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Software Engineer

Sarah's Cool CompanySydney, Sydney🇦🇺AustraliaPosted 10 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Sydney, Sydney, Australia
MercurialMySQLPHPRubySQLCSSC++GitHTMLJavaScriptPerlPythonREST

Job Description

About Us

Our mission is simple: we want to set people free to do meaningful work. People love our software and it turns out that people love working here too. We've been recognized as a "Best Company to Work For", and we're proud of our team for receiving awards for workplace effectiveness and flexibility.

What You'll Do

Our ideal Sr. Software Engineer/Developer (with experience in PHP, Perl, Python or Ruby) willbe an integral contributor to the current and next generation of our APP . You'll be working on multiple projects to continue making us the HR Software for SMB business. If you get a kick out of solving problems and building beautiful world class software, then you will love BambooHR.

You will:

  • Write code for backend processes, RESTful public web API's, and, of course, our industry leading website.
  • Research technologies and engineer complete solutions to problems.
  • Propose and implement performance optimizations and scaling strategies.
  • Work with the rest of the team to integrate your projects into the application.
  • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of our systems and processes.
  • Come to work, do great things, then go home!
What You Need to Get the Job Done (Minimum Qualifications)
  • 5+ years experience in web development
  • Experience in PHP, HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS
  • Object Oriented development
  • MySQL - both SQL query language and database structure/design
  • Version control software, preferably Mercurial or Git
What Will Make Us REALLY Love you (Preferred Qualifications)
  • Additional C/C++experience a plus
  • You can show that you'd be an excellent communicator with our Javascript developers and UI Designers
  • you have a friendly willingness to compromise and play nice with others
  • We can see that you have a service-minded attitude
  • Real world examples of demonstrated technical leadership
What You'll Love About Us
  • Great Company Culture.Business Best Companies to Work For (2020 & 2021) and the Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility (2020 & 2021)
  • Work that Stays at Work.Genuine work/life balance served here!
  • Rest and Relaxation.3 weeks paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and we pay you to go on vacation(ask us about this!)
  • Health Benefits.Medical with HSA and FSA options, dental, and vision
  • Prepare for the Future.401(k) with company match
  • Financial Peace University.Take the class,get reimbursed, get a bonus

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