About the role

You'll work alongside experienced developers across a range of established software products and technologies. Your work may include writing and testing C# and PHP code, working with SQL and MySQL databases, developing and improving HTML/CSS interfaces, debugging and resolving software issues, enhancing existing applications, assisting with the modernisation of established software, and learning existing codebases and gradually taking ownership of larger development tasks. You'll be working on software that is already in active commercial use, so you'll gain practical experience with real systems, real users and real development challenges.

Key responsibilities

- Writing and testing C# and PHP code

- Working with SQL and MySQL databases

- Developing and improving HTML/CSS interfaces

- Debugging and resolving software issues

- Enhancing existing applications

- Assisting with the modernisation of established software

- Learning existing codebases and gradually taking ownership of larger development tasks

About you

- Robust practical foundation in C#, PHP, SQL/MySQL, HTML, and CSS

- Genuine programming ability demonstrated through previous employment, internship,



university projects or substantial personal development work

- Comfortable reading existing code, debugging problems and working out how different parts of an application fit together

- Strong problem-solving skills

- Good attention to detail

- Genuine interest in software development

- Ability to learn unfamiliar technologies and codebases quickly

- Clear communication skills

- Willingness to ask questions and learn from experienced developers

- Eligibility to work in Australia

About us

We're a Melbourne-based education software company with a small development team in Forest Hill. We work on established software products that are already in active commercial use.

Benefits

- Hands-on mentoring from experienced developers

- Exposure to multiple programming languages and technologies

- Real commercial development experience from the outset

- Opportunity to grow into larger and more complex development work

- Stable, established software business

- Small team where your contribution is visible

- Convenient Forest Hill location next to The Chase Shopping Centre, with cafés, shops and easy parking nearby

📌 Early-Career Software Developer (Forest Hill)
🏢 Semaphore Consulting
📍 Forest Hill