Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Chuffed.org, a crowdfunding platform supporting social justice movements, and become a Senior Engineer. You will work within a small, dedicated team to design, implement, and maintain high-quality applications and features. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct code reviews, and manage databases. Contribute to the ongoing technology strategy, troubleshoot software issues, and work with the customer support team. This role requires proven experience as a Senior Engineer with expertise in JavaScript, React/NextJS, testing frameworks, state management, and performance optimization. A passion for social justice is essential.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineer , with in-depth knowledge of
• Javasript and modern front-end architecture and frameworks , working with React and/or NextJS . You’ll ideally have an opinion on typesafe code, coding styles, testing, and security
• Writing tests within a testing framework, such as Jest , or React Testing Library , as well as regression test suites like Cypress
• State management and data fetching , including Redux or Next.js API methods
• Performance optimization techniques , such as code splitting, lazy loading, and efficient rendering strategies
• Sound understanding of SDLC processes , SOLID principles, OOP and design patterns and paradigms
• Solid experience in communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with backend principles and a willingness to expand your backend skills so you can contribute to our backend when needed
• A strong growth mindset - you’re not afraid to take risks, fail, and learn
• A passion for social justice and a strong desire to help Chuffed campaigners succeed
• Able to design ‘on-the-go’ without spending too much time perfecting the UI before we build, including adjusting the designs to stakeholder feedback
• Ability to solve challenges independently , but also not afraid to ask for help
• Work in a team that thrives on high-impact engineering , where we optimize for efficiency, scalability, and rapid iteration—without the burnout

Responsibilities

• Working within the engineering team to design, implement, and maintain high-quality applications and features
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to assess feasibility and delivery of solutions, as well as define project requirements and specifications
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and practices
• Work with the engineering team to architect the ongoing technology strategy , considering key factors such as risk assessment, scalability, re-usability, and security
• Manage and optimise MySQL databases to ensure high performance and reliability
• Write documentation of features and concepts , and ensure existing documentation is kept up-to-date
• Use monitoring and logging tools to troubleshoot and resolve software issues, to ensure reliable application performance
• Collaborate with the customer support team to ensure common bugs or feature requests are prioritised or fixed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with IaC principles and tools, particularly Terraform
• Demonstrated experience managing AWS services
• Proven experience working with GraphQL
• Proven experience working with PHP frameworks, such as Laravel or Symfony

Benefits

• $130-150K per annum + superannuation
• We value work-life balance. We work autonomously from home and meet up with the team intermittently to collaborate in-person. We’re based in Sydney and Melbourne but open to remote employees within Australia