Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link
Senior Software Engineer - QuiteLike NSW
From our head office in Surry Hills, Sydney, to our warehouse in Dandenong, Victoria, each QuiteLike team member is a valued and necessary part of our business who shares our ethos of gathering around the table together.
We operate as a start-up and source our ingredients from a range of suppliers locally. And while QuiteLike is fortunate to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Coles Group, we operate as an independent business, separate from Coles Supermarkets. This also means that, unlike most other meal kit brands here at home, QuiteLike is proudly Australian-owned and operated.
About the team
Technology is the backbone of our business. Every day, our teams solve complex problems, the solutions help thousands of our fellow team members succeed and makes millions of customers’ lives easier.
About the role
A permanent opportunity of a Senior Software Engineer (frontend) is now available at QuiteLike.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this role will primarily be responsible for building and nurturing not only our consumer facing products but also our engineering culture.
Whilst we are looking for a candidate who is strong in frontend technologies, if you are someone who has worked fullstack, we want to hear from you.
Key responsibilities will include
Planning and Design
* Ownership of the web tech stack
* cultivating a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration and support.
* Engineering tooling selection and alignment
* Definition of architecture and coding standards
* Review and endorsements of implementation plans
* Review of Key Decision Documents
* Refinement and prioritisation of tech debt backlog. Driving initiatives to maintain the overall platform health.
Software Delivery
* Support an engineering team to develop delivery goals within agreed timelines
* Facilitate agile scrum practices within the team, offer support to delivery managers in defining timelines and project requirements
* Ensure the team is developing software quality in-line with the broader teams’ expectations
* Facilitate and govern peer reviews and testing standards
* Empower and develop the engineering team’s skills
* Facilitate training, ensure all engineers are meeting needs and gaining help to close gaps
* Grow a culture that elicits a high-performing team and a fun working environment
* Seasoned software engineer with at least 10 years’ experience
* Extensive experience with front-end web development and related tools/languages/frameworks.
o React, Javascript, CSS, Typescript, REST GraphQL, APIs, and other related web technologies
* Exposure/experience to NextJS, Storybook
* Experience in content management systems
* Experience in web performance optimisations
* Strong understanding of architectural principles & system design.
* Experience in (or willingness to learn) build pipelines
* Willingness to learn/get exposure to other systems and technologies
* Ability to drive software engineering practices
* Excellent analytical and problem resolution skills
* Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority
* Experience with release and automation pipelines desirable
Commercial Skills and Formal Qualifications
* Tertiary qualifications in a technology engineering discipline such as computer science preferred.
* Practiced understanding of leadership principals
* Ability to engage with other technical leaders to drive improvements outside of your direct influence.
* Aptitude for people management, coaching & training a must
* Great people communicator, excellent communication skills
* Ability to coordinate across multiple technology and business teams
What’s in it for you?
* Wholly owned subsidiary of the Coles Group so, proudly Australian owned and operated
* Hybrid and flexible work culture
* Independently operating so spearhead and design our own Tech
* Opportunity to come and be responsible for the set up of tech guardrails and best practices
* Access to our product range including try out meals, in-house kitchen tasting, team events, monthly celebrations where both Melbourne and Sydney teams come together
* This job is based at our Sydney head office, Surry Hills and is five minutes away from Central Station.
Take your next step into something bigger, apply now!
With us, it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave, and parental leave entitlements.
We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive, and welcoming as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation, and gender identities.
We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email .
#J-18808-Ljbffr