Early-Career Software Developer

Semaphore Consulting; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring

Exposure to multiple languages

Real commercial development experience

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Semaphore Consulting is hiring an Early-Career Software Developer to join our Melbourne-based team. You’ll work alongside experienced developers across a range of established software products, gaining practical experience with real systems in active commercial use.

The role emphasizes learning, mentoring, and gradual ownership of larger tasks, with exposure to C#, PHP, SQL/MySQL, HTML, and CSS across full-stack development.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in C#, PHP, SQL/MySQL, HTML and CSS.
• Genuine programming ability demonstrated through projects or work experience.
• Ability to read and understand existing code and debug effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Writing and testing C# and PHP code
• Working with SQL and MySQL databases
• Developing and improving HTML/CSS interfaces
• Debugging and resolving software issues
• Enhancing existing applications
• Assisting with the modernisation of established software
• Learning codebases and gradually taking ownership of larger tasks

Skills

C#

PHP

SQL/MySQL

HTML/CSS

Job description

You'll work alongside experienced developers across a range of established software products and technologies. Your work may include writing and testing C# and PHP code, working with SQL and MySQL databases, developing and improving HTML/CSS interfaces, debugging and resolving software issues, enhancing existing applications, assisting with the modernisation of established software, and learning existing codebases and gradually taking ownership of larger development tasks. You'll be working on software that is already in active commercial use, so you'll gain practical experience with real systems, real users and real development challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Writing and testing C# and PHP code
• Working with SQL and MySQL databases
• Developing and improving HTML/CSS interfaces
• Debugging and resolving software issues
• Enhancing existing applications
• Assisting with the modernisation of established software
• Learning existing codebases and gradually taking ownership of larger development tasks

About you

• Strong practical foundation in C#, PHP, SQL/MySQL, HTML, and CSS
• Genuine programming ability demonstrated through previous employment, internship, university projects or substantial personal development work
• Comfortable reading existing code, debugging problems and working out how different parts of an application fit together
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and codebases quickly
• Willingness to ask questions and learn from experienced developers
• Eligibility to work in Australia

About us

• We're a Melbourne-based education software company with a small development team in Forest Hill. We work on established software products that are already in active commercial use.
• Hands-on mentoring from experienced developers
• Exposure to multiple programming languages and technologies
• Real commercial development experience from the outset
• Opportunity to grow into larger and more complex development work
• Stable, established software business
• Small team where your contribution is visible
• Convenient Forest Hill location next to The Chase Shopping Centre, with cafés, shops and easy parking nearby

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