Senior Frontend Engineer (ReactJS)

Employment Hero; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to enhance its Employment Operating System. You will be responsible for building and deploying features that transform the employment landscape, collaborating with a global team of experts. This role offers the chance to work remotely, utilizing cutting-edge tools while being part of a high-performance culture. You will contribute to impactful projects, mentor junior engineers, and help shape the future of work. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this position is an exciting opportunity for you.

Benefits

Employee share options

Generous paternity leave policy

Subsidised egg freezing

WFH office expense budget

Outstanding learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Over 6 years of experience in Frontend Software Development.
• Strong understanding of Software Engineering processes and Agile methodology.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical features for customers and collaborate with global teams.
• Mentor Junior Engineers and conduct testing and code reviews.

Skills

Frontend Software Development

Full-stack web technologies

Software Engineering processes

Agile methodology

Automated testing

UI component development

Job description

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.

The EH Way

• We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission
• We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
• We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
• We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission
• We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time
• We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

As one of our Senior Frontend Engineers, you'll be accountable for building and deploying the innovative features that change our customers' lives every day. From our trailblazing AI hiring tool to our fully automated payroll solution, every component of our Employment Operating System is carefully designed to disrupt the employment industry for the better, improving the lives of business owners and entrepreneurs everywhere.
Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our Senior Engineers, you'll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy, by:

Responsibilities

• Driving your squad to develop critical features for our customers
• Collaborating closely with our global team of designers, product managers and UX specialists to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Writing automated tests for your production codes
• Developing and maintaining key components of web applications
• Conducting testing and code reviews for both yourself and your colleagues
• Mentoring the Junior Engineers within your squad

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring:

• Over 6 years of experience in Frontend Software Development
• 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
• Experience in translating design wireframes into functioning UI components

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means:

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities

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