Deputy

SaaS workforce management

SoftwareEngineer312MonthFixedTermContract

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia CONTRACT Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Software Engineer 3 - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract at Deputy. Skills: Front-end development, Back-end development, API design, Microservices. Solve complex problems. Solve ambiguous problems”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver resilient systems; Deliver high-performance systems; Deliver high-quality systems; Deliver scalable systems; Deliver seamless user experiences; Improve world of work

Industry & Context.

SaaS workforce management
Problems you'll solve

Solve complex problems; Solve ambiguous problems; Solve problems faster; Investigate issues; Debug issues; Solve issues

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years of related work experience, Computer science fundamentals: algorithms and data structures, Proficiency in front-end (e.g. Javascript, modern frameworks like React/Vue), Proficiency in back-end (e.g. PHP, Golang), Expertise in API design (REST & RPC), Experience building service-oriented architecture, Experience building microservices, Experience with modern techniques and tools, Experience in persistence, storage and caching mechanisms, Experience implementing responsive designs, Experience embedding 3rd party software solutions, Build systems with monitoring and observability, Employ modern best practices for fault tolerance

Nice to Have

Kubernetes a plus

What You'll Do.

Solve complex problems

Solve ambiguous problems

Scope software solutions

Specify software solutions

Design software solutions

Implement software solutions

Deliver software solutions

Develop end-to-end solutions

Write high-quality code

Write automated tests

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with peers; Collaborate with product; Collaborate with design; Collaborate with leadership; Collaborate with engineering; Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders; Engage in technical discussions; Participate in design reviews; Participate in pair programming; Participate in code review

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