Job Description
Kick is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their team in Melbourne, Australia. Kick is a global live-streaming platform that empowers content creators. The candidate will actively engage in coding, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability. They will innovate within the team, analyse complex problems, and lead projects from start to finish. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and effective communication of technical concepts.
Responsibilities:
- Actively engage in hands-on coding, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting
- Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable code
- Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements
- Analyse complex problems and provide effective solutions
- Lead and independently complete medium-sized projects
- Identify opportunities for improvement and take initiative in technical discussions
- Share knowledge and best practices with the team
- Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams
Requirements:
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Go, PHP and React)
- Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles
- Excellent communication skills
- Positive attitude and eagerness to learn
- Strong problem-solving skills
Kick offers:
- Championing the engineering excellence mindset
- Working alongside a squad of Full-Stack Engineers in a cloud native tech stack
- Exposure to building global, large-scale volume products
- EAP access for you and your family
- Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform
- A full-time barista
- Daily catered breakfast
- Massage Wednesdays
- Team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
- Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles
- Paid volunteer day
- Office first culture with flexible start and finish times
- Unlimited access to drinks and snacks