Senior Back-end Developer

• Own architecture and code quality across foundU's core platform
• Mentor and develop junior developers while shaping engineering best practice
• Work across Laravel, PHP, MySQL, RESTful APIs and AWS in a growing business

Who are we?

foundU is Australian-grown and managed business that is revolutionising the payroll and workforce management landscape. Our pace is fast, and the work is challenging. We dream big, and we fight hard for customer ease.

Joining forces with Citation Group, together we bring real-world HR, Safety, Legal and Certification expertise along with adaptable workforce management and payroll technology - helping businesses run with confidence every day.

Our team is excited to be growing fast and doing good things for businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK. With a UK parent company that is Private Equity backed, the plan is to triple the size of the business over the next few years through both organic growth and acquisitions.

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Why join us?

We have each other's backs. We're aligned, communicative, high-performing and proud to work together.

Our Purpose, Vision, Mission and Values are foundational to everything we do. When you join our team, you'll experience a workplace that values you as an individual and actively engages to bring you into the fold, contribute to your career growth and set you up for success. We don't do micro-management - we hire grown-ups who are trusted to get stuff done.

When you join Citation Group, you'll experience what it's like working for an Employer of Choice - we've been named 9 years consecutively. We're big on flexible working and it's benefits because we want you to experience work/life harmony. Our office locations are contemporary and created for collaboration, creativity and customer-caring.

We're in a big growth phase so if you're ready to thrive in an environment that thinks big and bold, celebrates wins and delivers on promises - come join us!

What will you be responsible for?

This role sits as part of our Engineering team, is based in Brisbane, and reports to our Technical Lead.

Your key activities in this role will be

• Design, develop and maintain clean, efficient, well-tested backend code across foundU's platform
• Collaborate with product owners, designers and stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive timely, high-quality resolutions
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers to build the team's capability
• Contribute to architecture discussions with the CTO, Head of Engineering and Tech Leads, and champion the adoption of new technologies and tools
• Support the Head of Engineering and Tech Lead as needed, and drive continuous improvement of team processes, agile ceremonies and technical documentation

Our ideal candidate?

We're on the hunt for an individual who is highly communicative, collaborative, a problem-solver and brings a positive attitude to the workplace every day.

• Proven track record designing and delivering successful software projects, with strong architectural and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on proficiency with Laravel, PHP, MySQL and RESTful APIs
• Strong grasp of software development principles, design patterns and unit testing
• Comfortable working within sprint/agile methodologies in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Excellent communicator, able to translate complex technical concepts for technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Demonstrated leadership capability and a genuine desire to mentor and elevate team members; knowledge of Australian HR/Payroll is a bonus

Next steps?

Applicants must have full legal rights to work in Australia with no restrictions.