About Us …

We are Render. Our singular focus is best summarised by our purpose; continuously innovate and evolve technology to build networks better and connect communities.

Our geospatial network construction platform enables telecommunication network operators and construction teams to digitise the construction workflow and cut the time and cost of large-scale fibre deployment.

We’re a global organisation, but small enough that our people can have a direct impact on how we work and where we go next. We want people who can join us on our journey and grow with us.

About The Role …

As a our Technical (Engineering) Lead at Render, you’ll be designing, developing and managing web front ends, internal APIs, and leading a small team of developers in a B2B SaaS setting. You’ll be setting the technical vision of our web front ends and their interactions with our internal APIs to ensure the execution aligns with the strategy of Render’s business goals.

You will work closely with other teams across the business, including product managers, designers and other engineers to deliver high quality front-end components and APIs that meet the needs of our customers and partners.

This role has lots of variety, and while no 2 days are the same - here are some things you might find yourself doing:

Setting technical standards and implementing across the team
Work closely with a team of engineers to build out support API’s in line with Render’s tech strategy
Performing a skills gap analysis to decipher what people in your team require support and upskilling
Having regular 1:1’s with your team (also engineers) to develop their career goals, provide feedback and ensure they are across Render’s company strategy
Hands-on coding
Oversee the evolution of Render’s web platform, developing new functional and automation capabilities

Your first 2 - 3 months in the role will be focused on getting to know Render and how we work, while also assessing skills and knowledge gaps within the team and business (and looking to address them). This role is based in our Melbourne office (Glen Iris) but working with a flexible hybrid working schedule which includes some office time and some home time.

The salary range for this role is between $150k and $180k + super depending on experience, and the typical full-time 9am - 5pm hours apply. We pride ourselves on being a start-up, however without the long hours and hustle-bustle culture. We care about our people and their balance between work and life.

About You …

You are someone who enjoys building strong working relationships, mentoring and coaching your team, sharing what you know, and encouraging others to share what THEY know, and you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty and muck in on the coding that needs to be done. You enjoy collaborating, bouncing ideas around, and you understand the importance of holding space for others to have their say.

Let’s get technical - here are the other things we’d like to see:

Experience in leading, developing and coaching a small team
Experience working in multiple JS frameworks with an advanced knowledge of JavaScript & TypeScript
Advanced understanding of React, in particular the use of functional components, efficient hook usage, state and store/context patterns & API integrations
In-depth experience testing React components & frontend technologies as well as familiarity with linters, formatters and general code quality tools
Experience in optimising and profiling web applications for efficiencies and performance, ie WebPack, code splitting, build tools, Lighthouse etc
Expertise in Restful API design and management
Ability to gather and document tech requirements and specs
An understanding of CI/CD methodologies and building pipelines

We truly value diverse thoughts, cultures, and perspectives; and acknowledge that the tech industry is predominantly male-dominated. As such, if you don’t quite have every dot point listed above but think you have the right transferable skills for the role and could offer some diverse thinking to the mix - we would still like to see your application, and you can reach out to Jody Smith (Senior Talent Partner) for a confidential discussion via LinkedIn.

How To Apply

Please submit your CV, no need for a cover letter.

We have included some assessed questions in the application form that will provide you an opportunity to showcase some of your specific experiences and skills in line with what is required for the role.

Once you’ve submitted your application, we will review it and get back to you as soon as we can to advise whether you have progressed to the next stage of the process or not (interviews, skills assessment, reference checks, and probity checks).

All applicants are provided outcomes here - we don’t “ghost” anybody.

Feel free to check out our website, or follow us on LinkedIn.

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