Our mission and where you fit in
At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious bunch of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone.
Our world-class software is the easiest way for businesses to manage HR, payroll, employee engagement, and benefits.
Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 300,000 businesses globally, with 2 million+ users on the platform. We have no plans to slow down.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join one of the fastest-growing SaaS unicorns, so let’s see if we could be a match!
In your role, you'll be focused on…
We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our Payroll platform. As an Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer, you will lead initiatives to design, implement, and maintain robust infrastructure and systems, driving continuous improvement and innovation. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to optimise our technology stack, minimise downtime, and enhance the overall user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available and scalable infrastructure and services.
- Optimise our usage of AWS Technologies to align with industry security best practices.
- Develop and implement best practices for monitoring, alerting, and incident response to ensure system reliability and availability.
- Automate deployment, configuration, and management processes to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
- Conduct performance analysis and capacity planning to proactively address scalability challenges and optimise resource utilisation.
- Collaborate with software engineering teams to ensure that applications are designed for reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Drive continuous improvement through the evaluation and adoption of new technologies, tools, and methodologies.
- Participate in on-call rotation and respond to incidents as needed, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on users.
Requirements
You’re the hero we’re looking for if:
- Experienced in a similar role, with a proven track record of designing and maintaining highly reliable and scalable systems.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS, and enforcing secure cloud infrastructure.
- Experience with .NET and Microsoft services (Windows Server, MS SQL, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of Elastic Beanstalk
- Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Datadog and Sentry.
- Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as C#, Ruby, or TypeScript.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- You are passionate about learning and sharing your knowledge, and not afraid to challenge your peers, but also welcome being challenged.
- English language abilities, both written and verbal - you’ll be working with people across the world, including from Australia.
It’ll be great, but not essential, if you also have experience with:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience.
- You have experience in mentoring team mates, or even leading an Engineering squad.
Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our values. Show us what you can bring to the table, and we’ll empower you to let your talents shine.
Benefits
The EH Way
The EH Way is how we describe our culture at Employment Hero and how we all operate. It is our DNA. You can read all about it on our careers page: https://employmenthero.com/careers/
In short, you’ll love working with us if:
- Revolutionising employment gets your heart racing.
- You thrive on the flexibility (and responsibility) of a remote-first business.
- Our values align, and shape how you show up every day.
- You love the dynamic pace of a startup, are driven by innovation, and enjoy working with other smart people.
But don’t just take it from us, hear from your local heroes: Thao Ta, Head of People and Culture & Hung Pham, Group Engineer Manager: Life at Employment Hero | Vietnam
Plus, you’ll get to enjoy a number of great perks, including:
- A generous budget for your home office.
- Cutting-edge tools and technology.
- 20 days Annual Leave, plus VN Public Holidays.
- $500 USD for your professional development plan.
- $500 USD for English learning courses.
- Premium Healthcare Insurance Program for you and your loved ones, plus full gross salary paid social insurance.
- Sports club funded by Employment Hero.
- Monthly get-together event in the office for team bonding and VND 80,000 budget for lunch for day-in-office.
- Reward and recognition programs - because great work should be recognised and rewarded.
- Employee Share Option Program: be an owner of Employment Hero.
- Annual Global Gathering - so far we’ve been to Thailand, Vietnam and are excited to meet in Bali in September 2024.
Are we a match?
Think we're the right match for you? Fantastic! Click 'Apply' and our talent team will reach out with the next steps.
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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.
