Staff Software Engineer
Freelancer.comSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Posted March 19, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Freelancer is a company that builds the world's biggest marketplace for services, connecting talent all across the world with jobs.
Job Description
We are growing our engineering team and looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take our company to the next level. As a highly influential role, you'll work alongside our CTO and senior engineering team to drive technical direction and build improvements to our architecture and processes.
Requirements
- Tertiary degree in Computer Science or related Engineering.
- 7+ years of software engineering experience in shipping and maintaining large-scale web systems.
- Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go, Python, PHP, or Node.js.
- Solid SQL and relational database skills, preferably MySQL, including sound data modelling.
- Cloud experience, preferably with AWS, and Linux proficiency.
- Strong troubleshooting and creative problem solving ability.
Benefits
- Meritocratic culture with the ability to take ownership and fast-track your career growth.
- Potential for major impact with direct access to senior leadership, all the way up to the top.
- Weekly Town Hall with global presentations and open Q&A sessions with our CEO.
- Harbour views at Grosvenor Place, Friday catered lunches and regular team-building events.
