Software Engineer (PHP/Laravel)

At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours.

We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing what they love. With Xplor Pay, we help businesses get paid quickly and securely – without hidden fees.

We built the tech ourselves, and our platform delivers secure, transparent, fast, and accurate payments. We are unified by our purpose of helping people to succeed. So, when you become part of our team, you also become part of the personal connection that strengthens the relationship people have with Xplor products.

About the opportunity

Join our Global Technology Team as Mid-Level Software Engineer to make a real impact every day. We say that because we know that every conversation we have, every code line we write and every interface we design is another opportunity for us to enrich our customers’ experiences.

Reporting into Senior Manager of Software Engineering, you will play a meaningful role in powering one of Xplor's core products - our Office (Admin) platform, which supports critical business workflows for customers across Australia. This is a full-stack engineering role sitting within an established, collaborative team spread across Australia and India. You'll work alongside senior engineers, product managers, and cross-functional feature groups to build and improve systems that genuinely matter, contributing to both a modern Laravel/Vue stack and the ongoing modernisation of legacy systems.

If you're someone who takes pride in clean, thoughtful code and enjoys working in a team where your contributions have real visibility, this role is for you.

What you'll be doing:

As a key member of the engineering team, you'll be hands-on across the full stack from day one. Your day-to-day will include:

• Developing, maintaining, and enhancing backend systems using PHP and Laravel, alongside frontend features built in Vue.js
• Contributing across both the modern Laravel/Vue stack and the existing CodeIgniter system as part of an active, ongoing modernisation effort
• Managing deployments directly via AWS this team owns its own deployments, so you'll be hands-on with ECS, Lambda, SQS, and pipelines.
• Collaborating with senior engineers, QA, and product teams through structured feature groups to refine requirements and deliver production-ready work.
• Participating actively in code reviews, upholding code quality, and aligning your work with existing architecture patterns
• Taking time to deeply understand existing systems and architecture before gradually growing your influence on technical decision-making
• Working effectively across time zones as part of a distributed team spanning Australia and India.

Location: Remote within Australia, with a preference for Melbourne-based candidates and full Australian working rights.

What would make you a great fit?

We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work, resonate with our four core values, have a positive outlook, enjoy working in evolving, collaborative environments where priorities shift. We are inspired by meeting big picture thinkers and doers, people who can be both tactical and strategic, aim high and put people first in everything they do.

You'll need:

• 3–5 years of hands-on PHP development experience with strong Laravel framework knowledge
• Solid experience with Vue.js - React experience will be considered
• Strong MySQL skills, including the ability to write and optimise efficient queries
• Experience with Docker and containerised development environments
• Practical understanding of CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows
• Working knowledge of AWS fundamentals. You don’t need to be a cloud expert, but you should be comfortable navigating core services such as ECS, Lambda, SQS, and deployment pipelines.
• Experience with CodeIgniter or other legacy PHP frameworks
• Comfortable working in a distributed team environment across time zones

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience contributing to system modernisation or migration projects
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and structured feature delivery
• A collaborative, curious mindset - someone who reads the codebase before rewriting it.

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Values and Life at Xplor

Our four core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Make life simple
• Build for people
• Move with purpose
• Create lasting communities.

If these values sound like you, and describe people you want to work with, you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer, you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact – 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council, Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Ready to apply?

To start your application, please submit your resume, and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via [email protected]. 

More about us 

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email. 

To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers. 

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.

EEO and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system that includes artificial intelligence enabled features to assist with the screening and assessment of job applications, such as candidate scoring or ranking. These tools support our recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team following human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions.

Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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