Junior Software Engineer

Who we are…

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand. With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows. Through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics, ELMO Software empowers HR professionals to play an integral role in company decision making.

Life & Culture...

At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine. Some of our benefits include:

• Hybrid work set up
• Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
• Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 6 weeks working from anywhere)
• Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
• ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
• Wellbeing initiatives such as boot camp, yoga etc.
• Mental Health/EAP programs
• Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)

Our values:

• Obsess over customers - Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers
• Help others thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive
• Seek out different - We constantly look to innovate, challenge the status quo and defy barriers
• Be fearlessly optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge as we know it will drive meaningful change

Please note: Our internal Talent Acquisition team has got this covered, we’re not open to using an agency for this role.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Junior Software Engineer is required to work closely with Software Engineers, Senior Software Engineers, Technical Leads, Product Owners and Product Managers, to design, modify, develop and deploy software features. Junior Software Engineers are required to understand and provide technical specifications for required projects. The Junior Software Engineer works from written specifications and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job and maintains documentation of the process flow.

The Junior Software Engineer is responsible for examining and delivering well-designed technical solutions, in clean and maintainable code. With assistance and guidance from senior members of the team, the Junior Engineer is expected to follow industry best practices. A key aspect of the role is to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, through troubleshooting, testing, and maintaining core software products.

The core responsibilities of the Junior Software Engineer include but are not limited to:

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Understand functional specifications and provide technical specifications.
• Contribute to technical solutions as part of the SCRUM team.
• Design, build and maintain efficient, well-designed, reusable and reliable code.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core software product to ensure strong optimization and functionality.
• Create technical specifications and test plans.
• Maintain existing software to identify bottlenecks, defects, and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation.
• Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools.
• Ensure compliance with ELMO’s information security privacy policies and procedures.

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a concentration in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience of a minimum of three years.
• 2 to 3 years of strong background in software engineering.
• Strong understanding and experience in object-oriented programming.
• Must have experience in PHP, Symfony or Laravel (at least), React JS, AWS, Docker, and API Testing.
• Strong background in Agile Scrum environment.
• Deep understanding of data structures and their application.
• Credit+ Average during University Degree.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.