Employment Hero is looking for a Software Engineer (Fraud & Abuse) to build and maintain AI-powered defenses for our global HR & Payroll platform, which processes millions of employee records. You will directly protect data and user trust by mapping attack paths, implementing countermeasures, and collaborating across teams.

What You'll Do

Re-create real scam workflows end to end to surface choke-points and gaps across our product suite.
Propose and implement best-practice patterns to counter free-funnel abuse.
Design tests to balance security friction with conversion.
Monitor emerging attacker tactics, validate detection efficacy and ship counter-measures within days.
Partner with Marketing, Product, CX Ops and Blue-Team SOC analysts to orchestrate smooth roll-outs.
Blend BA, product-owner and full-stack engineering responsibilities, owning problems from discovery through to shipped code.

What We're Looking For

3+ years of professional software development (server-side and RESTful APIs).
Full-stack proficiency - React (or similar) on the front end, Python, Java, PHP or another OOP language on the back end.
Experience shipping and operating scalable web services.
AI-first mindset - fluent with ChatGPT, v0.dev or similar tools to accelerate ideation, coding and analysis.
Strong understanding of modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, trunk-based development and agile squad models.
Analytical thinker who can turn messy fraud data into actionable insights.
Clear and persuasive communicator able to translate technical findings into risk, customer impact and business value.

Nice to Have

Exposure to fraud detection, abuse prevention, threat hunting or product security.
Experience with growth-stage SaaS or high-traffic marketplace products.
Familiarity with Datadog, SIEM, KYC/KYB or WAF tuning.

Technical Stack

React, Python, Java, PHP, Ruby, Datadog

Team & Environment

You'll join a nimble, AI-powered product-security squad.

Benefits & Compensation

Meaningful scope owning fraud and abuse defences that protect millions of end-users.
Speed and autonomy to ship ideas quickly in a supportive, low-bureaucracy culture.
AI playground with budget and freedom to experiment with cutting-edge generative AI tooling.
Competitive package including base salary and stock options, with a premium band for exceptional candidates.
Flexible location with Sydney HQ, hybrid or remote.
Work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact.
Access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs.
Own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies.
Generous paternity leave policy.
Subsidised egg freezing.
WFH office expense budget.
Outstanding learning & development opportunities.