Senior Software Engineer - Backend

1w1 week ago

Deputy

Sydney, AU · Full-time · A$160,000 – A$220,000

About this role

Deputy is a global SaaS workforce management company with hubs in Sydney, Melbourne, San Francisco and London, plus team members working remotely across the United States. Our platform serves over 1.5 million workers and 375,000 workplaces across 100+ countries. We recently achieved Unicorn status, backed by top global investors.

This is a key hands-on role within our Pay Rates domain, helping shape and build next-generation pay interpretation and compliance features. Automate complex award and agreement logic, deliver exceptional user experiences, and utilize data-driven insights for scalability and efficiency. Leverage experience to make meaningful impact on initiatives.

Collaborate closely with peers, product, design, and leadership to build outstanding products for the Deputy platform. Deliver services to millions of users and businesses, from small enterprises to large corporations. Drive quality outcomes by combining strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.

We're becoming an AI-native company, empowering use of AI tools in day-to-day work with training and support. Use AI responsibly to spark ideas, solve problems faster, and unlock new ways of working. Join us to create people-first solutions that help businesses and teams thrive.

Requirements

5+ years experience delivering quality software
Hands-on technical expertise to drive solutions for complex challenges
Experience researching and introducing new technologies
Ability to lead solution design and development of key projects
Strategic thinking and problem-solving to tackle complex challenges
Experience building scalable backend services and APIs
Familiarity with data-driven insights for efficiency and compliance features

Responsibilities

Make technical decisions and deliver technical solutions using hands-on expertise
Research, create POCs, and introduce new technologies to the team
Uphold high engineering standards and coordinate with Infrastructure and Quality
Collaborate with Product and Design to discover and estimate solution options
Deliver technical solutions within estimated timeframes
Operate in a get-things-done, value-demonstrating, iterative manner
Influence and problem-solve with senior, mid, and junior engineers
Mentor mid and junior engineers and participate in team leadership activities