Senior Software Engineer (PHP)

Who we are

Founded in 2002, ELMO Software has established itself as a leading provider of innovative HR technology solutions, proudly serving over 2,000 mid-sized organizations and more than one million end users across Australia, New Zealand and UK. Our comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions covers the entire employee lifecycle, empowering HR professionals to effectively manage their workforce and contribute to strategic decision-making.

At ELMO, our purpose is to unleash the impact of HR. Designed with flexibility and scalability in mind, ELMO's one-stop HR Information System (HRIS) adapts to your unique needs and workflows, ensuring seamless integration into your existing processes. Leveraging powerful technology, automation, and data analytics, ELMO Software equips organizations with the tools they need to drive efficiency and enhance employee engagement.

Join us and be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming HR practices through cutting-edge technology!

Life & Culture...

At ELMO, you'll join an extraordinary team dedicated to making a significant impact. We cultivate an authentic, collaborative, and vibrant work environment where creativity thrives.

As an ELMOnian, you become part of an exceptional community that encourages personal and professional growth. Here, you'll be supported through challenges, inspired to push your boundaries, and celebrated for your contributions.

Join us to not only advance your career but also to enjoy a fulfilling and enjoyable workplace experience!

Our values:

• Obsess over customers - Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers
• Help others thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive
• Seek out different - We constantly look to innovate, challenge the status quo and defy barriers
• Be fearlessly optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge as we know it will drive meaningful change

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Software Engineer will be required to work closely with Software Engineers, Senior Software Engineers and Product Managers, to design, modify, develop and deploy new features, as well as understanding and providing technical specifications for the project. The Senior Software Engineer works from written specifications and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job and maintains documentation of process flow.

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for examining and delivering a well-designed technical solution in a clean and maintainable code, in order to follow the industry's best practice. A key aspect in this role is to contribute and provide leadership in all phases of the development lifecycle, by troubleshooting, testing and maintaining core software products.

The core role of the Senior Software Engineer includes but is not limited to:

• Translate application storyboards and use cases into functional applications.
• Understand functional specifications and provide technical specifications.
• Contribute to technical solutions as part of the SCRUM team.
• Design, build and maintain efficient, well designed, reusable and reliable code.
• Troubleshoot, test, and maintain the core software product to ensure strong optimisation and functionality.
• Create technical specifications and test plans.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Maintain existing software to identify bottlenecks, defects and bugs, and devise solutions to mitigate and address these issues.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Enhance existing systems by analysing business objectives, preparing an action.
• Plan and identifying areas for modification and improvement.

What we would like you to bring to the team...

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a concentration in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent field.
• Minimum of 5 years PHPdevelopment experience
• Must have experience in React JS, Symfony or Laravel Framework, and API Testing
• Must have experience in leading the design and implementation of software applications.
• Strong leadership skills (or experience acting as lead mentoring junior to mid developers) is preferred.
• Strong background in Agile/Scrum environment and AWS Cloud Technology
• Experience in Object Orient Programming and MVC frameworks.
• Familiar with various design and architectural patterns.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles for building a scalable application.
• Knack for writing clean, readable, and easily maintainable code.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial.
• Experience implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Follow industry best practice.
• Skill for writing reusable libraries.
• Basic understanding of Common Language Runtime (CLR), its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds.

Benefits:

• Remote work setup
• Annual paid vacation leaves (accrual)
• Annual paid sick leaves (accrual)
• 10 Filipino Public Holidays (accrual if you had to work you can use it later on!)
• HMO provided for you and 1 dependent
• Group life insurance
• Rice/travel allowance (for roles that are hybrid)
• Quarterly meet ups
• Birthday leave and YOU day
• Mental Health/EAP programs
• Work peripheral

ELMO Software Limited is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team. Key to this role is an awareness of data privacy and security as you will be dealing with sensitive employee data in accordance with ELMO ISO 27001 Certified security policies.