Software Engineer

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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. Freelancer.com 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.

Must haves:

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

Nice-to-haves:

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

Benefits:

• A meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast track your career growth.
• You will be working on an Alexa top ranked website, solving complex, internet scale and global problems in product & engineering with over 65 million customers across 247 countries, regions & territories.
• Fully stocked kitchen and beer taps, complemented by a bar with a breathtaking view
• Delicious Friday lunches from a rotating selection of local restaurants.
• Engaging Weekly Town Halls with global presentations and open Q&A sessions with our CEO (feel free to ask him anything!).
• 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.
• Regular team building events (think speed boats in the harbour, escape rooms, karaoke, laser tag, trivia nights, poker nights in the office)!
• 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.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better:

• 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 in providing opportunity and income to people all around the world.
• 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.