[Hiring] Software Engineer (Front-end & Back-end roles) @Zepto

Role Description

Zepto’s engineering teams are growing! And we’re currently looking to hire a back-end and a front-end focused Software Engineer. Reporting into an Engineering Manager, these two roles will make a significant impact as we continue scaling a world-class payments platform.

As a Software Engineer at Zepto, you can expect your day-to-day to involve:

• Creating a world-leading payments platform, beloved by engineers, our merchants and their customers
• Constantly improving and shipping new software
• Collaborating and supporting your peers to create a team environment and alignment to our purpose
• Being passionate about processes for writing, reviewing and thinking about scalable, secure, accessible and optimised code
• Collaborating with dedicated Security, Platform and Incident Management teams to support a platform that is mission-critical to our customers, in a heavily regulated industry
• Providing technical insight to the customer support and onboarding teams
• Participating in our on-call rotation supporting mission-critical systems
• Embracing the way we work with AI: play a hands-on role in integrating AI into how we work

Qualifications

• Proven experience contributing to solving technical problems
• Confidence in shipping code changes
• Experience working alongside other engineers to find robust, scalable and maintainable solutions
• Energised and enthusiastic, comfortable in a busy, high-volume, competitive commercial environment
• Collaboration skills that make you a valued member of the team
• Advocate for driving AI maturity and adoption

Requirements

We welcome candidates with the following experience for the Back-end Software Engineer role:

• Solid experience in a back-end language and API development (Ruby preferred)
• Some experience with front-end development is a bonus
• Experience in building solutions using cloud-based technologies
• Experience applying strong engineering practices such as test-driven development and continuous delivery
• Able to be effective in a collaborative team environment
• Ability to work productively in a fast-paced and agile environment

We welcome candidates with the following experience for the Front-end Software Engineer role:

• Solid experience in a modern front-end language and framework (React and TypeScript preferred)
• Familiarity with back-end-for-front-end patterns
• Experience with Ruby on Rails and/or Golang is a bonus
• Experience building responsive, accessible and performant user interfaces
• Experience integrating front-end applications with RESTful or event-driven APIs
• Experience applying strong engineering practices such as test-driven development and continuous delivery
• Able to be effective in a collaborative team environment

Benefits

• Work with world-class talent and leaders who support career growth
• Remote-first work culture, with the opportunity to work anywhere in Australia
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers
• Access to Zepto’s Wellbeing Menu, including 3 x paid Wellbeing Days per year
• Individual learning budget, and 4 x paid Growth & Impact Days annually
• $500 Remote Work Budget to set up your home office upon commencement
• Access to Zepto’s Employee Share Program equity package

Company Description

Headquartered in beautiful Byron Bay, Zepto has an inspiring founder story and is a customer-focused, culture-first organisation.