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Senior Engineer (Backend)

Australia, Sydney · Job Posted December 13, 2025
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Job Description

Senior Engineer (backend), reporting to the Head of Product. Sydney-based, remote within Australia welcome. Attractive salary with equity available for the right candidate. Full-time equivalent (FTE) negotiable.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide backend engineering expertise
  • Manage backend services
  • Develop "Worknice platform" features
  • Develop "Payroll and expense tracking" features
  • Develop "Leave management" features
  • Optimise system performance
  • Maintain security
  • Develop "Insights and analytics" features
  • Advocate for "developer" users

Requirements

  • Extensive experience working on web applications
  • Experience with Postgres
  • Experience with Node.js and TypeScript
  • Willingness to take on responsibility for the end-to-end design and development of features
  • Great communication and collaboration skills (especially important for remote candidates)
  • Ability to work autonomously

Nice to have

  • DevOps experience
  • Experience with GraphQL
  • Experience working at a startup
  • Experience writing in-depth technical documentation
  • Experience in product management/ownership
  • UI engineering experience
  • Experience with Python
  • Data analytics/science expertise

What we offer

  • Competitive compensation
  • Real work-life balance
  • Remote-friendly environment (within Australia)
  • Minimal meetings
  • Wide variety of work
  • Equity available for the right candidate

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