Website Developer

Ray White; Sydney; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ray White is recruiting a generalist Website Developer with a deep specialization in Craft CMS and PHP to drive the core logic of our platforms. You will spend roughly 80% of your time building robust backend systems and 20% supporting frontend integration, ensuring a cohesive end-to-end product.

You will collaborate with web developers and the design team to deliver scalable backend features while touching the user interface as needed to improve performance and UX.

Qualifications

• Experience with Craft CMS or similar CMS to power backend.
• Professional PHP with MVC frameworks (Laravel/Symfony).
• Strong SQL and relational database design.
• JavaScript, React and modern CSS for UI components.
• Git version control for collaboration.
• Ability to write secure, optimized code and perform thorough testing.

Responsibilities

• Core Development: Build and maintain scalable server-side logic using modern PHP practices.
• Database Management: Design efficient schemas and optimize complex queries to ensure high application performance.
• API Integration: Develop and consume internal and third-party APIs to power application features.
• Frontend Support: Collaborate with the design team to implement UI components and ensure the backend data is rendered correctly and performantly.
• Quality Assurance: Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough testing to minimize production bugs.

Skills

Craft CMS

PHP MVC

SQL

JavaScript

React

CSS

Git

Debugging

Job description

The Role

We are seeking a generalist Website Developer with a deep specialization in CRAFT CMS and PHP to drive the core logic of our platforms. While your primary domain will be server-side architecture and database management, we need someone who is comfortable “speaking” the language of the browser.

You will spend roughly 80% of your time building robust backend systems and 20% supporting frontend integration. This role is perfect for a developer who loves solving complex data problems but wants the flexibility to touch the user interface when needed to ensure a cohesive end-to-end product, while collaborating with other web developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Core Development: Build and maintain scalable server-side logic using modern PHP practices.
• Database Management: Design efficient schemas and optimize complex queries to ensure high application performance.
• API Integration: Develop and consume internal and third-party APIs to power application features.
• Frontend Support: Collaborate with the design team to implement UI components and ensure the backend data is rendered correctly and performantly.
• Quality Assurance: Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough testing to minimize production bugs.

Required Skills & Experience

• Advanced CMS: Strong use of Craft CMS or the like to bring the back end to life.
• Advanced PHP: Proven professional experience with PHP and modern MVC frameworks (such as Laravel or Symfony).
• Database Expertise: Strong command of SQL and relational database design.
• Frontend Basics: Practical experience with JavaScript, REACT and modern CSS, with the ability to build or modify interactive UI components.
• Version Control: Proficiency with Git for collaborative development.
• Problem Solving: A logical approach to debugging and a focus on writing secure, optimized code.

The Ideal Candidate

• You understand the lifecycle of a web request, from the server-side script down to the DOM.
• You enjoy being part of a larger team to deliver on marketing initiatives

Why Join Us?

• Project Ownership: Lead the backend direction for key features and see your work impact thousands of users.
• Team culture: You will sit within the marketing team helping build and connect marketing ecosystems
• Professional Tools: Access to the latest development environments and hardware.