Fullstack Software Engineer - User Experience
Rithum is the world's most trusted commerce network, accelerating how brands, suppliers and retailers work together to deliver seamless e-commerce experiences.
We provide an unmatched platform for brands and retailers, enabling them to accelerate growth, optimise operations across channels, scale product offerings and enhance margins.
More than 40,000 companies trust Rithum to grow their business across hundreds of channels, representing over $50 billion in annual GMV.
Our customers create optimised consumer shopping journeys from beginning to end using our commerce, marketing and delivery solutions.
Overview
The Engineering Team employs top engineering talent who constantly improve processes, quality and techniques to produce high-quality software solutions.
Quality is considered at all stages of development, blurring the lines between traditional QA and software engineering.
The team consists of talented and motivated individuals who pride themselves on working smarter, not harder.
Members are empowered to make local decisions, reducing overhead and aiming for operational excellence with a DevOps culture and 'you build it, you run it' mentality.
A Lean approach is followed in product development, utilising agile workflows like Scrum and Kanban as needed.
New technologies are welcomed, and the tech stack is continuously evaluated to ensure high-quality software provision.
Continuous Delivery is essential, and automated testing and continuous integration are continually improved.
Responsibilities
* Review code written by peers and receive feedback on your own code to ensure quality and maintainable software development.
* Learn new technologies, languages, tools and best practices, staying updated with the latest trends in software development.
* Engage in software development processes using agile methodologies, contributing to sprints, user stories and participating in sprint reviews & retrospectives.
* Manage medium to large-sized tasks or features assigned by senior engineers, delivering them on time and to specification.
* Participate in feature requirement analysis or issue proposal, solving technical challenges related to performance, scalability or user experience.
* Occasionally perform research or develop prototypes to test out new ideas, frameworks or technologies.
* Partner with Product/User Experience designers to bring excellent customer experiences to life.
* Help mentor more junior team members.
* Understand relevant software development tools including version control, build processes, debuggers and test frameworks.
* Diagnose and fix software defects or bugs reported by users or uncovered during testing.
* Participate in on-call rotation.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
* 2+ years developing user interfaces for commercial software in C-based language, Java/Python/C#.
* Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
* Experience developing web applications, working with databases and consuming APIs.
* Understanding common security vulnerabilities, including injection, cross-site scripting and request tampering.
* Relevant software development tools knowledge, including version control, build processes and test frameworks.
* Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or closely related field.
* Solid understanding of popular web protocols, including HTTP 1.1, HTTP/2, WSS (Secure Web Sockets), TLS.
* Data visualisation experience using charting frameworks, data grids and large data sets.
* Advanced CSS skills, including compiled CSS (SASS/SCSS), responsive design.
* Familiarity with Web Components and Web Sockets.
* Internationalisation (i18n) and Localisation (L10n).
* Agile methodologies understanding (Scrum, Kanban).
* E-commerce, retail, online marketplaces or digital advertising experience.
* Excellent analytical, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
* Proven ability to work in rapidly changing environment with keen attention to detail.
What it's like to work at Rithum
You can expect to work with smart risk-takers, courageous collaborators and curious minds when joining Rithum.
As part of the Rithum team, you will be valued, supported and included, guided by transparent culture and accessible leadership.
We offer career opportunities aligned to your ambitions and talents, along with comprehensive benefits and wellness plans to support work-life balance.