Full-Stack Engineer (React + PHP)

Role Summary

Pepperstone is a leading global forex and CFD broker, headquartered in Melbourne and operating across multiple international markets. Known for its technology-first approach, Pepperstone builds the platforms, tools, and integrations that power trading for hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide. This role sits within a team that takes engineering quality seriously — clean code, thoughtful architecture, and products that actually work under pressure.

We are looking for a mid-level Full-Stack Engineer who is equally comfortable on the front end and the back end. You will be working with React to build responsive, high-performance web interfaces and PHP to develop the server-side logic and APIs that power them. You take ownership of your work across both layers and care about how they fit together, not just your slice of it.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining web applications using React, with attention to performance, component architecture, and user experience
• Developing server-side logic, RESTful APIs, and backend services in PHP
• Integrating front-end and back-end systems cleanly, ensuring data flows reliably between layers
• Working with relational databases to design, query, and optimise data structures
• Collaborating with product, design, and engineering teams to turn requirements into working software
• Participating in code reviews and contributing to shared engineering standards
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues across the full stack
• Writing clean, well-documented, and testable code with maintainability in mind

Requirements

Essential

• 3 to 5 years of hands-on full-stack development experience
• Strong proficiency in React including component design, state management, and performance optimisation
• Solid PHP development skills including RESTful API design and server-side logic
• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Comfortable working with Git in a collaborative development environment
• Strong problem-solving ability with the confidence to debug across both front end and back end
• Good communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams

Advantageous

• Experience in fintech, trading platforms, or regulated financial services
• Exposure to cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices
• Experience with front-end and back-end testing frameworks
• Knowledge of TypeScript
• Working Arrangement

Fully remote, work from home. Time zone alignment requirements will be confirmed during onboarding.