Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead
Komodo, New Zealand
Job Description
About Us
At Komodo, we’re on a mission that we’re pretty honoured to have. We work with the most inspiring schools across the globe to enable them with a wellbeing-first approach. Our ultimate aim? To ensure every school is a place in which everyone thrives. We have a burning desire to help schools implement the best mental health and wellbeing practices, support every student on their journey to unlocking their true potential and give all parents the peace of mind they deserve.
Bringing together technology and modern psychology, our software provides deep insight into the heartbeat of schools, enabling senior leadership and pastoral staff to be proactive and make the best decisions when it comes to wellbeing. We enable schools to measure the effectiveness of their wellbeing strategies, highlight critical wellbeing issues and provide every student with a voice when they need it most.
The work we do on a daily basis, whether it be the code we write, the customer support we provide or the psychology embedded within our product, it all goes toward preventing a child from being bullied, highlighting someone in need of crucial support or making a school a safer, happier place for all. This is what drives us.
About the Role
As our newest Senior Software Engineer or Tech Lead, your role will be full of variety. You will be required to:
- Communicate clearly with the Chief Product Officer and other relevant team members any risks, technical debt, and progress of work so they can make informed decisions
- Work closely with a strong team of developers to produce world-class software
- Assist and guide other developers in the team
- Manage the scaling of our software to cater to our global and ever-growing user base
- Work to continuously improve the codebase and architecture
- Directly produce customer-facing features that deliver real-world benefits and positive impact
- Collaborate with designers, engineers and the founders to build an awesome web and mobile application
- Write code that is clean, highly maintainable and well-tested
- Manage the deployment and maintenance of the product
About You
- At your core you are a talented backend or full-stack developer (with an interest in, or preference for, the backend) who is passionate about all the steps required to deliver a great product.
- You like to take initiative, take ownership of projects/features and collaborate with others.
- You are great at working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to develop intuitive solutions to problems
- You are a team player and work well within small teams but can also work autonomously when needed
- You are a truly excellent and transparent communicator that enjoys working with a wide range of people across the company
- An experienced developer who often likes to apply your leadership skills
Requirements
Key Requirements (don’t worry if you do not have all of the listed experience)
- At least 8 years of genuine developer/development experience with customer-facing web applications
- Some experience leading and managing a team of developers
- At the very least, you are an experienced developer who often applies your leadership skills within the teams you have worked in
- Experience working in, and helping to create, a strong engineering culture
- Experience scaling a software product across a global user base
- Experience with some of the technologies we use:
- TypeScript
- React (or other JS framework)
- Node.js
- Google Cloud, including architecting and deploying applications
- SQL
- DevOps processes and technologies (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
- GraphQL and Restful APIs
- Flutter (Dart)
- Native mobile development (Android, iOS)
- Testing processes and frameworks
- You enjoy working with people and bringing a collective solution to production
- Ready to make a difference in the world with development that will actually have a direct impact on human lives
Benefits
Reasons to join Komodo:
- Be a leader and shape the growth of Komodo and take your career to the next level.
- Employee Stock Option plan to own part of the company you are making a difference in.
- Ten days sick leave from day 1
- Company-wide ‘Magic Moments' and ‘High 5’s’ to celebrate team member success
- Annual Wellbeing Allowance (per calendar year)
- Annual Personal Development Allowance (per calendar year)
- Regular check in’s and 1-1’s with your team lead
- ‘AMA’ Monthly Sessions (Ask Me Anything with the Co-Founders)
- Annual Remunerat