Senior Software Engineer - KICK Discovery & Presence

This team powers the public facing APIs serving 1B+ requests monthly, within a platform handling 5B+ backend requests daily. Build systems powering discovery, real-time engagement, search, and presence. Drive Drops, Channel Points, and global badges, expand search, build AI-driven personalisation & recommendations, and build campaigns with major game studios (e.g. Rockstar).

Responsibilities

Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards; Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies; Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability; Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts; Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency; Provide technical guidance and mentor mid level engineers in the team.

Requirements

Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; 6-7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development; Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to the role (Go, PHP and React/NextJS); Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles; Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders; Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer; Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice to have

Experience as a Senior Software Engineer in a large-scale product company; Experience building web applications and debugging production applications

Benefits

Innovate without red tape - have an idea on Monday and push it to production by Friday, while championing engineering excellence across the organisation; Work alongside the top 5% of engineering talent in Australia, using a vast cloud native stack including AWS, Microservices, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Kafka, Terraform, ArgoCD, Cloudflare, Datadog, Golang and React/Next.js; Exposure to global, high-scale products handling 3 billion+ requests per day; Explore your career options with opportunities to grow laterally and vertically; Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform; Lucrative annual bonuses; EAP access for you and your family; 30 days personal leave bundled - use it how you like; Paid volunteer day; Daily catered breakfast, unlimited snacks and refreshments, plus an in-house full-time barista, fresh juices and smoothies; Massage Wednesdays; Weekly team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays; Enjoy a buzzing office with pool tables, table tennis, gaming consoles, product testing tournaments, plus up to 2 days work from home and flexible start/finish times.