Senior Engineer - Onboarding

The Pepperstone story started in 2010. We know what it’s like to trade the world’s markets. Our team describes us as a place for the curious and the driven, and we like to do things a little differently; as a transformative global fintech we’re digital, nimble, connected, and united in our vision to create a better way to trade.

We thrive on progress – for our clients and for ourselves. Our organisational culture is ever-evolving, vibrant, diverse, global and results focused. You’ll find our 350+ team currently across 9 locations and 6 time zones.

The Role 
Our technology team thrives on inclusivity and collaboration, believing that diverse perspectives lead to great solutions. We foster a culture that champions individual growth, professional development, and work-life harmony. We're invested in your success and dedicated to supporting you every step of the way. We encourage our team to bring challenge thinking and fresh ideas to the table and our Agile approach empowers us to focus on outcomes. When we hire someone it's because they bring the skills, attitude and experience we're looking for....so we let you do what you're best at! Join us and be part of a community that's passionate about harnessing technology's potential to drive market leading solutions for our clients. Elevate your career in an environment where your ideas matter, your growth is nurtured, and your potential is limitless.

Our team in Melbourne is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineer who will be responsible for developing high-quality software solutions, leading technical projects, and mentoring junior team members.  They will be a champion of Continuous Delivery and practices within the team driving modern, collaborative engineering practices to facilitate best-in-class engineering outcomes.

They will actively collaborate with their team, product, business analysts, and designers to deliver exceptional, data-driven software solutions. With the support of leadership, they will own the technical solution and design of software, working closely with the team to meet delivery objectives, developing the appropriate technology to support these objectives.

They will be a champion of the success of the team, drive thoughtful conversation during tech huddles and retrospectives, actively participate in training and ceremonies, and encourage others to develop their knowledge of modern engineering practices.

As our Senior Engineer - Onboarding, your key responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

• Develop, support, and maintain software and infrastructure across a range of technologies in our “you build it, you run it” culture.
• Effectively deliver on requirements in-line with agreed outcomes within determined timeframes.
• Develop software inline with Engineering  best practices ensuring maintainable, efficient, tested, and resilient solutions.
• Provide input into and build solutions aligned to the target state architecture.
• Develop robust, automated, and modern Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices and processes within the team.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and Business Analysts to deliver high-quality solutions using a range of technologies.
• Establish modern, and effective quality and automation practices and processes within the team.
• Lead technical projects, including architecture and design decisions, code reviews/pairing, and mentoring of other team members.
• Work closely with Platform teams to implement software leveraging our internal tools, frameworks, and infrastructure.
• Participate in and, at times, lead team ceremonies, and the assessment and estimation of work.
• Contribute to the improvement of software development lifecycle processes.
• Participate in and, at times, facilitate Engineering Dojos.

About you

●  5+ years of software engineering experience

●  Expertise in TypeScript (React) and full-stack development with an array of languages and runtimes (Nodes.js & Golang preferred)

● Hands-on experience with AWS and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Terraform)

● Experienced in Continuous Delivery practices (CI, TBD, TDD, etc.)

● Hands-on  experience of testing methodologies (e.g., TDD, BDD, mocking) or a willingness to develop further in that area

● Experience using automation tools to build robust, automated build/release/deploy processes (e.g. Github Actions)

●  Solid grasp of software design patterns (e.g., SOLID, Strategy/Observer/Facade) and both object-oriented and functional programming.

● Understanding of docker, containers and common container orchestration platforms.

● Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with software engineering trends and emerging technologies.

● Proven ability to work with remote, global teams.

Why you will enjoy working with us

• Competitive salary structure including company bonus scheme
• Genuinely collaborative and friendly culture
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Remote working option - work from anywhere for up to 6 weeks per year, in addition to hybrid working as standard
• Ongoing personal development & learning opportunities
• 15 weeks paid primary carers parental leave & 4 weeks paid secondary carers leave
• 3 paid volunteering days per year & Workplace Giving Program
• Frequent events and celebrations including a standard weekly social
• Beautifully renovated large office at Collins Square - 727 Collins Street, Melbourne
• Best in class end of trip facilities including bicycle parking, change rooms & showers
• A full stocked kitchen, onsite coffee machines with locally sourced coffee beans (this is Melbourne after all) and curated specialty teas

About Pepperstone 

We’re a regulated online Forex and CFD trading platform. With the scale of a global fintech and the agility of a start-up, we arm our clients with everything they need to take on the global markets with confidence. You will be part of a wider passionate and friendly team, and whilst things may not always go to plan, we learn quickly and move forward with impact. To learn even more visit Pepperstonecareers and www.linkedin.com/company/pepperstone/

We understand it’s important to do due diligence on a prospective employer, see what our team are saying on Glassdoor. We respect our team members’ experiences and will never pay to remove a negative review.

Pepperstone is an equal opportunity employer. We are passionate about building a diverse workplace and strongly encourage applications from any background.

“We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we respond to every applicant”.

We will be reviewing applications as they come through, so if this is an opportunity that excites you, don't wait. Express your interest by clicking the apply button below as soon as possible.

Note to external agencies: While we appreciate the efforts of external recruitment agencies, we prefer to engage directly with applicants for this opportunity.

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