Full Stack PHP React Developer

Pearson Carter; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch every Friday

Personal development budget

Monthly staff awards

Job summary

Pearson Carter is partnering with an expanding prop-tech business in Melbourne to hire a Full Stack Developer skilled in PHP/Laravel/React. Hybrid working in South Melbourne with strong remote collaboration is offered.

You will shape the onshore development capability, modernise legacy apps, mentor peers and influence technical direction as the team scales. Experience with AWS, REST APIs and CI/CD is valued.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web apps across the full stack.
• Modernise legacy code, tooling and practices.
• Manage technical debt; keep frameworks up to date.
• Write and review secure, scalable code.
• Optimise performance: queries, caching, load times.
• Design RESTful APIs and integrations (Salesforce, Mixpanel, Snowflake).
• Collaborate with Product to refine requirements and deliver features.
• Create unit tests; contribute to CI/CD and automation.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprints.
• Support deployments, UAT, and after-hours during releases.

Tools

PHP

Laravel

React

Next.js

MySQL

REST APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

Job description

Full Stack Developer - PHP / Laravel / React

South Melbourne Hybrid Working 130,000-140,000 Super

The Opportunity

Are you a Full Stack Developer looking for an opportunity to make a genuine impact on a growing technology team?

We're working with an established and rapidly expanding prop-tech business operating across digital media, property classifieds and technology. As part of their continued growth, they're investing in building out their onshore development capability and are looking for a talented Full Stack Developer to play a key role in that journey.

Reporting directly to the Head of Technology, you'll work alongside an existing in-house development team and offshore engineering resources. This is a hands-on role where you'll have the opportunity to influence technical direction, modernise legacy applications and help shape development practices as the business continues to scale.

You'll also have the opportunity to mentor developers, contribute to technical decisions and work closely with Product stakeholders to deliver new functionality.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance web applications across the full technology stack.
• Modernise legacy codebases, tooling and development practices.
• Manage technical debt and ensure frameworks and dependencies remain up to date.
• Write, review and maintain high-quality, secure and scalable code.
• Optimise application performance across database queries, caching and page load times.
• Design and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations with platforms including Salesforce, Mixpanel and Snowflake.
• Collaborate with Product teams to refine requirements and deliver new features.
• Develop unit tests and contribute to automated testing and CI/CD processes.
• Mentor developers and provide technical guidance across the wider team.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Assist with deployments, UAT and occasional after-hours support during key releases.

About You

We're looking for an all-round Full Stack Developer who enjoys working across different technologies and taking ownership of technical outcomes.

You'll ideally bring:

• Strong commercial PHP development experience with Laravel, Yii2 or similar frameworks.
• Solid JavaScript experience with React and/or Next.js.
• Strong MySQL skills including database design and query optimisation.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure including EC2, RDS, S3 and caching services.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and sprint delivery.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, test automation and Test-Driven Development.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices.
• Experience with Git, code reviews and collaborative development workflows.

What's On Offer?

• 130,000-140,000 Super.
• Hybrid working arrangements with a modern South Melbourne office.
• Opportunity to help shape and grow the onshore development team.
• Exposure to modern technologies including Node.js, React and AWS.
• Dedicated personal development and training budget.
• Free lunch every Friday.
• Relaxed dress code and a collaborative working environment.
• Monthly staff awards and team competitions.
• Genuine opportunity to influence technical direction and development practices.

Interested?

If you're a Full Stack Developer looking for your next challenge and want to be part of a growing technology team where you can make a real difference, I'd love to hear from you.