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Audience Republic

Audience Republic

Software Engineering
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted on May 4, 2024

Are you an experienced clojure software engineer looking to join an early stage startup in Sydney? Are you looking to join a small but nimble team and have a massive impact? Keep reading...

About Audience Republic

Audience Republic is an all-in-one CRM & marketing platform for events. We're designed to work with all ticketing platforms including Ticketmaster, Ticketek and Eventbrite.

Our vision is to provide events everything they need in a single place to market their events, including CRM, email marketing, SMS, advertising, marketing automation, insights & reporting. Where other platforms are focused on opens and clicks, we're focused on driving ticket sales.

Our platform is used by events featuring some of the biggest names in the world, including artists like Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Post Malone, Elton John, RUFUS DU SOL, ODESZA, and Flume.

What we're looking for

We are seeking a highly motivated Clojure Software Engineer to join our small (8 people) but nimble engineering team. As a Clojure Software Engineer at Audience Republic, you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative new features and maintaining our CRM & marketing platform. You'll design and implement robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients and contribute to the success of our platform.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and deploy high-quality Clojure code to implement new features and enhancements for our CRM & marketing platform.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and adherence to best practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, optimizing performance and scalability as needed.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, incorporating new tools and techniques into our development process as appropriate.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our engineering practices and development workflows.

Requirements:

  • With 3-5 years development experience (preferably in Clojure OR a related language like Java/Scala/Ruby + are willing to learn Clojure
  • Familiar with popular technologies like REST, AWS Services (S3, Route 53, Cloudfront, Cloud Formation), deployment tools (e.g. Jenkins), postgres, and testing framework
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience with functional programming paradigms and principles.
  • Solid understanding of web technologies, including RESTful APIs, HTTP, and JSON.
  • Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases, such as PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • Familiarity with event streaming architecture such as Kafka / Debezium
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Can do attitude, with strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment

How do we work?

  • #Customer Obsessed - You'll be obsessed with our customer, becoming an expert on their problems and how to solve them.
  • #Raise The Bar - You are always pushing the boundaries of what you are capable of. You'll be constantly improving and levelling up your skills.
  • #Massive Impact - You think like an owner, and always focus on making an impact on collective goals, not just your own department or individual goals.
  • #Hungry & Humble - You really want it, are resilient and tenacious. You have a strong work ethic, but also have the humility to receive feedback, or be open to new approaches.