Back-End Engineer

* Please note - Our recruitment process requires prospective candidates to participate in a technical interview that includes a live coding examination.

Job Description
Back-End Engineer, Remote

We are a self-funded Australian startup created by two entrepreneurs with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing industries, technology and finance. We have grown to a team of 12 staff over the past 2 years. Company culture is extremely important to us, we look forward to building a cohesive team that enjoys working and growing together. We are based in Sydney Australia and are on a mission to help small businesses in a specific niche improve their performance with higher income, time savings and a better future.

We have created a highly innovative ecosystem for a specific type of small business in a growing market with excellent tail winds. Our business combines a SaaS solution designed to solve the business needs of this specific niche market, combined with a robust eCommerce marketplace (including our own manufactured products) and POS portal.

Our business model is the first B2B2C model of its kind in the industry blending wholesale product supply and retail POS with complex payment flows and an advanced booking system. Our roadmap includes a sophisticated dropshipping portal for 3rd party products, and integration of AI into the booking process and ML to uncover the buyer behavior of users and their customers.

The V1 has been in the market for over 12 months with in excess of 1,000 downloads. We are very close to releasing V2.

About the Role
As our second in-house back-end engineer, you’ll take ownership of back-end applications initially developed by an external consulting company, adapting and evolving them to meet our growing needs. You’ll work on complex, high-quality systems as part of our unified platform that integrates Stripe, Shopify, Xero, HubSpot, Cin7, and Databox, along with our internal tools, to deliver a seamless customer experience.

You’ll collaborate with two full-stack engineers and a QA engineer, focusing on:

Developing services that integrate with our payment, inventory, and logistics partners.
Building a robust drop shipping portal to expand our business capabilities.
Designing and maintaining reliable, maintainable infrastructure and systems in AWS.
Improving and refining our CI/CD pipelines for smooth and confident deployments.
Ensuring consistency and quality in business logic across interconnected systems.
Engaging in hands-on software development, testing, and production deployments.
Required Skills and Experience

4+ years of back-end software engineering experience, with a strong focus on Django, Python, and relational databases like PostgreSQL.
Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure, with hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based systems.
Expertise in CI/CD workflows, ensuring efficient and reliable software delivery pipelines.
Proven experience working with Stripe Payments or similar payment gateway integrations.
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, particularly in complex system environments.
Familiarity with Git-based workflows in team settings.
Experience working in agile development environments.
Excellent communication skills for gathering requirements, discussing software features, and collaborating with tea ---------- mbers.
Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with user experience principles, contributing to end-to-end product success.
Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate based on customer feedback.
Active involvement in open-source projects, community contributions, or mentoring.
Familiarity with building and maintaining drop shipping systems or inventory management integrations.
A passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of evolving technologies.
Enthusiasm for mentoring and supporting junior tea ---------- mbers.
Join our team and play a critical role in shaping the backbone of our platform while driving innovation and excellence in our back-end systems.Have experience with user experience principles
Can rapidly prototype and adjust in response to customer feedback
Know how to build a continuous deployment pipeline
Are regularly committing back to the community in open source, event presentations, or mentoring
A continuous learner striving to keep ahead of evolving technologies through professional development
Keen to mentor and grow less experienced tea ---------- mbers