Lead Engineer (PHP)

Lead Engineer (PHP)

We’re Terem, a tech product development and strategy firm, and we’re looking for a Lead Engineer with a passion for PHP to join our team for a 3 months initial contract. The role can be 100% remote from anywhere in Australia or hybrid in Sydney.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE IF

• Doing whatever it takes to make your team succeed is in your DNA - you love being a part of a highly talented team and you’ll roll your sleeves up and do whatever it takes to make your team succeed.
• You want a culture that is free from politics and all about the smartest way forward – We focus on outcomes and have a philosophy of strong opinions backed by data, but weakly held.
• You love working closely with driven, passionate people – everyone on our team lives and breathes excellence in their field, whether it's excellence in engineering, excellence in project management, or excellence in product management.
• You love variety – there are so many interesting aspects of what we do. Each client engagement sheds light on ideas you’d never thought of, each engagement challenges us to improve our methodology. There are always new initiatives to take on.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FROM YOU IS

• 5+ years PHP
• 3+ years working with Javascript in terms of front end
• 6+ years in software engineering
• Experience in addressing CVEs and penetration test issues.
• Experience in Jenkins
• Experience working as a consultant
• Experience in understanding large code bases quickly.
• Computer Science Background 
• Exposure to SimpleSAMLphp or other federated authentication or openID in the context of a PHP codebase
• Excellent communication with Internal and External stakeholders, using a variety of written and visual mediums.
• Proactive and dedicated to seeing the project succeed.
• An ability to build great relationships with stakeholders and internal teams.
• Something a bit unique you can bring to Terem to help us keep growing!

THE PERKS AND BENEFITS OF BEING PART OF THE TEREM TEAM

• A culture and a team that is all about the smartest way forward.
• Flexible working options to provide high-quality work & life balance.
• We’ve recently had a private equity investment to supercharge our growth!
• Wide range of people and culture initiatives: weekly teambuilding activities, company retros, hackdays, monthly company lunches - you name it!
• And there’s more but the most important thing is that we’re always open to new ideas!

A BIT ABOUT US

Terem is a tech product development and strategy firm that works with enterprises, tech companies, and Government. We’re most valuable when we run strategy and product development iteratively, in parallel with a capability uplift program, and our capabilities range from software engineering to user experience to product strategy.

The values that our people live and make decisions by at Terem are:

• People are most important: Build long-term relationships by always acting with integrity while communicating openly and honestly.
• Strive for quality outcomes: Focus on getting results through the meeting point of commercial, technical, and product excellence.
• Live for challenges: Face problems with a smile and enthusiasm, relishing a challenge because it makes life that much more interesting. 
• Always learn and apply: Continuously pursue new knowledge about yourself, your customers and your craft then find ways to apply and test your new knowledge. 
• Strong opinions weakly held: Back yourself but always be looking for and open to alternative viewpoints in data and from others because strong, diverse opinions are necessary to get quality outcomes.