Frontend Software EngineerFrontend Software Engineer
The Role+
We are seeking an experienced Frontend Software Engineer to join the team. Visa sponsorship options are available for the right person.
As a Software Engineer on our team, you'll enable and accelerate the future of food through software and data. You’ll collaborate with the world’s leading experts in cell culture research and manufacturing – designing and building the interface that underpins everything from micro optimisation of cell metabolites through to factory wide operation of cutting edge bioreactor technology.
This critical role requires strong capabilities in UX design to bridge our technical capabilities with the need for enhanced user experience. While the primary focus is on frontend development, especially with React, you should be comfortable working not only across the stack, but across cross-functional domains and outside your comfort zone.
We are seeking an experienced Frontend Software Engineer to join the team. Visa sponsorship options are available for the right person.
As a Software Engineer on our team, you'll enable and accelerate the future of food through software and data. You’ll collaborate with the world’s leading experts in cell culture research and manufacturing – designing and building the interface that underpins everything from micro optimisation of cell metabolites through to factory wide operation of cutting edge bioreactor technology.
This critical role requires strong capabilities in UX design to bridge our technical capabilities with the need for enhanced user experience. While the primary focus is on frontend development, especially with React, you should be comfortable working not only across the stack, but across cross-functional domains and outside your comfort zone.
Your Experience+
- You will have 4+ years of software engineering experience shipping code in production tech stacks, including in mission-critical and large-scale systems.
- You have experience owning and delivering on complex software problems.
- You’re kind, curious, take pride in your work, and enjoy learning new things.
- You’re able to identify and make pragmatic tradeoffs – threading the needle between robust engineering and business needs.
- You are a fantastic communicator capable of driving for clarity and impact alongside both technical and non-technical individuals alike.
- You possess solid experience in React and TypeScript, with the ability to engage in full-stack development when necessary.
- You demonstrate a strong understanding of UX principles, prioritise user-centric solutions, and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams while aligning your work with company objectives.
- You have developed deep frontend technical expertise through diverse project experiences, including small scrappy projects in startup environments and larger frontends implementing scalable best practices in larger companies.
Bonus if you have
- Experience working in extremely cross-functional teams
- Familiarity in scientific and/or manufacturing domains
- You will have 4+ years of software engineering experience shipping code in production tech stacks, including in mission-critical and large-scale systems.
- You have experience owning and delivering on complex software problems.
- You’re kind, curious, take pride in your work, and enjoy learning new things.
- You’re able to identify and make pragmatic tradeoffs – threading the needle between robust engineering and business needs.
- You are a fantastic communicator capable of driving for clarity and impact alongside both technical and non-technical individuals alike.
- You possess solid experience in React and TypeScript, with the ability to engage in full-stack development when necessary.
- You demonstrate a strong understanding of UX principles, prioritise user-centric solutions, and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams while aligning your work with company objectives.
- You have developed deep frontend technical expertise through diverse project experiences, including small scrappy projects in startup environments and larger frontends implementing scalable best practices in larger companies.
Bonus if you have
- Experience working in extremely cross-functional teams
- Familiarity in scientific and/or manufacturing domains
What you'll do+
- Take full ownership and accountability of the frontend React stack, championing a user-driven approach that delights users with a delightful software experience.
- Drive for higher team velocity by upskilling all those around you.
- Demonstrate versatility by contributing to backend or full-stack tasks as needed while maintaining focus on front-end development.
- Confidently take ownership of highly cross functional on ambiguous and domain specific projects
- Maintain a balance between best practices and pragmatic approaches to meet project deadlines and objectives effectively.
- Take full ownership and accountability of the frontend React stack, championing a user-driven approach that delights users with a delightful software experience.
- Drive for higher team velocity by upskilling all those around you.
- Demonstrate versatility by contributing to backend or full-stack tasks as needed while maintaining focus on front-end development.
- Confidently take ownership of highly cross functional on ambiguous and domain specific projects
- Maintain a balance between best practices and pragmatic approaches to meet project deadlines and objectives effectively.
Success is+
In the first month, you’ll get to know your team and manager, collaborate with scientists, technicians, engineers and data scientists to understand their lab, factory and data challenges. Learn the core science of cultured meat, and delve into our tech stack to immediately ship impactful changes into our software platform.
