Senior Software Engineer

NostraData Pty; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NostraData Pty is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own significant areas of our core PHP/Laravel platform. You will design, build, test and release features, mentor peers, and help shape the product with direct stakeholder influence.

This role is a hands-on leadership position with an initial six-month full-time contract in Melbourne. You will collaborate with a Technical Lead and a small Product Engineering team, drive milestones, review code, and modernise legacy PHP while ensuring

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional PHP development experience with Laravel or equivalent framework.
• Strong MySQL/PostgreSQL/HTML/CSS/JS skills and API integration experience.
• Experience leading a small development team or acting as senior technical reference.

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end features in PHP/Laravel from design to release.
• Own substantial areas of the platform and milestones across priorities.
• Collaborate with Technical Lead to plan in Jira and sequence work across sprints.
• Lead thoughtful code reviews and modernise legacy PHP with maintainable Laravel patterns.
• Protect production reliability, security and performance for client systems.
• Mentor less-experienced engineers and provide clear technical guidance.
• Apply AI coding tools responsibly and validate outputs and edge cases.
• Clarify requirements with clients and internal teams, explaining trade-offs clearly.

Skills

PHP

Laravel

MySQL

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

APIs

Code reviews

AI coding tools

Communication

Leadership

Tools

Jira

Git

Job description

NostraData builds technology that helps pharmacies deliver better patient outcomes. We combine deep sector knowledge with practical product engineering to create platforms used in a complex, data-rich healthcare environment. We are a close-knit, in-person team that values trust, quality, service and measurable impact.

NostraData builds technology that helps pharmacies deliver better patient outcomes. We combine deep sector knowledge with practical product engineering to create platforms used in a complex, data-rich healthcare environment. We are a close-knit, in-person team that values trust, quality, service and measurable impact.

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to take hands-on ownership of significant areas of our core PHP/Laravel platform. Working closely with our Technical Lead and a small Product Engineering team, you'll turn business and client needs into sound technical designs, production-ready features and reliable releases.

This role combines senior individual contribution with day-to-day technical leadership. You'll help shape and sequence work, keep concurrent milestones moving, review and improve what ships, mentor other developers and protect the performance, security and reliability of the platform. With short decision paths and direct access to stakeholders, you'll have visible influence over both the product and the way the team delivers. This is an initial six-month full-time contract, with potential to extend as the roadmap grows.

What You'll Do

• Deliver end-to-end: Design, build, test, and release features across our PHP/Laravel application, from technical design through to production.
• Own meaningful outcomes: Take accountability for substantial areas of the platform and for delivering agreed milestones, not only individual tickets.
• Support team delivery: Partner with the Technical Lead to break down work in Jira, sequence priorities within sprints, identify dependencies and keep concurrent initiatives moving.
• Lift engineering quality: Lead thoughtful code reviews, reinforce practical standards and progressively modernise legacy PHP using maintainable Laravel patterns.
• Protect the production environment: Improve platform performance, security, reliability and supportability for systems clients rely on every day.
• Develop others: Mentor less-experienced engineers through pairing, constructive review and clear technical guidance.
• Use AI responsibly: Apply modern AI coding tools to accelerate delivery while carefully validating generated code, assumptions and edge cases.
• Work directly with stakeholders: Clarify requirements with clients and internal teams, explain trade-offs in plain language and translate briefs into clear technical solutions.

What You Bring

• At least five years of professional PHP development experience, including strong hands-on Laravel capability or a demonstrated history of moving substantial PHP applications toward framework-based development.
• Strong foundations in MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery, together with experience designing and integrating third-party and custom APIs. PostgreSQL experience is advantageous.
• Experience leading or coordinating a small development team, or operating as its senior technical point of reference.
• A delivery mindset, with the ability to estimate, sequence and take accountability for milestones across competing priorities.
• Practical experience using AI coding tools in a professional environment, paired with the judgment to test and challenge their output.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical issues to both engineering and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative, in-person working style and willingness to own a product beyond initial delivery.
• Experience in or a genuine interest in healthcare, pharmacy or patient-management data is highly regarded.

Why NostraData?

• Shape a product with direct relevance to Australian pharmacy and healthcare outcomes.
• Have genuine ownership and influence in a small team with short decision paths.
• See your work reach clients quickly and understand the impact it creates.
• Work in a practical, supportive environment where quality, accountability and client service matter.