Torch Professional Services
Senior Full Stack Developer
Torch Professional ServicesAustralia18 hours ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
Torch Professional Services is a people-focused specialist consultancy that provides project IT Professionals to a wide range of organisations across Australia. Our expertise comes from years working side by side with not only the top telecommunications companies in Australia but also small to medium locally owned organisations in both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to provide excellence in service and a seamless experience. We are agile in our delivery and flexible in our approach.

Step into a pivotal senior engineering position where you’ll shape the evolution of our products and platform. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who thrives on technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and building robust, scalable systems. You’ll work closely with an Engineering Manager and Technical Lead, setting standards, driving best practice, and empowering your squad to produce outstanding engineering outcomes.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the planning, design, and execution of complex technical solutions.
  • Serve as the go-to senior engineer for Architecture, Development, Documentation, Quality, and Application Performance.
  • Bring forward strong technical thinking and a collaborative mindset to elevate the entire team.

What You Bring

  • Proven hands-on experience across the full stack with PHP, WordPress, and Laravel.
  • Strong capability building modern, scalable web apps using React and TypeScript.
  • Experience developing APIs (REST or GraphQL) and standalone applications through frameworks like Laravel and Horizon.
  • Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases, including ORM systems such as Eloquent.
  • Bonus: familiarity with Gutenberg and performance profiling tools like Blackfire.
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
  • Understanding of Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, Distributed Systems, and ETL processes.
  • Solid grounding in DevOps principles — Automation, CI/CD, Observability.
  • Experience designing high-traffic systems that are secure, scalable, and cost-efficient (e.g., AWS Well-Architected Framework).
  • Strong ability to optimise application performance, implement caching, tune database queries, and resolve bottlenecks.

Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents are eligible to apply.

Please APPLY NOW by attaching your resume in a word format and we will contact you should your skills be deemed suited.

Thank you, Torch Professional Services appreciates your interest.

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