Come shape the future of education with us.
At Compass, our people are united by a common purpose, to simplify school management and improve student outcomes. We’re a global provider of School Management Information Systems (MIS) already supporting over 3,000 schools in Australia, Ireland and the UK.
We’re on an exciting journey of growth and market opportunities and are looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to join us for the ride.
We want thinkers and problem solvers, who celebrate diversity and thrive in a collaborative team environment to join our talented product teams and help us transform the lives of teachers, students, and parents through our software.
You’ll work as part of a fun, hardworking product team who take ownership of their work and love to celebrate successfully delivering wins for our customers and for Compass.
About the Role & Team
Reporting to our Development Team Lead, you'll focus on building and deploying new functionalities, supporting existing features, improving site scalability, infrastructure and testing, all while working in a highly collaborative and agile environment.
What you'll do:
- Design, develop and maintain secure, scalable software that’s used by thousands of students, parents and teachers throughout the world.
- Inspire quality and best practices by championing software craftsmanship, clean code and pair programming.
- Build great relationships with your team, be generous with your thoughts and feedback (and be open to receiving it!).
- Grow, learn and thrive in a team of humans who are committed to supporting you and helping you succeed.
- Mentor your fellow colleagues and drive the architectural strategy by employing industry best practices and following Griddle software engineering guidelines.
- Understand our customer needs and collaborate with Product Owners and Designers to shape products to solve their problems.
- Contribute to our diverse and inclusive culture and take pride in doing work that makes a real difference for school communities.
What you'll bring:
- 5+ years real-world experience in object-oriented programming languages (eg C#, C++).
- 5+ years real-world experience in frontend javascript, libraries, and frameworks (eg Javascript, HTML, CSS, React, Vue, Typescript).
- Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases and are comfortable designing and implementing database solutions.
- A keen interest in developing a high-quality product while meeting company objectives with other talented developers.
- A passion for software development and an interest in actively keeping up to date with new tech.
- Extensive experience troubleshooting complex software systems and can identify when a problem is worth solving for the customer and the business.
- A passion for mentoring junior colleagues and an interest in helping them grow as engineers.
- Pride and ownership over the software you build.
- Experience with modern product and engineering principles and practices.
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
- Ability to work independently and a team environment.
- Bonus points for React Native experience, High-level Swift/Objective-C and Kotlin.
What's in it for you?
- We come together with our unique strengths to work towards a common purpose - shaping the future of education. When you join our team, you will collaborate with individuals who are passionate, driven, and open to embracing change in a fast-paced environment.
- A flexible working culture.
- Learning & Development opportunities - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role.
It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing fast and need people who want to grow with us.
Compass is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Prior to commencing employment, we will require:
- Verification of unrestricted work rights in Ireland or the UK (eg citizenship, passport, or birth certificate)
Salary Range: €65K - €70K
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What We Do
Compass Education is an information technology company with offices in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, London and Dublin. Our core software product, Compass, is used by millions of students, staff, parents, and alumni.
