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Lead Software Engineer

08/04/2024
07/06/2024
Permanent - Full Time
Sydney (Head Office)
Engineering,IT
 

Who we are…

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand.With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows.Through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics, ELMO Software empowers HR professionals to play an integral role in company decision making.

Life & Culture...

At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine. Some of our benefits include:

  • Hybrid work set up
  • Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
  • Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 6 weeks working from anywhere)
  • Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
  • ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
  • Wellbeing initiatives such as boot camp, yoga etc.
  • Mental Health/EAP programs
  • Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

Our values:

  • Obsess over customers - Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers
  • Help others thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive
  • Seek out different - We constantly look to innovate, challenge the status quo and defy barriers
  • Be fearlessly optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge as we know it will drive meaningful change

 

Job Description

About the opportunity..

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in our engineering team? Do you have a passion for solving complex technical problems and driving innovation? We are seeking a skilled Technical Lead Engineer to join our dynamic team and lead the charge in technical excellence. Reporting directly to the Engineering Manager, the Technical Lead Engineer plays a dual role, combining individual technical expertise with team leadership responsibilities. As a technical expert, you will guide and mentor team members, solve intricate technical challenges, and contribute to the development of high-quality, scalable software products. Additionally, you will lead the team in aligning technical solutions with business objectives and reducing technical debt.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage technical debt backlog and conduct risk assessments
  • Drive technical vision and roadmap alignment with business goals
  • Assess and adopt new technologies
  • Ensure quality and security practices meet outcomes
  • Mentor and onboard engineers
  • Lead incident response and mitigation efforts
  • Foster collaboration and consistency in technical solutions and processes

 

Key Performance Indicators

  • Contribution to product milestones and team success
  • Implementation of best practices and processes
  • Maintenance of secure, stable, and cost-effective infrastructure
  • Understanding and implementation of product requirements

Desired Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 3-5 years of experience with agile/scrum methodology
  • Advanced knowledge of backend technologies such as PHP or Node
  • Advanced knowledge of relational database technologies such as MySQL/PostgreSQL
  • Experience working with front end technologies such as React
  • Experience working with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB
  • Familiarity with AWS and/or Google Cloud
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable code following SOLID Principles
  • Experience with automated testing and unit tests
  • Proficiency in code versioning tools such as GIT

ELMO Software Limited is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. Key to this role is an awareness of data privacy and security as you will be dealing with sensitive employee data in accordance with ELMO ISO 27001 Certified security policies.

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