Leading Web Engineering Excellence

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Web Engineer to drive best practices across the web engineering team. We are looking for a skilled professional with great ideas, excellent technical knowledge and leadership skills.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Software Engineer to lead the development of large projects, encourage rigorous and efficient engineering processes, write specifications and understand risks. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, foster innovation, and promote a culture of excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead in driving initiatives to improve team performance and identify what matters for the team.
• Design and implement well-tested and documented software solutions.
• Debug and fix issues encountered by users and lead code and architectural reviews.
• Contribute to technical documentation and make it the best of its kind.
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team and contribute to the success of products through technical advocacy.

Requirements:

• Curate technical quality standards by designing the architectural approach to support business objectives.
• Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.
• Have an exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Hold an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or have a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
• Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
• Be well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule.
• Display competency in researching new technology or approaches and tastefully and sustainably integrate changes and more modern approaches to technical projects.
• Provide comprehensive and insightful code review on items of any size within the project.
• Have an eye for accessibility and performance.
• Have professional written and spoken English.
• Have experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred).
• Exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Exhibit excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Be result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments.
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events for up to two weeks each.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience fostering and maintaining a talented team by defining excellence.
• REST API design, development and governance.
• Drive to deliver performance engineering and security experience.

Benefits:

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

About Us:

We are a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As a leader in the industry, we are committed to excellence, innovation and collaboration. Our team is passionate about making a difference and we welcome like-minded professionals to join us on this exciting journey.

What We Offer:

At our company, we offer a range of benefits that reflect our values and ideals. From flexible working arrangements to opportunities for growth and development, we strive to create a work environment that is inclusive, supportive and rewarding.

Equal Opportunities Employer:

We are proud to be an equal-opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. Whatever your background, we will give your application fair consideration.