Software Engineer (React & JavaScript) VIC

About Nexigen Digital We are Australia’s largest privately-owned group of online service providers, which includes brands such as VentraIP, Synergy Wholesale and Intaserve. Every day our all-Australian team delivers exceptional service and outstanding support to our 200,000+ customers who choose us for their domain names, website hosting and digital marketing. Over the past fifteen years, we have been constant game-changers, industry innovators, award winners, and community leaders - and now is your chance to join our team. The Position As a Software Engineer at Nexigen Digital, you will work with a close, agile team to deliver new projects and continuous improvements to our internal and customer facing systems. We're looking for someone who is passionate, proactive, goal oriented and posses excellent problem solving skills. We know first hand that brilliant software engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences, in fact, some of our developers started out on our own customer service help desk. We pride ourselves on maintaining a team culture that provides provides opportunities through collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous learning and development, and as such are able to provide opportunities to a range of developers with different skillsets and experience. An average day may include any or all of the following tasks: Building secure, reliable and scalable code that can be used across our platformsWorking with the latest frontend web technologies such as ReactJS & NextJSBuilding websites with Search Engine Optimisation in mindDeveloping based off of designs created in FigmaMaintaining and improving our eCommerce systems for internal and customer use, with opportunities to work across projects and teamsWork with our product managers and fellow software engineers to scope, build, test and deploy new features and fixes across our projects and productsSolve complex integration scenarios with external providers and suppliersLearn something new The right person (is it you?) Has one to three years' experience in building responsive web applications or websites (we'll take personal & self taught experience into consideration as well)Able to continuously learn new things and adapt to new technologies, methods and processesHas built single page applications with React.JS and has a solid understanding of React and JavaScript fundamentalsTests their code across multiple web browsers and understands the likely caveats that come up between different enginesHas had experience with third-party frontend integrations such as Google Tag Manager & Google Analytics, or similarReally knows their way around CSSHas integrated and interfaced with RESTFUL APIsUnderstands what makes a for a good user experienceKnows their way around Git (including GitHub) and has a good understanding of version controlIs able to work collaboratively within a team environment and follow established standard processesMaintains a great attention to detail and able to throughly test their own work to ensure a high quality hand overDoesn't practice "ego driven development" Handy things to have (or are able to learn) Experience with Adobe Creative Suite toolsExperience with the NextJS React frameworkExperience with using a CMS platform such as WordPressExperience with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)Experience with WordPressExperience with Figma and UI/UX considerationsKnowledge of the Domain Name and Web Hosting (cPanel, WHM, Plesk, etc.) industry is valuableExperience working with Linux commands and environmentA basic understanding of PHP development is very useful The Benefits of Working With the Nexigen Digital Team Aside from being awarded “Employer of Choice” in the Australian Business Awards, we are often referred to as the Google of south-east Melbourne thanks to our unique facilities and team culture, and a top-down mandate to take care of the people who take care of our customers. Some of the office perks include: A weekly selection of delicious meals prepared in our on-site kitchen for breakfast and lunch.A fully-stocked snack bar featuring an assortment of chips, chocolates, nuts, protein bars and fresh fruit.A drink fridge loaded with an assortment of soft drinks, juices and water.A fully equipped private gym with weekly on-site personal training sessions.A team wellness centre with a sound-proof gaming stadium featuring an 85” 4K TV, racing car simulator, pinball machine, arcade machine, and air hockey table.An on-site salon where our resident barber and stylist provide free haircuts on a regular basis. We actively encourage training and upskilling for personal development and will fund courses that have a beneficial impact on the business. Please note that due to strict security requirements the successful applicant will be required to complete a National Police Check as a condition of employment. Locations: Narre Warren, Australia