Senior Backend Software Engineer (Sydney | Hybrid)

About the role

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team. This role offers an exciting opportunity for a seasoned professional with a strong background in backend software development, who is keen to contribute to a collaborative and innovative environment.

Working at Australia's leading Digital Marketing Insights technology company, under the guidance of a great team, you will be working on a wide range of projects, from developing the latest in AI-driven insights, to integrating with third-party APIs, and architecting and building a powerful backend data collection and processing system.

This is an opportunity for a smart software engineer who wants to drive immediate impact and contribute to technical direction. You will have a passion for problem-solving, code, and building things that work elegantly and powerfully to deliver value.

Our company culture (see our website) is built on one team, authenticity, courage, responsibility and a growth mindset. We know our customer's success results in our success. We hire people who are smart, talented, gets things done, are infinite learners, and not an ars*hole! This candidate will need to be outstanding in all.

Role & responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other developers to design, develop, and implement scalable and robust backend systems.
• Lead the development of new features, ensuring seamless integration with frontend technologies via GraphQL and REST APIs.
• Architect, build, and enhance backend data collection and processing using technologies such as PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Hasura, and AWS.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize complex backend issues, ensuring high performance and reliability across all environments.
• Write maintainable, well-documented, and clean code, adhering to best practices and coding standards.
• Actively participate in and lead code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring code quality.
• Participate in agile development processes, including stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives, fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge and contributing to their professional growth.
• Consistently research and apply new backend development technologies and techniques to enhance our platform.

Experience:

• Must be a degree holder in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of demonstrable experience in backend software development, with a strong focus on cloud platforms.
• Extensive experience (5+ years) with AWS services and infrastructure.
• Proficiency in multiple backend programming languages (e.g., Ruby, Python, Java, Go, Node.js).
• Experience with Ruby is a plus but not required.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work, with a strong agile mindset.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and exceptional at taking a project from conception to implementation.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship management skills (must have strong written and verbal English).
• Eager to learn, take on new challenges, and drive continuous improvement.
• Passionate about delivering impactful results and contributing to a high-performing team.

The role is full-time, hybrid (with 2-3 days in office per week).

We are a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) company.

About Digivizer

Digivizer is a Digital Marketing Insights Technology company with a world class platform helping businesses get more from their digital marketing spend. Digivizer also offers a highly specialized end to end digital marketing agency services. Digivizer is a top ad, tech, and agency partner to all the major social, search and web platforms including Meta, TikTok, Microsoft, Amazon, and Shopify. We are the first and only LinkedIn Marketing Partner in Australia and are a Google Premier Partner.

At Digivizer, you will enjoy a fun, creative, innovative culture with a strong emphasis in developing and supporting our people and their growth.

Working with the world's most well known brands and some of the most exciting start-ups, growth companies, SMBs and agencies, this is an opportunity to join our Engineering Team and grow our services and our customers’ business, their success, and our own.

To applicants:

Please share with a covering letter why you want this role, with examples of your work if possible. We appreciate your time in applying however will only be able to get in touch with our shortlisted candidates.

No Agencies please

Digivizer is an Equal Opportunity Employer