Senior Software Engineer Backend

About Sharesource:

We are a BCorp company whose purpose is to democratise opportunities for individuals from developing countries. With our brand and culture empowering our partners to attract and keep the most qualified members, we share the knowledge to unleash potential and grow scaling teams for Australian and Canadian businesses.
https://www.sharesource.com.au/

What are we looking for?
We’re seeking a talented and driven Backend Engineer to support Oneflare’s business-critical operations and product initiatives. You'll work with Kotlin and modern AWS technologies to enhance system reliability, performance, and user experience—all while partnering with a team of world-class engineers.
What are you expected to do?

• Support business-critical operations and new product initiatives for our trades-focussed leads platform, Oneflare.
• Improve our backend Ruby on Rails monolith, troubleshooting business critical issues and developing new product experiences.
• Work autonomously, while taking ownership and accountability for end to end solution development and successful delivery.
• Improve observability, reliability and performance concerns to minimise downtime and ensure a solid customer experience
• Build tools to enable sales and support staff to take responsibility for managing recurring operational issues
• Improve our developer experience toolchain, build incident playbooks and improve automated alerting systems to ensure minimal time to onboard and establish ownership over core customer experiences
• Clarify requirements, and technical research, work with stakeholders and managers, escalate issues, and clear any blockages.
• Partner with world-class engineers to grow your skills and build a successful career with an Australian tech brand that is widely recognised as an amazing place to work.

What sets this job apart?

• Work your way — with our hybrid model, you choose the environment where you thrive best.
• Recharge & reflect — enjoy Airtime Fridays and quarterly Recharge Days to focus on growth and wellbeing.
• Celebrate & belong — from birthday leave to our DAREtasker DEI committee, we champion inclusivity and joy at work.

You’ll be a great fit if:

• You have at least 4-6 years of professional experience in backend development with Kotlin, Java
• You have experience working with some frameworks such as Spring Boot, and Ktor
• You are proficient with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
• You have experience working with AWS services including SQS, Lambda, and RDS.
• You are comfortable with Git and understand CI/CD practices.
• You have experience using Docker and maintaining Dockerfiles.
  You can develop REST APIs, handling concerns like authentication, rate limiting, and pagination.
• You have worked with caching tools like Redis or Memcached.
• You are comfortable writing and maintaining unit tests.
• You are fluent in using Mac or Linux-based systems.
• You bring a growth mindset—curious, open to feedback, and driven by improvement.
• You are a strong problem-solver with the ability to quickly understand new technologies.
• You demonstrate software engineering best practices in both design and implementation.
• You communicate effectively in written and spoken English and contribute meaningfully to team discussions.
• You are dependable, team-oriented, and committed to delivering quality work.

We will be absolutely thrilled if you also have the following:

• You have contributed to improving developer experience in a startup or scale-up environment.
• You have experience writing incident playbooks or automating on-call processes.
• You understand stakeholder collaboration and are proactive in clearing technical or project roadblocks.
• You bring ideas to the table and take ownership of your career growth.

Here are the benefits of joining our team:

• Competitive salary and professional development
• Collaborative client partnerships and a fun, inclusive work environment
• Opportunities for leadership, expertise, and global client exposure
• Monthly coaching, training, and career development
• Remote work flexibility and a flexible hybrid model
• Engage in social impact activities and industry impact
• Achieve work-life balance and flexibility to support personal commitments
• Benefit package such as: 15 annual leave days/year, 13 months of salary, social insurance based on full salary- to add this one on VN benefits

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Why work for Sharesource?

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire hundreds of skillful individuals  from a wide variety of backgrounds, genders, ages, and personalities to live out our diverse culture and make a positive impact on the world!

Our 5 Values:

• Make a social impact: We balance our work for client teams and for society by constantly making a positive impact.
• Be proactive: We encourage brave thinking and continuous improvement, and drive change through action.
• Create value: We create measurable values for our stakeholders: our teams, partners, suppliers, investors, and communities.
• Be fair, open and honest: We foster equality and inclusivity in a supportive environment that embraces diversity and celebrates achievements.
• Add fun, passion and love: We prioritise fun and passion, fostering higher engagement and a positive can-do attitude.

What makes us different?

Our culture code. You will be a part of our vibrant company culture and experience a workplace where your contributions are valued, your growth is encouraged, and your opinion is respected:

• Challenged, autonomous, momentum
• Learning, growth mindset
• Lead by our values
• Heard, cared for, make good friends

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What happens after you submit your application?

The whole process takes around 4 weeks:

• There will be 3-4 interviews and a possible assessment from our client partner. You will undergo an initial interview, a culture interview, and 1-2 interviews with our cool client. This will run for about 1-2 weeks but we will let you know if we need to ramp it up. Be yourself and have fun.
• We will constantly communicate with you as to the development of your application. You can also directly communicate with us to ask us about the status of your application.
• If all goes well, we complete the reference check and provide other necessary requirements so we can offer you the job right away.

At Sharesource, we believe in the value of diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace, and we do not discriminate based on factors such as race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.