Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

• Role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne 
• Join a team of Engineering professionals who are building the best way to buy gift cards globally
• Grow your career by working on a world class globally distributed solution

The Opportunity

Prezzee is continuing its growth and we require a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) to join our team. 

Every month, several hundred thousand users in the USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand login to Prezzee to send and receive gifts from friends, family and colleagues.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Prezzee, you will have the opportunity to work with other talented engineers in small, supportive teams with all the right tools and clear requirements to let you get your best work done. You'll be part of a collaborative agile development team and contribute by delivering quality and maintainable code whilst ensuring best practice software engineering techniques are applied at all stages of the lifecycle. 

As a Senior in the team, you will have the opportunity to assist in coaching and mentoring other Engineers. You will play an instrumental part in fulfilling our FY25 strategic ambitions, one that is looking to disrupt the gift card and payments market globally.

Our pledge to our Engineers at Prezzee: we will trust, protect and develop your capabilities, and empower you to take ownership of your product(s), including technical decisions, solutions and OKRs, so that you can explore, be creative and innovate whilst bringing your Tribe’s strategy to life.

Some of the technologies and patterns our frontend developers work with

• React 18
• Mono Repo using TurboRepo
• Micro frontends. Mix of Incremental Page Regeneration, Client Side Rendering and Server Side Rendering.
• GraphQL Backend for Frontend using Apollo server. 
• MicroServices backend capable of over 100 orders per second.
• Realtime page performance monitoring (LCP, Total Load Time, etc..) in Datadog
• Prezzee is an AWS Enterprise customer
• We love AI and are rolling out our custom internal AI agent soon. 

What are we looking for?

• Strong front-end developer who is experienced with React 18 or who can pick it up quickly.
• Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Extensive experience crafting and building software using the latest delivery techniques
• A real passion for quality, maintainable code and continuous improvement
• A strong understanding of architectural concepts and cloud-based solution design
• Highly dedicated ethos - expected to take very real accountability for the work you're doing
• Demonstrable ability to motivate self and others, and a passion to mentor junior developers
• Experience working with technical and non-technical partners, with the capability to influence
• A test and learn mindset with curiosity, collaboration and care

Benefits

• We run an incentive scheme based on both company-wide targets and individual performance
• Employee referral program and staff discounts
• We have regular virtual and face-to-face events to help us bond and maintain our community vibe
• We also offer flexible hours, Culture Swap Days & 30 day work from anywhere*
• Self led online learning to formal Leadership Development programs, as well as industry specific learning opportunities and Lunch & Learn sessions
• Fortnight FIRE Fridays where teams come collaborate to spark with Formative Ideas, Research and Experiment in tech improvements
• Be an advocate or ally and create connection and belonging in our employee Resource Groups such as EmpowHer and Pride.
• Global Value Ambassador Program creating value inspired initiatives for our Prezzee People
• Telus Wellbeing platform to support your mental, social, financial and physical wellbeing

The Prezzee Story
Prezzee is a global digital gifting platform that creates human connections through remarkable gifting moments. We create leading digital gift solutions for consumers, businesses and 1000+ brand partners across the world. Founded in 2014, Prezzee has evolved from a two person Australian start-up to a global business with teams and operations in North America, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Oh, and if you're wondering about our culture?

Whilst our growth is compelling, we know it’s our people and culture that set us apart, and we're equally proud of being recognised in Australia & New Zealand and in the UK as a 2022 & 2023 Great Place to Work®, as well names Foundry's Computerworld 2024 Best Places to Work in IT.

At Prezzee, every team member plays an important role in the business, leaving a unique footprint on Prezzee’s journey. Our team may be spread out across multiple time zones, but our core values remain the same no matter where you are in the world. As a future employee of Prezzee, you're signing up to give openness, give greatness, give magic, give ingenuity and most importantly, always give a damn.

Prezzee is an Equal Opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is the key to building the best products for our customers, team culture and growing our global business. Our diversity mission is for our people to be their most authentic selves, to inspire, innovate and celebrate within a culture of belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.

We are looking for people to help create human connections, make magic and shape the future of gifting so even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you! Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application and recruitment process, We also encourage you to let us know of your pronouns at any point of the process.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.