In the upcoming months, you'll have complete ownership and responsibility for the frontend stack. Your focus on user-driven design will ensure that our software delivers a delightful experience, ensuring our platform always delivers significant and meaningful impact through to the team at Vow.
In the first month, you’ll get to know your team and manager, collaborate with scientists, technicians, engineers and data scientists to understand their lab, factory and data challenges. Learn the core science of cultured meat, and delve into our tech stack to immediately ship impactful changes into our software platform.
In the upcoming months, you'll have complete ownership and responsibility for the frontend stack. Your focus on user-driven design will ensure that our software delivers a delightful experience, ensuring our platform always delivers significant and meaningful impact through to the team at Vow.
A diverse, mission-led, dream team of Vowzers
Our mission is to feed billions, which means making food products for everyone. To do this we need a team that’s representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view and have built a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.
Our mission is to feed billions, which means making food products for everyone. To do this we need a team that’s representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view and have built a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.
Learn from the best
Our team includes some of the world’s top scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite our experiences, we all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. We see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support our company and fellow Vowzers' growth as much as possible.
Our team includes some of the world’s top scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite our experiences, we all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. We see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support our company and fellow Vowzers' growth as much as possible.
Cutting-edge technology
We’re bringing together innovations in science, engineering, and food, to create the world’s most unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet. Since our inception in 2019, we have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal. We're wild because we can be.
We’re bringing together innovations in science, engineering, and food, to create the world’s most unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet. Since our inception in 2019, we have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal. We're wild because we can be.
Backed by the best
We can make a real impact thanks to our investors Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Grok Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, P7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures and PeakBridge VC.
We can make a real impact thanks to our investors Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Grok Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, P7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures and PeakBridge VC.
Perks &
Perks
Perks &
Perks
Everyone is an owner
In addition to competitive base salaries, each and every ‘Vowzer’ owns equity in the company so we can all benefit from our hard work and future success.
In addition to competitive base salaries, each and every ‘Vowzer’ owns equity in the company so we can all benefit from our hard work and future success.
Generous paid parental leave
For those who choose to start a family, we offer 8 weeks of paid caregiver leave and an additional 8 weeks paid leave for the birth giver.
For those who choose to start a family, we offer 8 weeks of paid caregiver leave and an additional 8 weeks paid leave for the birth giver.
Generous relocation budget & support
We offer support for interstate or overseas team members, their families and, of course, their pets.
We offer support for interstate or overseas team members, their families and, of course, their pets.
Flexible working hours and location
We value work-life balance and we recognise that everyone works differently. We want you to do your best work, so you can choose how and where you do it.
We value work-life balance and we recognise that everyone works differently. We want you to do your best work, so you can choose how and where you do it.
Unlimited personal leave
Sometimes you need time off to recuperate, look after your mental health, or simply deal with an emergency. We put unlimited personal leave in place to empower you to bring your best self to work every day.
Sometimes you need time off to recuperate, look after your mental health, or simply deal with an emergency. We put unlimited personal leave in place to empower you to bring your best self to work every day.
Heaps of tasty samples from our culinary centre
Our fantastic "food inventors" on the Vow team are always cooking up new product prototypes, and all Vowzers are given the opportunity to taste, give feedback, and learn from their culinary prowess.
Our fantastic "food inventors" on the Vow team are always cooking up new product prototypes, and all Vowzers are given the opportunity to taste, give feedback, and learn from their culinary prowess.
Converted warehouse 'campus'
Complete with a glass-walled lab, manufacturing lines, snacks, a culinary centre and professional-grade coffee machine.
Complete with a glass-walled lab, manufacturing lines, snacks, a culinary centre and professional-grade coffee machine.
A variety of social clubs
It's Vowzers who make our culture. From book clubs to hiking groups, we’re always looking for ways to learn and engage with each other.
It's Vowzers who make our culture. From book clubs to hiking groups, we’re always looking for ways to learn and engage with each other.
Human and dog friendly office
An inclusive community and culture, in a welcoming office, we encourage you to bring your true self…and your dogs.
An inclusive community and culture, in a welcoming office, we encourage you to bring your true self…and your dogs.