PHP Developer

We are seeking a PHP Developer to support and evolve business-critical platforms across an Australia and New Zealand portfolio for a global data and analytics organization. You'll build new features, resolve production issues and help teams adopt AI-assisted delivery using tools like GitHub Copilot while working in balanced agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance existing PHP applications, including legacy, business-critical systems
• Develop back-end components, application programming interfaces (APIs) and integrations aligned to enterprise standards
• Investigate production issues, perform root cause analysis and drive incident resolution through to closure
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and distributed stakeholders to clarify requirements and plan delivery
• Improve reliability through pragmatic refactoring, documentation and operational readiness practices
• Support modernization initiatives such as migrations, platform upgrades and new service patterns as they emerge
• Apply AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate delivery and strengthen quality, with coaching and enablement support
• Participate in shift-based support coverage as needed to meet operational requirements

Requirements

• PHP as a primary language with hands-on experience delivering and supporting production applications
• Legacy systems exposure with ability to navigate complex codebases and improve them safely
• APIs experience, including building, integrating and supporting back-end services
• Problem-solving ability to troubleshoot incidents, analyze logs and restore service quickly
• Agile delivery experience working in Scrum or Kanban teams
• Clear communication in spoken and written English for distributed collaboration

Nice to have

• Java exposure in mixed PHP and Java environments
• Automated testing practices in PHP (unit, integration, regression)
• Financial services domain exposure such as banking, mortgage, property, insurance