Senior Software Engineer

Engineering - Software (Information & Communication Technology)

Full time

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Compare the Market – yes, the one with the meerkats – is a high-growth FinTech company on a transformational journey. We are focused on designing, building, and delivering the very best home loan, energy, insurance, and health comparison experience in Australia. Okay, in the world

We are all about Integrity, Growth, Excellent Customer Service, and being Peerless – without compromise. These values are critical to delivering on our purpose: ‘We honestly strive to empower Australians to make the best decisions, saving time, money, and stress.’

About The Role:

Are you ready to embark on an exciting new phase in your career? Compare the Market is looking for an outstanding Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team, based in Toowong. In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in translating complex problems and exciting opportunities into innovative technical solutions.

You'll have the opportunity to be part of our delivery team, which operates in a continuous delivery model (Agile), working on carefully planned and prioritised initiatives. The focus will be on delivering quality software efficiently for both internal and external stakeholders. As a Senior Software Engineer, you're driven and passionate about quality, design, reusability, and maintainability and can lead the design, planning, and execution of development assignments across an enterprise-scale application landscape.

Compare the Market is in the process of rebuilding its core platform using cutting-edge technologies. This platform will serve as the foundation for all our service offerings, including Energy, Insurance, and Lending. Therefore, there will be opportunities to contribute to a variety of stimulating projects that span our entire business.

What You’ll Do:

In this crucial role, you’ll play a pivotal role in our continued success by:

• Collaborate closely with colleagues to tackle complex problems and collectively develop high-quality software solutions.
• Work closely with various stakeholders, such as product managers and business analysts, to fully understand business requirements and ensure that software outcomes meet organisational objectives efficiently.
• Participate in and occasionally lead the delivery of technical solutions, guiding the team through the implementation process and ensuring that projects are completed successfully and on time.
• Maintain a focus on quality and excellence by encouraging the team to adhere to best practices, standards, and processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, assisting them in navigating technical challenges, improving their skills, and growing professionally within the team.

What You’ll Bring:

As our Senior Software Engineer, you are someone who thrives on innovation and loves to lead. You have a knack for guiding teams and shaping the architecture of cutting-edge systems. With your extensive background in software development, including hands-on experience with Java, .NET, and React, along with a keen understanding of Cloud services like AWS and Azure. Your leadership and mentoring skills have prepared you to inspire and support others as they grow in their roles. You are passionate about RESTful API and microservices architecture.

• Extensive software development experience with a focus on designing and building high-quality systems.
• Demonstrated leadership skills in guiding the design and architecture of both new and existing systems.
• Strong expertise in Java, .NET, and React for versatile development.
• Familiarity with Cloud services like AWS and Azure for scalable solutions.
• Proficient in developing RESTful APIs and microservices architecture for efficient application design.
• Strategic problem-solving skills.
• Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

At Compare the Market, we offer a dynamic and collaborative work environment where your talents will be recognised and rewarded. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our continued success. As well as ample opportunities for growth and development, we also provide:

• Vibrant and social community who have annual celebrations, family fun days and regular events.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including the option of one day working from home each week or a 9-day fortnight.
• Enjoy additional leave days - ‘ME’ leave and ‘Volunteer Day’ leave.
• Study support (up to 50% of tuition fees for relevant courses) and professional membership reimbursement.
• Employee discounts on Car, Home, Travel insurance.
• Income protection insurance provided to support you in the event of non-work-related illness or injury.
• Discounts with a broad range of providers, including gym memberships, accommodation, dental care and more.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program

Compare the Market is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage all applicants to apply. We acknowledge that we are strengthened by diversity.

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Please note that this role is only available to candidates with unlimited Australian working rights, as sponsorship is not available.

*Note to Recruiters: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business.

Comparethemarket.com.au is a comparison website. What does that mean? Well, pretty much just what the name implies: we provide quotes from a range of participating providers, helping consumers make an informed decision about what is best for them.

The value to you? Comparison websites allow you to get quotes from a variety of sources in one go, rather than having to visit multiple websites and filling in lots of forms.

In very specific terms, what that means is that comparethemarket.com.au quickly and conveniently allows consumers to search for some products and services according to their individual needs, and then have a range of quotes from participating providers displayed for them in one place.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Comparethemarket.com.au is a comparison website. What does that mean? Well, pretty much just what the name implies: we provide quotes from a range of participating providers, helping consumers make an informed decision about what is best for them.

The value to you? Comparison websites allow you to get quotes from a variety of sources in one go, rather than having to visit multiple websites and filling in lots of forms.

In very specific terms, what that means is that comparethemarket.com.au quickly and conveniently allows consumers to search for some products and services according to their individual needs, and then have a range of quotes from participating providers displayed for them in one place.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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