Senior Engineer

Location: Australia & New Zealand Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Remote Work: Remote (remote-first across Australia or New Zealand with flexibility; work from another location for up to 3 months per calendar year)

About Envato

At Envato, everything we do is about empowering creatives to thrive. We're here to help creatives bring their ideas to life, supercharge their workflows, and equip them with an unparalleled toolkit they can use anywhere. With unlimited access to world-class assets, innovative AI tools, and hands-on tutorials, we deliver what creatives need today - and are continually evolving our offering. As AI transforms the creative landscape, we’re committed to building what’s next for the future. We’re a purpose-driven company and we’ve long embraced flexible, inclusive ways of working. We’re proud of the connected culture we’ve built across our global team. Our values: Community Spirit, Build Our Future, Embrace Diversity, Make It Happen, and Make Envato Proud, guide everything we do, shaping how we work, grow, and succeed. You can read more about us on our blog, including news of our acquisition by Shutterstock Inc in 2024.

About the Role

As a Senior Engineer, you are one of our senior individual contributors in engineering responsible for providing technical and delivery leadership in a cross-functional team to build and ship impactful projects and features. As an AI-first engineering organisation, Envato is redefining how we build software by applying AI to our delivery practices. In this role, you'll work with stakeholders and engineers to design and implement solutions that balance quality, cost, time, and maintainability. You will be joining a team working on a critical customer-facing part of the business that helps creatives search and find what they are looking for on our flagship product.

What you'll be doing

Writes high-quality, clean, and reliable code while using practices like Test Driven Development
Leads the delivery of mid-to-large scale projects, identifying risks and coordinating engineers to meet business requirements
Works as a member of a cross-functional team, applying AI to engineering practices like agentic workflows and smarter pipelines
Shares your knowledge by providing coaching and mentoring to help your teammates learn and grow
Works on strategic architectural problems, tactical improvements, and the maintenance of production systems
Seeks to better understand our business model and user needs to deliver sustainable, high-impact solutions
Takes ownership of the systems you build, including verifying functionality and participating in on-call support

About you

You likely have 5+ years of full stack development experience, including lead responsibility on several projects
You are proficient in relevant server-side and client-side programming languages, with experience in dynamic public-facing web apps
You use engineering practices that emphasise maintainability and clarity, applying automated testing and sustainable solution-building
You value learning from others, no matter their experience level, and seek constructive feedback
Collaboration is important to you, and you thrive in a team where everyone shares ownership and works together to solve problems
You evaluate trade-offs in your decisions, balancing the need for experimentation and rapid iteration with the operational realities of production systems and a commitment to keeping our community safe and secure

Life at Envato

Flexible Working: remote-first across Australia or New Zealand with flexibility for you to manage work and life as you need
Work from Anywhere: apply to work in another location for up to 3 months per calendar year
Connection Budget: an annual budget to connect with the team IRL where and when possible
Learning Budget: study leave and an annual budget for you to put towards your learning and development
Home Office Allowance: a contribution towards your set-up and a monthly allowance to support work from home costs
Wellbeing: access to a holistic assistance program that provides support in many areas of life and health
Volunteer Leave: 2 days per calendar year to volunteer and give back to the community
Parental Leave: 20 weeks paid primary carer leave, and 6 weeks paid secondary carers leave

Experience Level: Senior (5+ years full stack development experience)