Job Description
What is Kick?
Kick is a global live-streaming platform for all types of entertainment content. Our mission is to empower content creators, event organisers, and content rights holders by providing them with the tools and revenue-sharing structures they need to monetise and grow their audiences.
As a result, we are quickly becoming a household name, attracting top-tier creators and expanding rapidly worldwide. You may have seen us in the UFC octagon or on the side of an F1 car, as we seize every opportunity that comes our way.
Kick is now recognised in the big four of live streaming platforms globally, standing tall alongside YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. In 3 years, we've already made a significant impact and have plenty more to achieve. We're at the beginning of an exciting journey and are looking for brilliant minds to join us.
About the team
Join the team that powers the heart of Kick's platform - the real-time, high-volume features that keep millions of viewers coming back. We own the core customer experience: seamless live-stream viewing, rapid-fire live chats, and the real-time interactions that make Kick, Kick.
From delivering ultra responsive experiences across massive global events (think 4M+ concurrent viewers) to building interfaces that stay smooth under extreme load, this team pushes technical limits daily. You'll tackle complex frontend challenges using React and Next.js, obsess over performance, accessibility, and rendering speed, and build products that scale effortlessly.
If you thrive on creating polished, high-performance, highly interactive user experiences and want your work to have immediate impact to millions, this is where you'll prosper.
Key Responsibilities:
Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts.
Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency.
Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers in the team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
6-7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to the role (TypeScript, React, Next.js).
Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles.
Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders
Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building web applications
Experience debugging production applications
Some of the perks of working for us:
Champion Engineering Excellence to influence cultural change across the organisation.
Work alongside the top 5% of engineering talent in Australia, using a vast cloud native tech stack including AWS, Microservices, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Kafka, K8's, React, Next.js, Golang, ArgoCD, Datadog & Cloudflare.
Exposure to building global, large-scale volume products which operate at thousands per second frequency (3 Billion Requests per day!)
Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform
EAP access for you and your family
Be rewarded with lucrative annual bonuses
Give back with a paid volunteer day
Fuel your day with daily breakfast and open pantries brimming with unlimited snacks and refreshments, all on the house
Break up the week with on site remedial massage Wednesdays
In house full-time barista's providing you your daily coffee needs
Weekly team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
Enjoy a bustling office with the option for up to 2 days work from home per week
Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles
We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, ****** orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.
Kick is a global live-streaming platform for all types of entertainment content. Our mission is to empower content creators, event organisers, and content rights holders by providing them with the tools and revenue-sharing structures they need to monetise and grow their audiences.
As a result, we are quickly becoming a household name, attracting top-tier creators and expanding rapidly worldwide. You may have seen us in the UFC octagon or on the side of an F1 car, as we seize every opportunity that comes our way.
Kick is now recognised in the big four of live streaming platforms globally, standing tall alongside YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. In 3 years, we've already made a significant impact and have plenty more to achieve. We're at the beginning of an exciting journey and are looking for brilliant minds to join us.
About the team
Join the team that powers the heart of Kick's platform - the real-time, high-volume features that keep millions of viewers coming back. We own the core customer experience: seamless live-stream viewing, rapid-fire live chats, and the real-time interactions that make Kick, Kick.
From delivering ultra responsive experiences across massive global events (think 4M+ concurrent viewers) to building interfaces that stay smooth under extreme load, this team pushes technical limits daily. You'll tackle complex frontend challenges using React and Next.js, obsess over performance, accessibility, and rendering speed, and build products that scale effortlessly.
If you thrive on creating polished, high-performance, highly interactive user experiences and want your work to have immediate impact to millions, this is where you'll prosper.
Key Responsibilities:
Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts.
Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency.
Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers in the team.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
6-7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to the role (TypeScript, React, Next.js).
Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles.
Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders
Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building web applications
Experience debugging production applications
Some of the perks of working for us:
Champion Engineering Excellence to influence cultural change across the organisation.
Work alongside the top 5% of engineering talent in Australia, using a vast cloud native tech stack including AWS, Microservices, Large-Scale Distributed Systems, Kafka, K8's, React, Next.js, Golang, ArgoCD, Datadog & Cloudflare.
Exposure to building global, large-scale volume products which operate at thousands per second frequency (3 Billion Requests per day!)
Access to over 9,000 courses across our Learning and Development Platform
EAP access for you and your family
Be rewarded with lucrative annual bonuses
Give back with a paid volunteer day
Fuel your day with daily breakfast and open pantries brimming with unlimited snacks and refreshments, all on the house
Break up the week with on site remedial massage Wednesdays
In house full-time barista's providing you your daily coffee needs
Weekly team lunches and happy hour in the office from 4pm on Fridays
Enjoy a bustling office with the option for up to 2 days work from home per week
Fun office environment with pool tables, table tennis and all your favourite gaming consoles
We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, ****** orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. We are passionate about providing a workplace that encourages great participation and an equal playing field, where merit and accomplishment are the only criteria for success.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Frontend Engineer - KICK Creator Tools & Engagement position is now open for candidates interested in the Back Office Jobs sector. This role in Melbourne offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Back Office Jobs is a plus.