Staff Software Engineer

Who is Shift?
At Shift, we’re business specialists dedicated to helping Australian SMEs take control of their cashflow, streamline trade terms and choose the right financial products.

We believe Australian businesses are the driving force behind our economy and are core to our communities. That’s why our business expertise, focus on relationships, and market-leading technology is at the core of everything we do. We’ve helped solve the credit and payment pain points for more than 25,000 businesses, providing over $3.5 billion in aggregate funding.

Our unique approach to product innovation combined with our collaborative culture means you can build your career in a supportive environment. You’ll be joining a diverse team of over 250 people who are always looking to deliver better outcomes for Australian businesses.

About the role:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and implementing complex software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and drive architectural decisions to enhance our products and services.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable software applications using C# (.NET) and JavaScript/TypeScript (ReactJS)

• Support and guide the team in planning and prioritizing work within agile sprint cycles

• Contribute to software architecture and solution design, ensuring robustness and scalability

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify, evaluate, and prioritise technical solutions aligned with business goals

• Lead and facilitate the development process from initial concept through to successful launch

• Monitor and ensure the team consistently meets SLOs

• Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve our development standards

What You’ll Bring:

• 7+ years of professional software development experience

• 2+ years in a technology-focused leadership role

• Strong programming skills in C# (.NET), JavaScript and TypeScript (ReactJS)

• Proven expertise in software architecture and solution design

• Hands-on experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices, including continuous integration and deployment

• Experience working with Azure Cloud Services

• Familiarity with event-driven microservice architectures

• Solid understanding of agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams

Key benefits:

• Collaborative teams – a flat structure means everyone can learn from colleagues and senior leaders around the business.

• Be involved – come together with all of your colleagues every 100 days to share the product and technology roadmap and business strategy.

• Flexible working environment – we’re headquartered in North Sydney with state-based workplaces and offer a flexible work policy.

• Family support – industry leading 26 weeks paid parental leave.

• Varied workspaces – our office enables areas for collaboration, brainstorming and socialising as well as focus zones.

• Range of benefits supporting your physical, psychological and financial wellbeing. From a day off on your birthday to excellent end of trip facilities.

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