Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

About this job

Mathspace is on a mission to change maths education, by helping students and teachers with smarter, interactive learning software. We’re an agile run, product-orientated company that focuses on delivering value through continual customer feedback, enabling students and teachers to have a delightful experience through learning mathematics. As an engineer working on a cross-functional product team, you will: • Enrich the Mathspace web and mobile apps that help teach hundreds of thousands of students every month across the world • Work closely with product owners and designers in their product discovery efforts • Collaborate with fellow engineers to deliver meaningful value to students and teachers • Tackle difficult problems, solve them creatively, and learn continuously • Play an active role, taking the initiative to get things done • Learn, develop and extend our tech stack Requirements • Strong software engineering ability • Effective communication skills • Knowledge of Python, GraphQL and Django frameworks • Enthusiastic about quality, design and user experience • Dedicated to learning and sharing new ideas • Industry experience in web products Benefits • Competitive salary and a comfortable office environment near Sydney Central station. • We provide the necessary equipment: MacBook Pro & monitors • We have a highly flexible work-from-home policy • We offer a yearly stipend for training & education expenses • We partner with pledge1percent.org to donate 1% of time, product and profit to help nonprofits in our community • We will offer you 2.5 paid days per year to volunteer with the charity of your choice