Software Engineer

Description:

Our platform improves the way people “learn by doing”. Practera powers a range of experiential learning programs and apps for educators, learners and mentors deployed by Universities in Australia and around the world.

We are a global and distributed team HQ’d in Sydney and with people in 11 cities in Australia and around the world. Our passionate, diverse team and friendly culture are the foundation of our success!

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our team. We are looking for someone who not only understands how to code but also has well-developed problem-solving skills and knows how to build a system.

Practera is a fast-growth Australian ed-tech startup. We’re on a mission to help millions of people build skills, navigate the future of work and create life opportunities.

Our platform improves the way people “learn by doing”. Practera powers a range of experiential learning programs and apps for educators, learners and mentors deployed by Universities in Australia and around the world.

We are a global and distributed team HQ’d in Sydney and with people in 11 cities in Australia and around the world. Our passionate, diverse team and friendly culture are the foundation of our success!

What you will do:

• Ensure software meets all functional and take the initiative to ensure non-functional requirements (scale, performance, security etc).
• Be comfortable with Problem Solving
• Collaborate with engineering team members to determine best practices and requirements for the software.
• Collaborate with Product, Quality Assurance, Data Science and Customer Success teams to deliver software solutions for our customers and their users

Our Tech Stack:

• PHP (CakePHP advantageous)
• Node.js / JavaScript (JQuery) / Typescript / ExpressJS
• Rest API’s
• SQL (PostgreSQL advantageous)
• Docker and docker-compose