Lead Full-Stack Developer / Tech Lead

Job title : Lead Full-Stack Developer / Tech Lead
Location : Melbourne
Job reference : 1074619
Lead Full-Stack Developer / Tech Lead
  
Our client is a leading provider of end-to-end market, social and organisational research and data analytics services. They are looking for a Tech Lead to join their Melbourne team for a permanent engagement. This opportunity will require extensive experience with PHP, Laravel, Azure/AWS and Agile.
  
We are looking for a problem solver and a technologist at heart that can take a creative, analytical, adaptable, logical and thorough approach to their work.
  
As a lead, you are expected to be an excellent communicator and people manager, as well as to mentor and lead a small team of developers.
  
In addition, you should have knowledge and experience in:
  • Developing highly scalable code and systems
  • Developing and managing an Agile software project with Atlassian suite of tools
  • Design patterns and how to apply them
  • Best practices around security of web applications
You should have demonstrable experience in:
  • PHP and Laravel
  • MySQL or similar RDBMS, especially around migrations and optimizations
  • CI/CD and TDD approach
  • Website optimization and caching (software and hardware)
  • Docker, VirtualBox and Kubernetes or other containerisation a big plus
  • Git and various workflow/branching strategy approaches
  • Cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS
  
Although not required, experience in the following are valued as well:
  • Search engines such as Solr or Elasticsearch
  • Front-end technology such as React/Redux, Vue.js, BEM, LESS
  • Development of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
  • Enterprise software architecture such as microservices, service-oriented architectures
  • Managing projects in Azure DevOps
    
How to Apply
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