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.

Since our inception in 2014, we've had some pretty impressive growth (100% YoY), reached unicorn status in 2022, and now serve 400,000 businesses globally, with 3 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…

As one of our Senior Backend Engineers, you’ll be accountable for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our platform. 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 optimize our technology stack, minimize downtime, and enhance the overall user experience. From our trailblazing AI hiring tool to our fully automated payroll solution, every component of our Employment Operating System is carefully designed to disrupt the employment industry for the better, improving the lives of business owners and entrepreneurs everywhere.

Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our Senior Engineers, you’ll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy, by

• Develop and maintain multiple applications using Ruby.
• Analyse current systems to find areas of improvement for security, reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with product and architecture teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Contribute to the technical strategy of engineering.
• Ensure high-quality code by conducting testing and code reviews, both for yourself and your colleagues.
• Collaborate with highly respected Software Development Engineers in a high performing and supportive environment.
• Demonstrate your passion for working on highly complex and technically challenging development projects.
• Enhance features for our award-winning HR tech platform.

Requirements

You’re the hero we’re looking for if

• You are a highly skilled, senior-level Software Development Engineer (our Senior Engineers typically have 6+ years of experience in Software Development, but we grade based on technical expertise over years of experience).
• In previous roles, you’ve focused on Server-side and RESTful API Development and integration.
• Proficiency in Ruby programming language and Ruby frameworks such as Rails or Sinatra.
• You have proven experience implementing, maintaining and deploying full-stack web technologies.
• You have a strong understanding of best practice software engineering processes, testing, and Agile methodology
• A team player that always puts colleagues ahead of yourself and has a highly adaptable and versatile approach to work
• You have good verbal and written English skills 
• You’re passionate about learning, sharing your knowledge, and mentoring team mates

Experience is important, but for us the biggest measure of success is people who can live and breathe our EH Way of working. 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 

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, Bali and are excited to meet in Dubai in 2025.

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.