Job Description

The Company
Our client is a well-established, market-leading organisation operating across Australasia, recognised for product quality, operational excellence and customer service. With a strong focus on innovation and technology-led growth, the business continues to invest heavily in its digital platforms to support new revenue streams and long-term expansion. This organisation offers the stability of an established enterprise combined with the opportunity to work on modern, business-critical technology initiatives.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Web Developer to join a growing ICT function, reporting to a Web Development Lead. This is a senior, hands-on role where you will play a key part in the planning, development and delivery of web and e-commerce platforms supporting a newly formed business division. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across technology, marketing and the wider business, while also overseeing third-party suppliers, platforms and hosting technologies. The role offers genuine influence over technical direction, architecture and tooling decisions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing, building and maintaining high-quality web applications and business tools in line with agreed specifications
• Contributing to the technical roadmap and long-term direction of the web and e-commerce function
• Prioritising and delivering development work to meet business needs and timelines
• Developing secure, scalable and performant solutions with a strong emphasis on quality and maintainability
• Managing hosting environments, platforms and external technology partners
• Ensuring robust testing, troubleshooting and optimisation across all web projects

Skills and Experience Were Looking For

• 5+ years experience in senior-level full-stack web development role
• Strong expertise within the Laravel ecosystem and modern full-stack development practices
• Commercial experience with React, TypeScript, InertiaJS, TailwindCSS/UI, Serverless architectures, OOP and MVC
• Experience building and supporting complex e-commerce solutions and system integrations
• Solid understanding of performance optimisation, caching strategies, and database/query optimisation
• Experience creating automated test suites, browser testing and performance monitoring
• Proven track record of integrating with third-party systems across a range of protocols
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Please not this role is based in Dunedin and candidates willing to relocate will be prioritised. For candidates that aren't willing to relocate, a remote option is available.