Senior Software Engineer - PHP/AWS - New Zealand Jobs Opening

August 29, 2024

Objective

Palmerston North

FULL TIME

Senior Software Engineer - PHP/AWS

About Objective:

At Objective, we create software that makes a difference. With over 400 people and five development labs spread across Australia, New Zealand, the United States of America, and the United Kingdom, Objective is a leading developer of Saa S solutions for the government.

Our role:

We're currently looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to join our team at Palmerston North. You will play a leading role in delivering a world-class building consent Saa S platform. The Senior Software Engineer works within an agile team, responsible for developing new features, supporting customers, and continuously improving and refining development best practices.

This role reports to the Development Director and does not have people management responsibilities.

A day in your role:

Develop and maintain robust and scalable back-end systems and APIs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions and test new features into the Build product.
Work as part of an agile software development team and follow good software development practices.
Write clean, efficient,well-documented code that adheres to industry best practices.
Refactor legacy code effectively and defensively.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability.
Optimise system performance, troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise.
Play a leading role in the enhancement of the product in line with our technical and strategic direction.
Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation within your platform.
Collaborate with testers, technical writers, developers, development managers and product owners to drive continuous improvement in products and processes

Your skills, experience and beyond:

Proven hands-on years of experience in PHP development.
Extensive knowledge of cloud development with AWS.
Proficiency in web development using modern JS frameworks.
Experience with PHP frameworks, particularly Symfony.
Familiarity with version control using GIT (feature branches & pull requests) and collaboration tools like Confluence.
Hands-on experience in My SQL database programming.
Solid understanding of RESTful web services.
Understanding of CI/CD tools, such as Git Lab or Git Hub.
Knowledge of Dev Ops technologies, such as Docker or Kubernetes.

Our benefits:

Hybrid work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Access to EAP for confidential counselling.
Extensive learning resources to develop your skills.
Regular social events to promote team bonding.
We are recognized as an endorsed employer for women. Learn more about our benefits on WORK180.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristics or on any other basis prohibited by the applicable laws in the regions we operate in.

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