Sydney

Our Mission

It is our mission to empower investors to make informed decisions, just like Warren Buffet. Previously, this level of investment research and portfolio data was out of reach from both the price perspective and investing literacy ability.

Why Join?

- Work at a profitable, global, B2C SaaS startup;
- We have 6.5 million users, across 180 countries;
- Small team and flexible working environment;
- Work with a product customers love: 4.5* Trustpilot Reviews.
- Join a diverse team of people from Deputy, Atlassian, eBay, Ansarada more!

ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WE ARE SOLVING

  • As we continue to grow our subscribers we want to focus on performance, reliability and security
  • Improve the mobile experience for our users
  • Setting up the right analysis/analytics infrastructure
  • Internationalisation (multiple languages)
  • Thinking through marketing engineering (SEO, building for partner channels, email marketing engine etc)

OUR TECHNICAL SETUP

  • We use Javascript, PHP and Graph QL. We have a mono repo setup and automated pipeline for CI/CD so the team release multiple times per day. We have a capacitor for mobile app development and we have a lot of monitoring tools like Datadog and Sentry.

AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, YOU WILL

  • Be joining a high-performing passionate team where you will have a huge impact.
  • Help to shape the platform for our growth. We are on the journey to modernise our platform to help us scale: micro-services, GraphQL, Node.js and Next.js should be in your toolbox or in your wish list.
  • Be working in a cross-functional team, across multiple platforms, to ensure that we are giving the best experience possible for our customers.
  • Own services end to end. Decide how best to build, test, deploy and monitor.
  • Engage in technical discussion of solutions and product ideas through documentation, design reviews, pair programming, code review and technology discussions and continuous improvement.
  • Work with automated deployment enabling code release multiple times a day.
  • Work with modern tools and languages that excite you and solve user problems.
  • Build efficient and reusable front-end abstractions and systems.
  • Identify and address performance bottlenecks.

ABOUT YOU

  • As a Senior Software Engineer, you have several years of experience in a similar role at other SaaS startups or software companies.
  • You are a passionate technologist and you choose the right tool for the problem to solve. We are happy to hear your stories about dealing with different programming languages.
  • Understanding of what it takes to build reliable, scalable and resilient systems using modern best practices.
  • Exposure to Classic Modern JS frameworks as well as the browser ecosystem (TypeScript, Node.js GraphQL)
  • Someone who expects high quality and knows how to work in a high-performing team.
  • Growth mindset. What works today may not work tomorrow.

Perks

We pride ourselves on being one of the most flexible places to work in Australia. Of creating a culture that measures outcomes rather than outputs.
Work from Anywhere: We offer all employees the opportunity to work overseas for up to 3 months;
Simply Stop Afternoons: Time is one of the most valuable commodities, so we stop working every Friday at 2.30pm;
Flexible working: Work on where you are most productive in Australia or from our office in Sydney:
Competitive Salaries ESOP: We are a startup but we don’t underpay. Everyone owns our success;
Parental Leave Policy: With a supportive part-time return to work option;
Learning Development Fund: We invest in your growth;
Share Club: We provide subscription to SWS, cash for you to invest regular sessions to discuss stocks and investment ideas;
Team Events Hackathons: An opportunity for everyone to come together and push what is possible;
Curious about life at SWS how we operate? Check out our space below https://simplywallst.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SWSP/overview

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About the job

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May 14, 2024

Posted on

Mar 15, 2024

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Location requirements

Hiring timezones

Australia +/- 0 hours

About Simply Wall St

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This is your opportunity to work at a profitable, B2C Aussie SaaS startup that’s growing. We have over 5 million users and cover over stocks across 180 countries, and we have just begun! ⛵️

At Simply Wall St we are on a mission to democratises investing for the everyday retail investors by providing simplified institutional financial data at an affordable price in a simplified visual way. Previously, this data was out of reach for retail investors from both the price perspective and their investing literacy ability. It is our mission to change this by building software so that every day investors are empowered to make informed decisions, just like Warren Buffet.

Our Values

Our values are the guiding principles that inform our actions and decisions

🎨 Become the master of your craft

Be the best at what you do, go beyond expectations and savour the detail.

Accept & give feedback to constantly learn and improve.

😍 Fall in love with the problem

Become obsessed with the problem, go deep and then go deeper again.

Understand the fundamentals & the why never stop learning about it.

🎠 Enjoy the ride

We spend a big portion of our lives at work, so enjoy the journey!

Be respectful and compassionate of other people and their ideas.

💭 Dream big, ship small, learn fast

Everything is possible, but you have to start small.

The faster you ship, the faster you’ll fail, the faster you’ll learn and the faster you’ll succeed.

💎 Dig deep to find the gem

Within all the detail, within all the chaos & noise is a simple solution to any problem.

It won’t be easy, you have to persevere & get your hands dirty to find it.

Employee benefits

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No Meeting Monday

Dedicated GSD (Get Sh*t done) Day.

Bueller (Personal) Days

4 extra paid days of leave per year.

Learning & Development

L&D Fund. We invest in your growth.

Competitive Compensation

Competitive Salaries & Equity (ESOP) in the business.

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Simply Wall St

Company size

11-50

Founded in

2014

Chief executive officer

Al Bentley

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