Job Description

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We are growing our engineering team and on the lookout for new engineers to take our company to the next level.

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This won't be your typical cog-in-the-machine type of job. If you're a high achiever with talent, looking for something more than a boring job in corporate, want to work with the best and brightest and don't need to be handheld, this is the job for you.

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If you join a mega-cap technology company as the 10,000th hire you might struggle to figure out the impact you are making. If you join a startup, you might get to work on the latest fad, but likely have few mentors to learn from, work on toy problems and never change the world.

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At Freelancer you'll get to work on a highly diverse, global set of internet-scale challenges where you will make a meaningful difference with real responsibility, while rapidly building your skills. We run a meritocracy - we actively promote from within.

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You'll also change lives - our mission is to provide one billion jobs. Not many companies actually make a difference like Freelancer does in providing opportunity and income to people all around the world.

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We have a very wide range of engineering challenges to sink your teeth into. You'll get a chance to be exposed to a wide variety of technologies across our businesses. is an Alexa top 1000 website with a cutting-edge frontend stack incorporating Angular, TypeScript and RxJS. Our backend powers a large suite of services running a modern global marketplace; messaging, payments, translations, file services and a notification system sending millions of notifications an hour. We deploy code to production multiple times a day.

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Must haves:

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- Tertiary Degree in Computer Science / Engineering (or related)
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- Proficiency in a few web development languages, such as Python, Golang, PHP, Node.js or Ruby
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- Experience with relational databases and SQL, preferably MySQL
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- Background or interest in web engineering at scale
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- Experience working in an agile team environment, continuously shipping environment
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- Linux experience
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- Cloud computing experience, preferably AWS
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- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
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- Strong sense of ownership and able to self-manage work
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- Self-motivated and tracked-record of learning new technologies
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- Strong troubleshooting skills and creative problem-solving ability
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Nice-to-haves:

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- Experience with SOA, microservice and containerisation architecture
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- Experience with development of public facing APIs
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- Experience with modern Javascript framework, such as Angular, React or Vue
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- Experience with TypeScript
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- Strong knowledge of computer networking
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- Sound understanding of OWASP and the best web security practices
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- Strong academic achievements
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- MS or PhD degrees
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- A Github page with contributions to open source software
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Advantages:

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- A meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast track your career growth.
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- You will be working on an Alexa top ranked website, solving complex, internet scale and global problems in product & engineering with over 80 million customers across 247 countries, regions & territories.
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- Fully stocked kitchen and beer taps, complemented by a bar with a breathtaking view
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- Delicious Friday lunches from a rotating selection of local restaurants.
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- Engaging Weekly Town Halls with global presentations and open Q&A; sessions with our CEO (feel free to ask him anything!).
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- Hack-a-thons - Get hacking and programming in this quarterly company-wide where teams create solutions to existing problems and win prizes. The 2-day event is filled with games, events, shows, food and more.
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- Regular team building events (think speed boats in the harbour, escape rooms, karaoke, laser tag, trivia nights, poker nights in the office)!
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- Located at Grosvenor Place - Home of Freelancer HQ, this iconic building and location with harbour views with weekly and complimentary classes, activities, events, promotions, competitions and deals.
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any better:

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- Change lives every day - Everything we do as part of our jobs contribute to improving the lives of our users on a global scale. Our mission is to provide one billion jobs. Not many companies actually make a difference like Freelancer does in providing opportunity and income to people all around the world.
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- Fast-track your career - We boast a meritocratic culture, renowned for hiring into senior roles from within and producing many business and product leaders in the technology industry.
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📌 Full-Stack Software Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 Freelancer.com
📍 New South Wales