Kmart Hiring for Senior Engineer – Software Job at Melbourne, Australia Full Time

Location: VIC Metro

Categories: Information Technology

About Kmart

With more than 200 stores and employing over 34,000 people, Kmart is proud to be one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest and most successful retailers. Serving the needs of Australian families is at the core of who we are as a business, that’s why we are driven to be the place customers rely on for low prices and making every day living brighter.

Culture

You will be joining a dynamic team with a fantastic culture where diversity is openly celebrated, and you’ll be challenged and supported to achieve personal and business goals. Expect a work environment that is highly collaborative, fast-paced, inclusive, and progressive – with no two days the same!

What are we looking for?

Kmart is looking to bring on board a Senior Software Engineer to join the Kmart Digital & Online team. The Digital Tribe is 6 agile squads that look after the Kmart website end-to-end from kick-off to Production aiding the customer journey.

Did you know, Kmart’s website attracts over 1 million customers per day? You will have the opportunity to have input on design for one of Australia’s leading retail websites.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who owns what they build and has a strong Front-end engineering focus. You will be someone that is a pro-active problem solver and who can drive front-end engineering practices across the team.

We are a collaborative environment and are looking for someone who has a cross-functional and growth mindset.

About You

Demonstrated experience as a Senior Front-end Engineer implementing user interface for large scale websites.

Experience with TypeScript, and you do not view unit testing as an afterthought, experience with Jest Testing framework would be useful.

Demonstrated skills with a contemporary frontend framework such as React or Vue.

Ideally experience with NodeJS and a framework such as Next.js and know when to apply server-side rendering.

Nice to haves:
Experience or familiarity with Micro-Frontend architecture.

Understanding of Google Analytics and Data Layers.

Experience with feature toggles (feature flags) using Optimizely or equivalent.

Knowledge of SEO and how that affects your solutions.

Know how to build and test accessibility of your solutions.

Can implement a design working closely with UX/CX Designers in agile framework.

Retail or ecommerce experience would be advantageous.

DevOps / Cloud native mindset: we have dedicated cloud engineers in each squad and each squad owns what it builds.

Our benefits

You will be afforded autonomy and accountability in your role and have access to development opportunities across both Kmart and the Wesfarmers Group, flexible working arrangements supported and encouraged with remote working or office locations in Mulgrave, Melbourne CBD and other offices, excellent remuneration, inclusion in company bonus scheme & access to Wesfarmers share plan (both for eligible team members), free parking in certain offices. and benefits program including a discount card for Kmart, Target, and Officeworks.

At Kmart we aim to ensure our teams reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

Advertised: 12 Oct 2021 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Nov 2021 AUS Eastern Daylight Time