Senior Frontend Engineer

Our mission and where you fit in

At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.

Our world-class software is the easiest way for businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down. 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!

In your role, you'll be focused on…

As a growing team, we need innovative and passionate Intermediate Frontend Software Development Engineers to join our squads who will be a vital part of our engineering team, responsible for developing product features and collaborating with colleagues in design, product, and engineering. You will take ownership of writing automated tests for your production codes and work with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on tech stacks such as Ruby on Rails and ReactJS. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work on a diverse range of products and features.

As a Frontend Software Engineer, you’ll be:

• Develop new product lines with new critical features, using our techstack which includes ReactJS, React Native within an AWS Cloud environment using EC2 and Kubernetes.
• Provide your input into our technical strategy with your squad, including participate in sprint planning
• Develop code for the frontend as an end-to-end Frontend Software Development Engineer
• Ensure both your colleagues and yourself are producing high quality code through testing and code reviews
• Share your knowledge with your squad and mentor junior developers
• Learn and collaborate with highly respected Senior Software Developers, in a high performing and supportive squad
• Show your passion for working in highly complex and technically challenging development
• Enhance legacy features for our award-winning HR tech platform

You’re the hero we’re looking for if: 

• Over 6 years of experience in Frontend Software Development
• Experience in CI/CD, web application performance tuning, ReactJS/Redux applications. In deep in fundamental understanding of Javascript/Typescript, ReactJS/Redux, Building tool such as Webpack, Rollup, ViteJS.
• Strong English communication skills (both verbal & written)
• Demonstrated experience implementing, maintaining and deploying full-stack web technologies
• Strong understanding of standard Software Engineering processes, Testing, and Agile methodology
• A team player that always puts colleagues ahead of yourself and has a highly adaptable and versatile approach to work
• You are passionate about learning and sharing your knowledge, and not afraid to challenge your peers, but also welcome being challenged
• We have a number of positions open which would suit many skills and experiences, including being open to candidates who are willing to learn our technical stack
• Experience in translating design wireframes into functioning UI components

It’ll be great, but not essential, if you also have experience with:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science of Software Engineering or an equivalent
• Experience in developing highly modular mobile applications and mobile application performance tuning
• Experience writing unit tests
• Experience in functional programming

Experience is important, but for us, the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our values. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine. 

The EH Way

The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page: https://employmenthero.com/careers/ 

In short, you’ll love working with us if:

• Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
• You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
• Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
• You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.

But don’t just take it from us, hear from your local heroes: Thao Ta, Head of People and Culture & Hung Pham, Group Engineer Manager: Life at Employment Hero | Vietnam

Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including: 

• A generous budget for your home office.
• Cutting-edge tools and technology.
• 20 days Annual Leave, plus VN Public Holidays.
• $500 USD for your professional development plan.
• $500 USD for English learning courses.
• Premium Healthcare Insurance Program for you and your loved ones, plus full gross salary paid social insurance.
• Sports club funded by Employment Hero.
• Monthly get-together event in the office for team bonding and VND 80,000 budget for lunch for day-in-office.
• Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
• Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
• Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.

Are we a match? 

Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.

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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.