Senior Software Engineer

Education Perfect offers a suite of products designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We aim to enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential. As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students' lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career. 

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Essential Assessment (EA) team, a platform trusted by thousands of schools across Australia for Primary Mathematics and English. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of a product that helps teachers and students succeed every day.

As a senior member of the team, you’ll use your experience and technical expertise to build, maintain and improve our platform, ensuring it remains reliable and secure. You’ll work closely with our Lead Engineer, Product Manager and General Manager, collaborating across teams to deliver high quality, meaningful software that makes a real difference in education.

What you will do

• Play a key role in developing, improving and maintaining our Essential Assessment software platform
• Deliver high quality code across projects, using strong judgment to solve complex technical problems
• Drive ongoing technical improvement and modernisation of the platform through your work
• Ensure all software meets standards for quality, security, maintainability, reliability and extensibility
• Quickly build a deep understanding of the platform’s history, architecture and systems
• Support and mentor more junior developers, offering guidance and constructive feedback
• Perform and maintain both automated and manual testing to ensure stability and performance
• Troubleshoot and resolve code level issues efficiently and effectively
• Create clear, concise technical documentation for future reference and team knowledge sharing
• Contribute to a positive, inclusive team culture where everyone feels supported and empowered

About You

• 5+ years of professional experience working with PHP and MySQL
• Experience working with legacy systems, jQuery, AWS and accessibility best practices
• Proven ability to deliver high quality work independently and consistently, from requirements through to production
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with cross functional teams
• Attention to detail, with a deep care for quality, maintainability and user experience
• A trusted, reliable and professional team member who takes pride in their craft

Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!

What We Offer

• Share in our success through our employee equity bonus plan, giving everyone a sense of ownership and shared growth
• Enjoy a full company shutdown over Christmas, with 3 extra paid days so you can fully switch off and recharge
• Take a paid volunteer day each year to give back to a cause that matters to you
• Option to buy an extra week of annual leave if you’d like more time for holidays or personal projects
• Work from anywhere for up to 90 days each year, whether that’s visiting family interstate or exploring a new country
• Receive a $750 wellness bonus each year to put toward whatever supports your health and wellbeing
• Join our fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 plan ($500 excess), with optional add-ons and family cover
• Get financial support to create a comfortable, productive home workspace that helps you do your best work
• If you work remotely or in a hybrid setup, you’ll also get $50 a month toward your phone and internet costs
• We support growing families with generous parental leave, including 12 weeks full pay top up for primary caregivers, 3 weeks for secondary caregiver and 5 extra days of new parent leave, plus enhanced pension contributions when you return to work
• Access 24/7 confidential wellbeing, safety and medical support through Sonder, fully funded by EP and available globally
• Keep growing with regular learning opportunities, workshops and development conversations that help you shape your career path
• Celebrate your milestones with extra leave and cash rewards at 5, 10 and 15 years with EP
• Earn a $2000 referral bonus when someone you recommend joins and passes their trial period
• Access a bike, e-bike or scooter through a temporary pre tax salary sacrifice, saving 32–63% thanks to tax benefits
• Get involved in our Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees, these are great ways to connect and make a difference
• Be part of a global, values-driven business that’s Diversity Works accredited, Carbon Net Zero certified, a BCorp and a Digital Promise partner, all united by our mission to make a real impact for educators and learners everywhere

We celebrate individuality, value diversity, and understand that flexible and remote work opportunities enable our team members to work in a way that fosters creativity and inspires individual brilliance. When you work with us, you're not just joining a company - you're joining a team united by the desire to make a difference.