Who we are
Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.
Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.
As a Frontend Engineer at Employment Hero, you will
- Build and scale product experiences used by thousands of businesses globally
- Take ownership of frontend delivery in a fast-moving, high-performance environment
- Work in an AI-first engineering culture, leverage AI and agentic ways of working to move faster and solve problems more effectively
- Contribute to product and technical direction within a collaborative, remote-first team
- Continuously raise the bar on how we build, from code quality to delivery speed and product impact
Who you are
To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way, operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring
- 5+ years in Frontend Engineering with ownership of production systems
- Strong in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern build tools
- Experience with CI/CD and web performance optimization
- Solid understanding of testing, engineering fundamentals, and Agile
- Strong English communication for global collaboration
- AI-first and agentic mindset, leveraging AI to improve delivery
- High ownership, fast execution, adaptable in high-change environments
- Open to expanding beyond frontend towards Fullstack
- Proactive, able to challenge and contribute in a high-performance team
What we can offer
At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means
- You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
- You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
- You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
- You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
- You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities
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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.
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What We Do
The smarter way to manage people, payroll and productivity. For small and medium businesses with big ambitions. At Employment Hero, we’re an ambitious group of people on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. We like to stay ahead of the curve and provide our team with tools to innovate. We pride ourselves on our inclusive, innovative culture that rewards and recognises our team for great work. Since our inception in 2014, we’ve had enormous growth (we're talking 100% YoY). After taking Australia by storm, we set out to take on the rest of the world, launching internationally in New Zealand, The United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore – with many more to come. But our mission doesn't end there. After working with small businesses across the globe, we saw how much employees needed a tool designed to fight the rising cost of living, gain control over their finances, and make work more rewarding. Enter Swag: a world-first employment superapp that redefines the way employees work, save and get paid. Oh, and we don’t want to toot our own horn (actually yes, we do), but others think we’re pretty cool too – we’ve received many awards for reaching some seriously ambitious goals including: * Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2022, ranked #38 in Australia * Raised $181M achieving unicorn status February 2022 * LinkedIn Top 25 Startups 2021, ranked #2 in Australia * The Australian Top 100 Innovators List 2021 * Raised $140M Series E round led by Insight Partners July 2021 * Raised $45M Series D round led by Seek 2021 * Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2020, ranked #42 in Australia * LinkedIn Top 10 Startups 2020 * Raised $22M Series C Round led by Seek July 2019 * Raised $8 mill series B round led by Seek and OneVentures * Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2019, ranked #20 in Australia For more information visit: www.employmenthero.com
