Senior Back-End Developer

• Generous discounts on products and services!


• Based at Homebush West, free on-site parking or a 10 minute walk from Flemington station 


• Experience working within a diverse, unique, and successful global organisation 

As Australia’s largest retailer of lifestyle products, with nearly 300 stores worldwide, Harvey Norman® has been a part of almost every Australian’s shopping experience. Whether getting the latest electronic gadgets, or furnishing your first home, Harvey Norman® is the place where you can shop with confidence. 

About the role  

As the Senior Magento PHP Developer based on-site in Homebush West, you’ll work in a cross-functional Agile team, collaborating with business stakeholders to plan and design optimal user experiences. You will join a highly collaborative and dynamic team dedicated to building scalable, high-performing, and innovative eCommerce platforms using modern technologies. You will also act as a mentor to Junior Developers, guiding their growth and ensuring best practices are upheld.

Responsibilities include; 

• Designing and implementing new features, integrations and microservices across our Magento 2 Adobe Commerce platform.


• Designing solutions that are simple, scalable, robust, and maintainable, ensuring healthy design choices.


• Contributing to the performance, security, and stability of our eCommerce platform.


• Managing our code and release processes.


• Building, enhancing, extending, and maintaining our shopping cart, checkout, and payment experience.


• Building, extending, and maintaining our various APIs (ie, GraphQL, REST and SOAP)


• Writing and maintaining unit tests and implementing other improvements to our quality assurance practices.


• Assessing new technologies and integration partners.

About you  

You will be a highly skilled Senior PHP Developer with extensive Magento 2 experience. You will be managing high-volume, transactional eCommerce websites including familiarity working with payment gateways, inventory systems, and order management systems. Additionally, you will be adept at building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and possess excellent collaboration skills.

You will also have: 

• Strong knowledge of PHP, Linux, MySQL, JavaScript, Redis, Elastic, Varnish and RabbitMQ.


• Experiencing in utilising various APIs including GraphQL, REST and SOAP and custom API integrations.


• Experience with both cloud services such as AWS/Azure and container environments such as Docker/Kubernetes.


• Understanding of web and mobile standards, search optimisation best practices, performance, accessibility, and usability considerations.

This opportunity will provide: 

• Satisfaction delivering rich, new features for one of Australia's leading retailers.


• The satisfaction of seeing your work progress through a frequent release cycle.


• A competitive salary + opportunities for salary packaging & novated leasing.


• Career progression and development.


• Experience working with an Iconic Australian Retailer with global success in NZ, Asia and Europe.


• A supportive team environment that celebrates diversity and promotes flexibility, a healthy work and family life balance.


• Opportunities to make discounted purchases on a great range of products and services.

Have we got your interest?  

Apply now to be considered to join our dedicated team.  

Please note that only people with the right to work in Australia should apply for this position.  

Recruitment Agencies – thank you for thinking of us, however we do endeavour to fill our opportunities through direct channels wherever possible. If we find that we do need agency assistance, we’ll be in touch.