This is a Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack role with one of the leading companies in AU right now Deputy with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at Deputy Here at Deputy, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. As a Staff Engineer (Back end), you will lead the build of key technical projects that further the companies products and platforms. In turn, you’ll be progressing our company mission of improving our customers business productivity, wage compliance and employee satisfaction. You will be working closely with your peers, product, design and leadership to build amazing products and features for the Deputy platform, delivering services and products to millions of users and businesses from small & medium to enterprise. You wake up every morning knowing with confidence that the work you do, from the user facing experiences to the backend APIs are being used to power the livelihood of millions of users worldwide. Responsibilities - Make technical decisions, and deliver technical solutions. Use hands-on, technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challenges. You will be writing code in this role. - Uphold a high bar of engineering standards and co-ordinate with Infrastructure and Quality - Collaborate with Product and Design to discover and estimate solution options to key strategic initiatives - Accountability for delivering technical solutions within estimated timeframes - Operate in a get-things-done, value demonstrating, iterative manner - Influence and problem-solve with Sr, Mid and Jr. engineers to deliver high quality outcomes. This role may not have direct reports, but your leadership and mentorship will be key to driving the squads to successful outcomes. - Distribute work to Sr, Mid and Jr. engineers - Form a key member of the technical leadership team, driving standards, ways of working and platform decision-making - This role is a player-coach Skills & Experience - 8 years experience of software engineering experience - with proven experience in leading technical projects on building high-performing, architecturally complex consumer products, with a focus on backend development - Deep understanding of backend technologies, including databases (SQL/NoSQL), micro services architecture, cloud platforms (AWS), and CI/CD pipelines - Mastery of PHP, or Go would be highly advantageous - Ability to lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to “show the way” - Outstanding problem-solving skills, finding elegant solutions to complex problems - Collaborative approach to working with other teams - Thoughtful approach to leading and mentoring other engineers - Proactive and effective communication style - Strong contributor to the maintenance of an open and transparent culture Employee Perks - Ownership in the company via Share Options - Paternity/Maternity Leave Policies - Flexible Remote-First Work Policy - Company wide Development & Coaching - Hackathons - Awards - "Your Time to Shine & Celebrate Success" - Social Events & variety of social clubs (Books, LGBT, Games, Sports) - Mental Health Support - Munch & Learns If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Deputy. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at Deputy. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.