Senior Software Engineer - Messaging

Sinch provides innovative mobile messaging solutions that help businesses of all sizes – from SMBs to enterprise-level to better connect with customers. Our messaging solutions for alerts and notifications, billing and payments, appointment reminders, marketing, and staff scheduling are trusted by over 65,000 customers in industries such as healthcare, education, retail, and utilities. With offices across Australia, United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand, Sinch is the number one choice for easy and engaging business messaging.

Sinch, the Customer Communications Cloud, powers meaningful conversations at scale across messaging, voice, and email to help businesses deliver unified, personalized experiences that truly revolve around their customers — no matter the channels they use. Over 150,000 businesses, including 8 of the 10 largest tech companies in the world, rely on us for their customer communication needs, with over 700 billion customer engagements each year.

As a member of the Messaging team, you’ll work on maintaining and improving our legacy systems, ensuring they continue to scale and perform efficiently. We are Cloud-deployed across multiple regions and make extensive use of containerised Java applications. Our approach emphasises modular, simple, and clear software with a focus on external open-source libraries and tools to achieve our goals efficiently.

You will join a strong, senior-focused team of 8 engineers, reporting to the Engineering Manager. Your role will be crucial in helping shape the team’s success. You’ll contribute to designing and developing solutions, leveraging existing infrastructure, and delivering faster, accurate results. With expertise in software architecture and SDLC, you’ll work across various stacks and languages.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop high performing solutions that scale in production environments
• Design solution options
• Review pulls requests and provide constructive feedback
• Work in scrum teams and contribute to breaking down cards in grooming
• Develop quality code that has high levels of test coverage
• Provide mentorship for intermediate and junior team member
• Good synchronous and asynchronous communication skills
• Participate in architectural decisions

To be successful in this role, you will be a problem-solver with keen attention to detail, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to collaborate effectively in team environments. You are strong in Java but also willing to accept not to program in Java if that is the current need. You learn new domains quickly and are willing to take on and complete assignments in new areas as needed. You are creative and think outside the box but also understand when there is a need to stay within the box when reality so demands. You understand that being an engineer isn't just lines of code written. Solution options, planning, documentation, monitoring, automation and incident management are all part of the role.

You will possess the following skills and attributes:

• Experience with Java
• Experience with AWS
• Excellent knowledge of Restful API
• Good knowledge of CI/CD, BuildKite is an advantage
• Good knowledge of GIT
• Good SQL skills
• Experience with Kong API Gateway is a clear advantage

We are committed to building an engaged and talented workforce that represents an environment that is inclusive, supports flexibility and welcomes diversity.

Our values of Dream Big, Win together, Keep it simple and Make it happen are the foundation for fostering an environment where diversity of thinking, skills and experiences are embraced, delivering innovation and better business results.

We value our team by offering;

• WHERE YOU WORK MATTERS: We understand the benefit of a flexible schedule where you can best impact both your personal and work life, so we offer a hybrid working arrangement, work from home set up reimbursement and a global mobility policy.
• PUT FAMILY FIRST: We know that building a family take priority, therefore we offer a generous parental leave program: 26 weeks salary for primary care giver and 4 weeks salary for secondary care giver
• CELEBRATE YOURESELF: By providing a day off for your birthday, we want you to take the time to celebrate the year you’ve had with your nearest and dearest.
• TAKE A BREAK: Enjoy a generous annual leave program. We value balance and understand that performance at work requires time to rest at home and/or rejuvenate on vacation.
• STAY HEALTHY: Physical wellness supports mental wellness, so we offer a monthly fitness reimbursement allowance and other wellness programs
• TAKE THE NEXT STEP: Coaching and career development support, including access to a range of online professional development courses
• CARE FOR YOURSELF: Take advantage of our free virtual counselling resources through our global Employee Assistance Program. Your mental health is as important as your physical health.
• MAKE AN IMPACT: Support betterment in your community and beyond by taking paid time off to support a volunteer program of your choice.
• TREAT YOURSELF: Access to Reward+ program that offers a wide range of discounts and deals across retail, entertainment and much more.

If you are looking for the next opportunity in your career and want to work for a people focused, growing tech company, then Apply Now.