Junior Software Developer

We support about 60 local businesses, most within 30 minutes of the office. Every tech does a bit of everything, from printer jams to firewall rules.

The position

Nobody expects you to know every framework. We want someone who writes clear code, tests it and asks good questions. Thatcher is hiring for the Junior Software Developer role on our operations team. You'll write, test and ship code that runs in production every day. This role is fully remote within Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Write unit and integration tests and keep the CI pipeline green.
• Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners.
• Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates.
• Improve the reliability of existing code instead of just adding features on top of it.
• Take part in an on-call rotation (roughly one week in six) and help resolve production incidents.
• Review pull requests from teammates and give clear, specific feedback.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review.
• Ship small, frequent changes behind feature flags.

Minimum qualifications

• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms and basic system design.
• Comfortable working in Linux and on the command line.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up.
• Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including writing efficient SQL.

Perks and benefits

Pay: $110,000 to $124,000 per annum

• Above-award pay rates.
• Superannuation on top of salary.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible hours.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Thatcher Pty Ltd.