Senior Software Engineer
Temple & WebsterAustralia18 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyInformation Technology
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About The Role
Join Australia’s number one online furniture and homewares retailer and help evolve and uplift the core platforms that power our ecommerce experience. As Senior Software Engineer, you will work across a significant legacy codebase while contributing to a multi year transformation that will take our technology into a more scalable, cloud aligned future.
This role suits someone who has grown within structured engineering environments surrounded by other senior engineers, where clear processes, quality standards and strong engineering discipline are a normal part of delivery. You will bring solid PHP capability, strong systems thinking and the ability to collaborate across cross functional teams on complex technical problems.
Your work will span the development, management and optimisation of our ecommerce platform, backend services and operational tools that support production, fulfilment and customer care. You will help uplift legacy systems while contributing to the design of new, modernised solutions.
What You’ll Do
We are looking for a technically strong and disciplined Senior Software Engineer who thrives in structured engineering environments and enjoys solving complex, high impact problems. Why You’ll Love Working With Us View our current vacancies: templeandwebster.com.au/Careers
Join Australia’s number one online furniture and homewares retailer and help evolve and uplift the core platforms that power our ecommerce experience. As Senior Software Engineer, you will work across a significant legacy codebase while contributing to a multi year transformation that will take our technology into a more scalable, cloud aligned future.
This role suits someone who has grown within structured engineering environments surrounded by other senior engineers, where clear processes, quality standards and strong engineering discipline are a normal part of delivery. You will bring solid PHP capability, strong systems thinking and the ability to collaborate across cross functional teams on complex technical problems.
Your work will span the development, management and optimisation of our ecommerce platform, backend services and operational tools that support production, fulfilment and customer care. You will help uplift legacy systems while contributing to the design of new, modernised solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Develop, maintain and improve our ecommerce web front and supporting backend platforms
- Support the modernisation of the technology stack and contribute to continuous improvement of tools and systems
- Work across legacy and new components with a focus on stability, performance and code quality
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to clarify requirements, solve problems and deliver high quality outcomes
- Participate in design and architecture discussions, contributing clear thinking both at high level and low level
- Implement clean PHP functions and components that are efficient, predictable and performance aware
- Integrate third party services, APIs and payment gateways
- Apply strong problem solving to backend behaviour, data flows and operational tools across fulfilment and customer care
- Contribute to engineering best practice including CI and CD, testing, system optimisation and analytics integration
We are looking for a technically strong and disciplined Senior Software Engineer who thrives in structured engineering environments and enjoys solving complex, high impact problems. Why You’ll Love Working With Us View our current vacancies: templeandwebster.com.au/Careers
- Only candidates with proven PHP experience will be considered*
- Minimum five years PHP experience which is essential
- Experience with PHP 5 to 8 and strong SQL capability
- Solid Javascript experience with exposure to modern frameworks
- Background working in teams with multiple senior engineers and established engineering processes
- Strong grounding in system behaviour, algorithms, performance and application design
- Comfortable working across Linux or Windows Server environments
- Experience consuming and integrating REST or SOAP web services
- Excellent communication skills and confidence partnering with cross functional teams
- Experience with ecommerce platforms or transactional systems is beneficial
- Exposure to modernisation or uplift programs is valuable
- No GCP experience required
- Opportunity to work on a major platform uplift and cloud aligned transformation without needing prior GCP experience
- Amazing culture and stunning new offices based in St Peter’s
- Generous employee discounts across our entire range
- Flexible working arrangements with work from home on Mondays and Fridays
- Paid leave on your birthday
- Paid parental leave
- Onsite Chef lunch three days a week
- Subsidised coffee with our in house barista
- Free mindfulness practice daily
- Regular celebrations and team socials
- Opportunities to volunteer with our charity partner
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