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title: Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
description: Build event-driven Laravel and AWS systems at National Digital. Full-time, remote Australia-wide. $115k–$130k + super. APIs, serverless, applied AI.
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timestamp: '2026-07-08T06:30:00.000Z'
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publisher: National Digital
author: Cameron Young
authorRole: CEO
datePublished: '2025-11-01'
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_Home — Senior Software Engineer (Backend)_

# Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

## What does the Senior Backend Engineer role at National Digital involve?

A full-time, remote senior backend role open Australia-wide, paying $115,000–$130,000 plus superannuation. You'll design Laravel and Node.js APIs, event-driven AWS infrastructure and LLM-integrated automation, with observability and security built in.

_High confidence_

## Senior Software Engineer (Backend) – Laravel, AWS & AI Integration

National Digital is hiring a full-time Senior Backend Engineer (remote, anywhere in Australia) to design and run the server side of our clients' platforms — Laravel and Node.js APIs, event-driven integrations, and the AWS serverless infrastructure they ride on. You'll build systems that aren't allowed to fall over: multi-tenant SaaS, real-time data flows and LLM-integrated automation (retrieval-augmented generation, document intelligence) shipped to production with observability and security engineered in from day one. Salary range $115,000–$130,000 plus superannuation, depending on experience.

- Employment type: Full Time
- Location: Remote (Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)
- Contract Details: Full-time / Remote (Australia)
- Hours: 38 hrs/week
- Salary: $115,000 - $130,000 per year

### Key Responsibilities

- Design, build and operate APIs and integrations between client systems — CRM, finance, operations
- Own infrastructure as code and deployment pipelines across client AWS accounts
- Engineer observability in from the start — structured logging, tracing and alerting against uptime targets
- Integrate LLM services into real workflows with evaluation, guardrails and cost control
- Model and migrate data when replatforming legacy systems
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to architecture decisions and code review

### Requirements

- 5+ years of professional back-end experience with PHP/Laravel 10+ (or deep Node.js experience and willingness to work across both)
- Strong API design skills — REST, GraphQL, webhooks, OAuth 2.0
- Solid relational database design (PostgreSQL, MySQL) plus Redis
- Hands-on AWS experience — Lambda, serverless patterns, queues and event-driven architecture
- CI/CD and Docker as everyday tools, with testing discipline (TDD, PHPUnit)
- Security-minded engineering — OWASP Top 10, and awareness of the ACSC Essential Eight
- Tertiary qualification in Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated industry experience
- Based in Australia with full, unrestricted working rights (Australian citizen or permanent resident)
- Willingness to complete a National Police Check and provide professional references prior to commencement

### Bonus Skills / Nice to Have

- OpenTelemetry or equivalent distributed-tracing experience
- Terraform or AWS CDK
- MQTT or other real-time / IoT messaging systems
- Integration experience with Xero, MYOB, HubSpot or Shopify
- Vector databases and embedding pipelines in production

### Benefits

- Full-time remote anywhere in Australia, with genuinely flexible hours
- $115,000–$130,000 plus superannuation, depending on experience
- Technical ownership across long-term client platforms
- Hardware of your choice and a professional development budget
- A small senior team where architecture decisions are yours to shape

### How to Apply

Send a brief summary of your experience and links to systems you've built or run — we care more about production war stories than portfolio polish. Laravel, AWS and integration work is especially relevant.

**Apply to:** careers@nationaldigital.com.au

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