.NET Software Engineer
Employment Hero, a global HR tech company with a remote-first approach, is hiring a Senior .NET Engineer to join its Payroll team. This full-time, remote role involves end-to-end development of .NET applications, introducing new features, maintaining legacy systems, debugging, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agile environment. The company offers an employee-friendly culture with ESOPs, flexible remote working, and unique benefits such as subsidised egg freezing, generous parental leave, and a WFH setup budget.
Candidates should have extensive experience in C# with .NET or .NET Core, SQL Server, and agile development. Familiarity with tools such as NHibernate, NUnit/XUnit, Castle Windsor, and Knockout or Vue.js is important. Strong collaboration and communication skills across multicultural teams are essential. Bonus points for exposure to Payroll systems or AWS.
This role is ideal for developers eager to work in a high-performance, AI-driven environment shaping the future of HR tech on a global scale.
Description
Who we are
Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.
Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.
The EH Way
At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.
- We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission
- We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
- We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
- We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission
- We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time
- We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average
This role
We're looking for an amazing Senior .Net Engineer to join our Payroll team as we scale our products and features and take on interesting technical challenges. Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our Senior Engineers, you’ll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- End-to-end development for .NET applications (including maintenance, extension, and new feature development)
- Identification and implementation of improvements to the existing applications
- Debugging and testing code, particularly for new features and enhancements, but also performing root cause analysis for application issues
- Taking initiative by recommending improvements to the development process, proactively identifying application pain points and suggesting mitigation strategies
- Perform peer reviews of code changes
- Maintain help documentation for new/updated features
- Sharing knowledge and running training sessions for the support team for new features
- Work closely with business stakeholders within an agile environment
Role Requirements
- Extensive experience as a .NET or .NET Core developer with C#
- Experience with SQL Server
- Experience with agile methodologies and test-driven development techniques
- Strong ability to communicate and collaborate with a dispersed multicultural team
- Knowledge of the following (or similar) frameworks:
- NHibernate (or similar persistence or ORM framework such as Microsoft Entity Framework or Dapper)
- NUnit / XUnit (unit testing)
- Castle Windsor (or similar dependency injection/IoC framework, such as Autofaq or Ninject)
- Knockout, Vue.js (or similar JavaScript MVVM framework)
Bonus (Nice to have)
- Experience in the Payroll domain
- AWS Cloud and tooling exposure
What we can offer
At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means
- You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
- You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
- You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
- You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
- You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities
At Employment Hero, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your application data. To understand how we do so, you can read our Applicant Privacy Policy here
Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.
Similar Jobs



