Simply Wall St Hiring for Software Engineer (Backend) Job at Sydney, Australia Full Time

Mission 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.

Why Join? – Work at a profitable, global, B2C SaaS startup; – We have +4 million users, across 180 countries; – Small team and flexible environment making it easy to rapidly iterate; – Work with a product customers love: 4.5* Trustpilot Reviews. – Join a diverse team from Canva, Atlassian, Finder, Safety Culture, Deputy, eBay, Ansarada, Airtasker & more!

Engineering problems we are currently solving:Engineering problems we are currently solving:
As we continue to grow 2x 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)

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.

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:
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. Show us the scars and what you learnt on the path.

Exposure to Classic & Modern JS frameworks as well as the browser ecosystem (TypeScript, Node.js & GraphQL)

Growth mindset. What works today may not work tomorrow.

Perks Simply Stop Days: Time is one of the most valuable commodities, so we provide extra paid time off; Dedicated “Get Sh*t Done” Day: No Meeting Mondays, so more time for flow; Remote-flexibility: Core hours (10am-2pm AEST). Work when & where you are most productive. Fully-remote option; 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 learn from the team; Office & Equipment: Choose your own laptop. Standup desks. Money for home equipment. Office with rooftop; Monthly Team Events & Quarterly Hackathons : An opportunity for everyone to come together and push what is possible; Social Club: Opt in (or don’t) to varies weekly activities from pilates, gaming, cooking etc. Annual company retreats: We try to go away every year! Dog-Friendly Office: We love dogs, they make everything better!

Curious about life at SWS & how we operate? Check out our space below https://simplywallst.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SWSP/overview