Software Engineer - Data & Insights at Auror
About the company:
Who we are
At Auror, weâre empowering the retail industry to reduce theft and Organized Retail Crime, a $150 billion problem globally. Itâs high volume crime thatâs increasingly organized in nature and is putting people, retailers, and communities at risk every day.
Founded in New Zealand, weâre working with some of the best and largest retailers in the world across Australasia, North America, and the UK.
What we do
Auror connects people with intelligence to reduce crime. As a company, weâve built a high-performing, positive culture with a focus on providing an inclusive environment for a diverse team. If youâre excited about reducing crime and building safer communities, for everyone, then we want you on our team.
Our benefits
We are hard-working and outcome-focused, but recognize there is more to life than work. We promote a healthy work/life blend.
Our benefits include:
- 4.5 day week - everyone gets Friday afternoonâs off, so you can start your weekend early
- Employee share scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Wellness Days (days that you can take for any reason whatsoever, not just for when youâre sick/ unwell).
- Comprehensive parental leave
- Personal development
- Regular team lunches and social events
Description of the position:
Job located in New Zealand
About Auror
At Auror, weâre empowering the retail industry to stop theft and Organised Retail Crime, a $150 Billion problem globally. Itâs high volume crime thatâs increasingly organised in nature and is putting people, retailers, and communities at risk every day.
Founded in New Zealand 12 years ago, weâre working with some of the best and largest retailers in the world across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
Auror is connecting people and intelligence to reduce crime. Weâre using technology for good and prioritize privacy by design principles. In partnership with our leading retail partners, we need people with the passion, determination, and innovation required to overcome one of the worldâs largest problems. If youâre looking to make a difference with and for the people dedicated to stopping crime, for good, then we want you on our team.
About the stream
As a Staff/Principal Software Engineer in the Actionable Intelligence stream, you will help bring intelligence and visibility to make data magic, and empower Auror users to understand their key drivers of harm and loss.
- Weâre a small cross-functional team made up of 3 Engineers, an Engineering lead, design, QA and a product manager.
- Our tech stack is similar to the rest of Auror (see below), but we are powered by our data warehouse using Snowflake, CubeJS and DBT.
- We work with huge amounts of data so performance is a key focus for our team, as our customer base continues to grow we need to ensure we are able to scale with these growing needs.
- If youâre excited about bringing data to users in order to drive meaningful outcomes, then we want to hear from you!
To learn more about the wider product team, check out the video on Innovation Week 2024 on our careers page
You can also read up up on our blogs and what life is like at Auror: https://www.auror.co/at-auror About Auror Engineering
Collaboration is at the heart of the Engineering team at Auror. We believe that we can only build the very best software by working with each other, and seeking different perspectives to solve problems. In terms of what we value:
- Impactful Work: We focus on solving problems that make a real-world impact by asking lots of questions
- Continuous Improvement: Weâre always looking for ways to enhance our product and technology.
- Quality Mindset: We take responsibility for the quality of our software, consulting with fellow engineers and supporting teams.
- Collaboration: We work closely with the wider Product team (Product Design, Product Management, Quality Engineering) to scope out the best solutions and help each other through great feedback on PR reviews.
We solve problems that make a real-world impact, and we take engineering seriously. Weâre a team that:
- Ship code to production in regular cadence: We do this with a minimal defect rate, prioritising short feedback cycles over project plans and deadlines.
- Work on cloud native architecture: We focus on delivering business value to customers, without the burden of maintaining complex infrastructure
- Work on innovative and up to date tech stacks: Our tech stacks include: React SPA with MobX and Typescript over a C# dotnet core backends-for-frontends WebAPI, hosted in Azure. In Azure we use App Services, SQL, Functions, Storage, Event Grid and Search.
- Contribute to our product: We work with Product Management and Design from the very beginning to make sure weâre delivering value to our customers and making a meaningful impact.
- Supports a coaching culture: Together, we support one another to level up
- Continuously improve: We are relentless about getting better and improving our processes, tooling and tech stack.
As one of our Senior Software Engineers, you will bring the following:
- Strong expertise in: React, TypeScript, C# .NET Core, and cloud-native architectures. If you have experience in building data products with data warehousing technologies such as Snowflake this is a bonus!
- Collaborative working style: You appreciate working in an agile environment. Youâll be able to work with engineers of all skill levels and to coach and mentor your teammates.
- Strong communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
- Audience consideration: The ability to discuss technical problems and solutions with both technical and non-technical people.
- Big picture thinking: The ability to think holistically about the impact of your work and your decisions on the whole business, not just the engineering team.
- Prioritization: Ability to break large pieces of work into small, shippable units of value, collaborating to come up with simple, evolvable architectures that prioritise learning over perfection.
- Care for the Product lifecycle as a whole: An interest in scalability, usability, security, cloud platforms, privacy & ethics, and/or our industry: loss prevention / safer communities / crime prevention.
We are looking for people who demonstrate a strong alignment to our Guiding Principles (you can find these on our Careers page).
Auror is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process to all candidates and we are actively working to improve diversity within the tech industry. We celebrate diversity and inclusiveness at Auror, regardless of (but not limited to) race, gender, sexual orientation, family status, religion, ethnicity, national origin, physical disability, veteran status, or age.
If you need adjustments to any part of our recruitment process because of accessibility reasons, please do not hesitate to let us know during the application process. We will work with you to identify adjustments that will allow you to perform at your best.
- Competitive salary range: This will depend on the level of experience. We have scoped this role as an IC4/IC5 with a hiring salary range of $150,000 - $185,000NZD
- Employee share scheme: Youâll own part of a company making a real difference!
- Flexibility: We are hard-working and outcome focused, but recognise there is more to life than work. We promote a healthy work/life blend.
- Shorter work weeks (at full pay): Everyone gets Friday afternoons off, so you can start your weekend early, and do more of whatever it is that makes you happy.
- Focus on mental and physical health: We understand how vital our health is and have policies to support your wellness, including: Wellness Days, Â and up to three expert sessions paid for every year.
- Health Care Plan: In partnership with nib, Auror covers 100% of the cost of your individual health insurance plan.
- Family-friendly: We offer comprehensive parental leave and benefits for primary and non-primary caregivers, including a baby bonus and meals delivered to your door.
- Personal growth: We support our team to participate in courses, conferences, or events that will help them develop their skills.
- Team love: We have regular team lunches and social events where most (if not all) activities are during work hours.
Next steps:
If youâre excited about our mission and you have experience and a passion for this role, please hit âApplyâ below.
Weâre proud that Auror is a place where everyone can learn and grow. So if youâre not sure that you tick all the boxes but feel youâre close to what weâre looking for, please apply anyway as weâd love to hear from you!
Youâll be asked to submit a cover letter as part of your application. While this is optional we do encourage it, as we find cover letters can tell a story that resumes alone often cannot. Our hiring team love to understand what attracted you to this role and why you are excited about the opportunity to join Auror.
Once you apply, youâll hear from us to acknowledge your application. If you have questions about any of the above, or if you have any accessibility requirements, weâll be able to help you from there.