Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Open to remote locations across AU & NZ) Full-time Division: Technology Hi. We’re OFX, a leading financial operations company providing businesses and accounting firms with real-time financial control and visibility to do business anywhere in the world. With an innovative platform and 24/7 human support, OFX automates and simplifies doing business across borders, reducing risk and eliminating routine operational tasks. Offering global business accounts, payments to 180 countries in 30+ currencies and currency risk management solutions to simplify global payments. OFX further enhances business operations by providing corporate cards with spend management, bill payments, vendor management, and integrations with popular accounting and HRIS software, to help achieve better business solutions so accounting firms and businesses thrive. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices globally, in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. OFX has been a trusted innovator in global money movement for over 25 years. Purpose of your role The Senior Software Engineer role is responsible for delivering high quality code in a timely manner while working with other engineers, tech leads and Engineering Managers to design solutions as appropriate. Working in an agile environment you bring excellent problem-solving skills while delivering quality software. On a day-to-day basis the Software Engineer is actively helping enhance the continuous improvement of our technical delivery while positively contributing to discussions and team dynamics. The Senior Software Engineer will proactively seek to learn and grow on the job to push the quality of the team's delivery forward. This person is responsible for delivering high quality application, automation and testing code in accordance with industry best practice and OFX guidelines. What you do Translate application requirements, story boards and use cases into functional applications Design, build, test and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation Enhance usability of our applications (UX / UI) The ideal person for this role should have: Strong knowledge of NodeJS Strong knowledge of Typescript Strong knowledge of frontend frameworks such as React Strong knowledge of document and relational databases (DynamoDB, Opensearch) Skill for writing reusable libraries Demonstrated experience with AWS, especially AWS Lambda, SQS, Eventbridge, S3, DynamoDB and API Gateway Familiar with various design and architectural patterns but mostly microservices architecture Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous event based microservices Knack for writing clean, readable, and easily maintainable code Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application Experience creating databases that represent and support business processes Experience implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Github Actions Experience with Cloud Provider AWS (manage stacks, deployments, secrets, etc) A product mindset, constantly thinks about the customer and product to deliver the best possible outcomes Be a self starter who is motivated and driven and passionate about what they do Be willing to always learn and embrace new technologies and ways of solving problems Additional experience in any of the below highly desired: Design and development experience in a microservices or serverless ecosystem Experience collaborating directly with designers to rapidly prototype ideas A solid understanding of UX fundamentals Personal Projects / Open Source Contributions and involvement with the broader developer community What it's like working at OFX We’re OFXers because we want to make a difference. We see challenges as opportunities and we’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get stuff done. We’re committed to making things easier for our clients, pushing boundaries and continuing to move with the times so that we can continue to inspire confidence every day and through every transaction. We operate as one team, cross-functionally and globally, to drive outcomes that deliver excellence for our customers. We're curious self-starters who love learning and sharing our knowledge with others. We embrace change and use our initiative and resilience to overcome challenges. Always keep learning. We offer a wide range of learning and career development opportunities to help every OFXer build their capacity and career, with leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning. Make a difference. Through our Make a Difference program, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. We celebrate this with an annual volunteer day, which OFXers can use together or individually, as well as matched giving and the opportunity to nominate charity of choice every quarter. Reward and recognition. We recognise a job well done. OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers’ effort, technical expertise or support through a range of global and regional channels and awards, including quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs. Showing our social side. Our Good Vibes employee-led committees around the globe organize events to help keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. Whether it’s a wellbeing activity, end of year celebration, or a monthly team get-together, our team wants you to feel welcome Benefits that mean something. We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks) or birthday leave, you'll feel well-supported at OFX. A great work environment. Enjoy work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model, in an inclusive, diverse and non-hierarchal culture. At OFX, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where we value, respect, and encourage our people to be their authentic selves. With an employee base as diverse as the clients we serve, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to our continued success. If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at (email protected).We encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your career aspirations. Job Location #J-18808-Ljbffr