Senior Software Engineer

What you’ll do:

next is carsales' new business building arm. We are a small group of entrepreneurs who build new technologies that aim to power the future of mobility. We work on unsolved and high potential problems with a start-up mindset and pace.

Mobility is being disrupted with industry changes and new technologies that will reshape how everyone on the planet gets around. carsales next is a small, globally focussed team that explore, build and launch technologies to power the future of mobility and help carsales grow and diversify.

In this role, you will form part of a multi-disciplinary squad tasked with building a product that enables buyers and sellers to transact with one another safely and securely on the carsales platform. Working closely alongside talented Engineering, Product and Design colleagues you will leverage your strategic, start-up mindset to move fast and rapidly achieve product-market fit.

• Lead the development and implementation of front-end features, ensuring they are visually appealing, highly functional, and user-friendly.
• Drive front-end architecture decisions, including the selection of frameworks, libraries, and tools.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, providing guidance on best practices, code reviews, and problem-solving techniques.
• Collaborate well with others (e.g. engineers, designers, stakeholders) to understand user pain points and iterate towards better solutions via a data-driven approach (e.g. a/b testing)
• Set the example for code reviews, documentation and resolution of defects
• Participate in all stages of the software development lifecycle, from planning and design to deployment and maintenance.
• Contribute to the strategy and direction of the squad by ensuring you and the team are always focused on delivering customer value.

Requirements

What we are looking for?

• A front end enthusiast with full-stack capabilities
• Experience with Javascript (ES6), HTML5, CSS and experience with modern Javascript frameworks (e.g., React, AngularJS, Vue).
• Understanding of modern frontend ecosystem, including but not limited to bundling, linting, testing and releasing.
• Extensive experience with modern testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress, Mocha, Chai).
• Strong comfortability with the JavaScript language and ecosystem.
• Experience building frontend applications at scale.
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies.