Software Engineer - Publishing, Nine.com.au

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human.

The Nine Publishing Technology team build and maintain some of the most highly respected and visited websites and mobile apps in Australia, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, as well as their content management systems, services and middleware.

You'll be working as apart of the Nine Web team, who are responsible for Nine.com.au, Wide World of Sports (WWOS), 9Honey, and many more.

You'll contribute to upcoming re-platforming work, aiming at improving the digital experiences we deliver to our audience. This is apart of an overall shift in technology aimed at improving customer experience - we are looking to standardise the approach across different sites.

Day to day responsibilities: 

• Crafting world-class high performance high availability web applications & interfaces
• Writing high quality TypeScript / ReactJS / Node.js / Styled Components
• Working in small autonomous Agile squads
• Cross skilling and training in DevOps, Golang and other areas of our stack
• Building the next generation news experience for a huge audience

What we would like to see on your resume: 

• Extensive commercial experience working with ReactJS or equivalent front-end frameworks
• Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks and libraries such as React Testing Library, Jest & Mocha
• A self-starting, inquisitive nature
• A continuous improvement mindset
• A strong focus on quality
• Excellent problem solving skills

Desired experience but not essential:

• Experience building and deploying solutions on AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience building APIs using microservice architecture

Above all else, we’re looking for people who have a strong positive learning attitude. If you fit the bill, but not quite all the skills, apply and include a cover page telling us why we should consider you. Skills can be learned, attitude is everything.

Life at Nine: 

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.