Software Developer in Sydney, Australia

JOB DETAILS

Job Title:                    Software Developer

Reports To:               Director, Software Development

Working Hours:         Normal office hours are 09:00 to 17:00, Monday – Friday

Place of Work:           Suite 6, 24/30 Wellington St, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia

Other:                         Full Time

ABOUT RWS GLOBAL

As the world’s largest producer of groundbreaking live entertainment, RWS Global creates meaningful connections and customized experiences spanning from theatrical productions to events, multimedia and more. In 2024, the entertainment leaders expanded capabilities into live sport ing events with the introduction of RWS Global Sports.

Headquartered in New York, London, Cincinnati and Sydney with dedicated RWS Studios in NYC and the UK to serve its vast talent pipeline and client base, RWS Global serves major brands and corporations, theatres, cruise lines, sports properties, live venues, parks, resorts and more. Offering end-to-end services from ideation to operations, RWS Global’s team of world-class designers, creators, producers and visionary talent provide unrivaled scale, producing over one million live moments every day and employing over 8,000 individuals worldwide. 

The RWS Global roster of clients includes Apple, Azamara, The Coca-Cola Company, Commonwealth Games, Crayola, Europa-Park Resort, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, The FRIENDS™ Experience by Original X Productions, Hard Rock Resorts, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Holland America Line, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, International Cricket Council, Invictus Games, Lionsgate, Marella Cruises, MSC Cruises, Roompot, Rugby World Cup, Six Flags, Space Center Houston, TUI Group, Vera Wang, Warner Bros., Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway, Chicago the Musical, Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes and more. For more information, visit  rwsglobal.com .

JOB SUMMARY

Working within a small agile development team, the primary focus of this role is to develop API’s, web services and applications that support the delivery of world-renowned sports and cultural events. This role is responsible for the design and development of full-stack solutions – including both frontend and backend design and development, implementation of CI/CD pipelines and workflows and the creation of user and technical documentation for these solutions.

This position is ideal for a well-rounded developer looking to utilise modern cloud and application development processes and tools.

KEY TASKS

Role & Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support the implementation of existing products (NodeJS, Typescript, Vue3/Nuxt, AWS CDK);

• Build modern software components that follow industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment models;

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code;

• Provide recommendations and implement UI/UX enhancements;

• Integrate application and web frontends with API’s;

• Communicate API requirements and changes required for frontend development;

• Adhere to and engage with code quality and development practices;

• Can contribute simultaneously to different projects;

• Collaborate with other stakeholders and team members throughout the development process;

• Creation and maintenance of documentation specifically related to software developed, including code and API documentation;

• Efficient in time management and task prioritising;

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.

  Qualifications & Skills:

• A passion to solve problems and learn new skills;

• Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or related experience;

• Strong understanding of HTML, Javascript and CSS and how to apply them within the context’s of Single Page Applications;

• Comfortable implementing User Interfaces using modern frontend frameworks (e.g. Vue3/Nuxt, preferred);

• Comfortable with Git and CI/CD practices;

• While not essential, an interest or experience in the live event/theatre industry would be an advantage;

  Experience:

• 2+ years of experience in modern programming languages (NodeJS, Typescript preferred);

• Experience in cross-platform development;

• Experience in agile development methods (Scrum, Kanban, etc)

• Experience with GraphQL and REST web services, WebSockets or other network communication protocols;

• Experience with cloud and serverless development process, including AWS and AWS CDK or Serverless;

  Please Note:  While this is intended to be an accurate description of the job, this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the position, and may require that other or different tasks be performed as necessary and assigned.

  DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT: 

  DIVERSE IS WHO WE ARE

  Way more than a box to check, diversity is core to RWS Global culture. We value it, promote it, protect it and hire it. All differences are welcome here. We know for a fact that each employee’s individual background, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and capabilities are a contribution to our culture, as well as our reputation and achievements.

  So, bring all of who you are, no questions asked.

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