Software Engineer II - Frontend

Deputy is a global SaaS remote-first 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 are backed by top global investors and recently achieved Unicorn status. 

At Deputy, we’re improving the world of work, one shift at a time, for 80% of the world’s workforce: hourly workers. These are the dedicated employees who keep our world running – from baristas to nurses, cleaners to delivery drivers, florists to factory workers. Despite their vital role in society, most workplace technology has focused on those workers who sit behind a desk, but at Deputy, we transform the frontline. When businesses use Deputy, their workplaces thrive – the business is more profitable, compliant, and productive, while the workers are more engaged and happier at work.

If you’re passionate about creating solutions that put people first and helping businesses and their teams thrive, join us at Deputy and make an impact where it matters most!

As a Software Engineer, you will be working closely with your peers, product, design and leadership to build amazing products and features for the Deputy platform, delivering services and products to millions of users and businesses from small & medium to enterprise.

You wake up every morning knowing with confidence that the work you do, from the user facing experiences to the backend APIs are being used to power 100,000s of workplaces and the livelihood of millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Write simple, efficient, self-documented modular high-quality code that follows best practices and improves the overall codebase. 
• Design, implement, and deliver software solutions for product features, with consideration for high-performance, high-quality systems and applications.
• Own the quality of your work by thoroughly testing your solutions, including writing automated tests.
• Collaborate with the stakeholders to determine requirements for semi-well-defined problems.
• Engage in technical discussions of solutions and process improvement through documentation, design reviews, pair programming, code review, and technology discussions.

Skills & Experience

• You are a skilful engineer with high standards, a passion for quality, and 1+ years of related work experience.
• Experience implementing responsive designs into software by developing reusable components with JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Proficiency in CSS, JavaScript libraries/frameworks. We use Vue.
• Experience working with various APIs (REST, GraphQL).
• Proficient understanding of code versioning systems, such as Git.
• Solid computer science fundamentals: algorithms and data structures.
• Good understanding of the software development process, with some exposure to agile workflows—ready to contribute and learn within a team.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills—proactive, ask questions, and contribute positively to the team dynamic.
• Passionate about writing clean, maintainable code and interested in test-driven development—you appreciate structure but aren’t afraid to get creative.
• Curious, creative, and adaptable, with a genuine interest in staying up-to-date with the latest in technical development.
• Problem-solving mindset, ready to take on challenges, troubleshoot effectively, and bring fresh ideas to the table.

Employee Perks

- Ownership in the company via Share Options

- Paternity/Maternity Leave Policies

- Flexible Remote-First Work Policy

- Company wide Development & Coaching

- Hackathons

- Awards - "Your Time to Shine & Celebrate Success"

- Social Events & variety of social clubs (Books, LGBT, Games, Sports)

- Mental Health Support

- Munch & Learns

Deputy believes in equal opportunity and that inclusiveness and diversity promotes innovation. Our global team members are from a variety of cultures. And we welcome different perspective and skills. 

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