Ruby on Rails Software Engineer in AUSTRALIA

We are Assembly Four, a fast growing, purpose-driven technology company dedicated to fostering positive change within the sex work, human rights, LGBTQIA+, and intersecting communities.

We operate on the belief that impact is as important as profit, and work in collaboration with sex workers from around the globe to develop products and services that empower them to thrive, not just survive.

Everyone should have the autonomy to make decisions about their bodies and sexual lives without fear of violence or discrimination. This is a fundamental human right – and one that sex workers are still fighting for.

If you're eager to join a remote-first team with diverse representation from sex worker, neurodivergent, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ communities, committed to advancing sex worker autonomy and liberation through advocacy and innovative products, read on.

About this role

Our Product Engineering team works on both externally facing features and internal tooling. We are looking for a full-stack Ruby on Rails engineer to join us in building performant and scalable web applications. A successful candidate will be comfortable working with Design, Product and other engineers to deliver quality offerings end-to-end.

The package

• $133,000 + super and benefits (more details below)
• Fully remote, flexible 32 hour week
• RDO Wednesday or Friday, core team hours 10:00-15:00 AEST Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

As a Software Engineer within our team, you'll…

Build & maintain high quality software features

• Contribute a consistent stream of frontend-focused software changes to production, building significant portions of features and projects.
• Follow best practices and coding standards, including automated test coverage, documentation, and any applicable internal architecture guidance.
• Work with the stack around your speciality to integrate your changes, as well as contribute bug fixes and smaller scale changes.
• Maintain and improve our privacy and security, accessibility, and performance standards.

Build a healthy team culture and system of work

• Role model our engineering principles.
• Contribute to architectural design decisions.
• Make informed decisions about what to work on at any given time, and clearly communicate your work focus to the team and leadership.
• Report privacy breaches, however small, to leadership immediately when they occur.

Our tech stack

You don’t need to necessarily be proficient in this entire stack, there will be room to learn, but experience will be favoured.

• Ruby on Rails
• Git
• JavaScript
• SCSS
• Svelte
• Bootstrap (v5.3)
• Web Components
• Lit
• Storybook

About you...

You have proficiencies in

• Core engineering concepts and patterns within your engineering specialty.
• Automated testing practices.
• Documenting your changes.
• Understanding CI systems in order to ship your changes.

In your work, you enjoy and prioritise

• Continued learning and growth.
• Taking action; initiative; responsibility.
• Protecting the sensitive information of our users.
• Seeking out context and increasing your understanding of the business over time.

As a professional, you are someone who is

• Invested in maintaining and growing your skills over time, and comfortable taking guidance and feedback from your team and leaders on where and how to grow.
• Empathetic, kind, and supportive of your coworkers.

In an ideal world, you also have

• Experience working with marginalised communities, specifically sex workers, neurodivergent and disabled people.
• Experience in and an understanding of sex work.
• Experience in a startup environment.
• Experience designing web interfaces.

Why should you join?

You’ll have the opportunity to join the Assembly Four story and be supported to deliver your best work alongside our socially conscious team dedicated to driving impactful change for some of the world's most marginalised communities. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Flexible 4-day work week (32 hours).
• 4 weeks of annual leave and 4 weeks of personal leave.
• Flexible public holidays, health and wellbeing and remote work stipends, mental health support, financial coaching, profit share, and more.

A note on diversity…

At Assembly Four, we know diverse perspectives are key to fostering true innovation and business excellence. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet every listed requirement, unlike other candidates. We're committed to changing that. If you're interested in Assembly Four, we encourage you to apply and look forward to discovering how your unique perspective can help us edge closer to delivering on our vision for change.

How to apply

Send your resume and a short cover letter introducing yourself to careers@assemblyfour.com or via the Apply button.

Please note: roles are only open to residents with the right to work in Australia (excluding SA and TAS).