Employment Hero (https://employmenthero.com/) 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 200,000 businesses and 1 million+ 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. We take a Remote First approach with our team. Employment Hero can hire across the world, so long as candidates have eligible working rights and are in a suitable time zone to their colleagues. If you’ve got the skills for the role and the passion for our mission then we want to hear from you! Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.

About the Role

As a large product based software company, there are multiple opportunities and technical challenges to solve.
When you join our engineering team you can expect to be involved in the creation of new features, write quality scalable code, address technical issues and bugs,
You’ll be paired with one of our senior engineers, learning and partnering with them, and be a part of a skilled and friendly squad of other amazing developers.
Our engineers use a variety of technologies. In this role you’re likely to gain initial experience in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, ReactJS and React Native. You may also get exposure to our backend technologies like Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, .NET. And as we’re a fully cloud based SaaS, our technologies in AWS, containers and Kubernetes are at your fingertips.

Requirements

About you

Our team work together to accomplish challenges. You need to be someone who can show your passion and ambition while looking out for your squad mates.
You’ll need to share our desire to learn and grow.
While you can always rely on your squad, you should be someone who can find creative solutions to problems on your own.
You’ll feel comfortable with our team, and you’ll be encouraged and able to voice your opinions, but you won’t be afraid to let people know when you need help.

To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications:

Completed Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent
3+ year of Post Qualification Experience (PQE) in a development environment
Strong competency in scripting using JavaScript (ReactJS), HTML and CSS
Good understanding of data structures, algorithms and Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Good English Language skills, both written and verbal

Nice to have skills / experiences (not required, but advantageous):

Experience writing unit tests, or other testing methods
Have worked in an Agile environment, or have a good understanding of Agile development methodologies

Benefits

We also have a great range of perks

Self, health, wealth and happiness programs
Remote first and flexible working arrangements
A generous budget to spend on setting up your home office (if you need a desk, chair, or screen? We’ve got you covered!)
We set you up for success with the latest and greatest hardware, tools and tech
Learning development (including an external study policy, live monthly professional development classrooms, and premium online learning content!)
Social events to get to know your new colleagues
Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero !

Why join Employment Hero?

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
GetApp Category Leader Q1 2019
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2018, ranked #12 in Australia
HRD Gold Medalist - Human Capital Management Systems 2018
HRD Gold Medalist - Rewards and Recognition Service Provider 2018
HRD Rewards and Recognition Employer of Choice 2018
LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2018
EY Entrepreneur of the Year National Finalist 2018

Intermediate Frontend Engineer (Pre-Payroll)