Front End Engineer

Camplify Holdings Limited (CHL): is a global adventure travel technology company. Formed in 2021 we have three travel brands: Camplify, PaulCamper and MyWay.

Camplify: was founded in Newcastle, Australia, in 2015, and is a peer-to-peer van-sharing platform operating across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Spain. It has been identified as one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies, placing #9 in the AFR’s Fast 100 (2022) and #4 in AFR’s Most Innovative Companies (2022).

PaulCamper: another peer-to-peer van-sharing platform, was founded in Germany in 2013 and has since expanded to Austria, the Netherlands and the UK. PaulCamper was acquired by CHL Group in 2022 and continues to operate from its HQ in Berlin.

MyWay: provides a suite of insurance products to RV owners and hirers, giving them the confidence to fully engage with CHL Group’s peer-to-peer platforms.

Together, these three brands form a global group focused on elevating outdoor experiences through scalable tech solutions. We’re transforming the way people access the outdoors and explore the world around them.

Our culture: from Australia’s beaches to the Bavarian Alps, we’re changing the way people explore and experience the world around them. CHL is building an incredible community of RV owners and hirers across seven countries.

We celebrate the wins, learn from the almosts, and make a point of encouraging cross-cultural, cross-continent collaboration.

We’re growing and need to hire a Front End Engineer to join our global team based in Newcastle!  

You’ll be responsible for creating and integrating features across CHL products with a vision that is technologically future proofed, and in a manner that continues to inspire our holidaymakers across the globe. 

You’ll collaborate with other engineers, working on best practices, principles and patterns pertaining to our technology stack. Working closely with user experience designers, as well as the greater business to ensure products and features are developed to the standards expected by CHL.

To be successful as a CHL Software Engineer, you should demonstrate great skill in creativity and innovation, ability to thrive in a high pressure environment, and possess excellent communication skills. Having extensive experience in software development, with a desire to keep up-to-date with the industry.

Ideally, we would like the successful candidate to be based in Newcastle, NSW. For the right candidate, a remote working arrangement would be considered.

• Design, develop, and implement technical solutions that elevate the experience for CHL's global customer base.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and build out patterns and abstractions that emphasize efficiency, reusability, and maintainability.
• Peer review fellow software engineers' work, offering constructive feedback where relevant
• Contribute to the team’s ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Other duties reasonably requested by the Front End Lead and Chief Technology Officer.

Requirements

• Proficiency in React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS 

• Passionate about coding and keeping up to date with the latest technology trends
• Great understanding of responsive development for cross-device compatibility
• Experience with agile, iterative, and domain driven development methodologies
• Strong problem solving, resolution, negotiation and decision-making capabilities
• Resilience to work well under pressure and within a rapidly changing environment
• Eagerness and ability to learn quickly and to share learnings with team members

Benefits

• Comprehensive training

• Work in a fun dynamic ASX-listed scale-up
• Employee Share Scheme
• Van hire and product discounts
• An additional 2 days’ annual leave to go camping
• Novated leasing
• Employee rewards & recognition
• The opportunity to work with a team of creative go-getters who are passionate about promoting thousands of vans and endless adventures!