Principal Software Engineer

Summary

Join GROW Inc as a Principal Software Engineer (Front-End) and contribute to the development of scalable frontend applications using your expertise in TypeScript/Javascript, Node.js, and Vue.js. You will architect, build, and own these applications, ensuring high standards for code and platform health. This role involves leading technical discussions, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to strategic technical decisions. GROW Inc offers a hybrid work arrangement, along with unique benefits such as ME Days, birthday leave, an employee share option program, parental leave, community give-back days, a learning and development budget, and exciting discounts. The company fosters a collaborative and inclusive culture, valuing diverse perspectives and backgrounds. If you are passionate about clean code, fault-tolerant systems, and improving user experiences, this opportunity is for you.

Requirements

• A customer first approach to innovation in user experiences
• Demonstrated technical initiative and a penchant for clean code
• 8+ years of experience designing, building, deploying and scaling web applications
• Extensive knowledge of:Building whitelabelled SaaS products
• Extensive knowledge of:Cloud architecture principles
• Extensive knowledge of:Modern frontend architectural patterns and frameworks
• Extensive knowledge of:Performance testing and optimisation of web applications
• Fluency in TypeScript/Javascript
• Strong experience with Node.js
• Strong experience with frontend frameworks, we use Vue.js
• Experience working with CI/CD platforms, we use BuildKite
• Experience working with AWS
• Experience working with containerisation tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working with observability tools like Elastic
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and own scalable frontend applications to improve user experiences
• Write clean code, perform code reviews, produce documentation and take the lead in solving complex technical challenges
• Build reusable frameworks, patterns and components that accelerate product development
• Champion high standards for code and platform health through automated regression, performance and resiliency testing
• Drive operational excellence by instrumenting observability, creating run books and contributing to incident response and resolution
• Lead technical discussions and architectural sparring sessions, driving the best technical outcome within time and budget constraints
• Contribute to strategic technical decisions and champion the adoption of best practices and new technologies
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve our software engineering practices
• Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge across product, design and engineering
• Mentor less experienced engineers in best practice
• Help grow the engineering team through interviews and code reviews

Benefits

• ME Days - Take an additional 3 days of leave off per year for wellness!
• Birthday Leave - Take an extra day off per year on your birthday!
• Employee Share Option Program - our success is your success!
• Parental Leave – we provide 10 weeks and support growing families by covering Superannuation contributions for the Primary Caregiver (regardless of gender)!
• Community give back days - organised by us!
• Learning & Development Budget - up to $500 per year to use on your own development!
• Hybrid Work Arrangement - We have a true hybrid arrangement!
• Exciting Discounts - Think movie tickets, gift cards & even electronics