MotorPlatform is Australia's fastest-growing B2B automotive marketplace and SaaS platform.MotorPlatform is Australia's fastest-growing B2B automotive marketplace and SaaS platform.About MotorPlatformMotorPlatform is Australia's fastest-growing B2B automotive marketplace and SaaS platform.The core platform is built.
The next phase is the hard, high-leverage work: scaling product, scaling engineering, and scaling operational excellence, while we shift to being AI-first in how we build and how the platform creates value.The roleWe're hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to act as Deputy Lead / 2IC in engineering.
You'll be a hands‐on builder who can take ownership of major initiatives, lead projects end‐to‐end, and keep delivery moving with clarity and discipline.Onsite in Sydney.We want fast feedback loops, high collaboration, and strong product‐engineering alignment.What you'll be doing (this is a scale role, not a "greenfield" role)You'll work on the problems that show up when something is already working and growing quick:Scale system performance, reliability, and developer velocity as usage expandsHarden security, privacy, observability, and operational runbooksBuild new marketplace capabilities that unlock liquidity, speed, and better dealer outcomesReduce friction in critical workflows and improve conversion through product‐led engineeringLead projects that cut across web, mobile, backend, and infrastructureImprove delivery predictability through planning, coordination, and proactive risk managementMentor engineers and set the bar for pragmatic, high‐quality executionAI‐first: what we expect from youWe're becoming an AI‐first business.
That means AI isn't an experiment on the side—it's part of the operating system.You'll help embed AI into:Product: smarter workflows, better matching, better quality control, dealer‐facing efficiencyOperations: internal tools, automation, knowledge capture,



faster support and triageEngineering: AI‐assisted development, testing acceleration, improved reviews, quicker iterationYou'll partner with our AI/BI team to embed intelligence into the platform and marketplace, including:Integrating valuation engines into core workflows (pricing, buying, selling, approvals)Shipping analytics and insights (vehicle acquisition and disposal performance, liquidity signals, margin drivers)Productionising data/AI services: API contracts, monitoring, quality checks, fallbacks, latency and cost controlsBuilding internal tools for faster decisions (dashboards, alerts, workflow automation)You don't need an ML background.
You do need to be comfortable shipping AI‐enabled features responsibly and using AI to increase leverage.Tech stackWeb: ReactMobile: React NativeBackend: PHP (Laravel & Vapor) + Node/TypeScript where it fitsDatabase: PostgressCloud: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)Delivery: CI/CD, testing, modern development practicesWhat we're looking forMust-havesMin 6+ years full‐stack engineering experience in productionStrong PHP/Laravel (non‐negotiable)Strong React; React Native strongly valuedStrong Postgres fundamentals (schema, migrations, optimisation)AWS experience (EC2/RDS/S3/Lambda)Track record leading delivery end‐to‐end and operating as a senior ownerHighly organised, proactive, and quick to absorb product + industry contextWants to work onsite in Sydney (Lane Cove)Nice-to-havesMarketplace / high‐growth SaaS scaling experienceAI‐enabled feature delivery (LLM APIs, retrieval/search, automation)IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)Testing frameworks (PHPUnit/Pest, Jest/Mocha)Why this is a strong next stepThe platform is real and growing and your work immediately compoundsYou'll have leadership scope without being removed from buildingYou'll help shape how we scale and how we embed AI into the businessYou'll work closely with Product and influence what gets built and why
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📌 Deputy Lead Engineer Php / React (Sydney)
🏢 Motor Platform
📍 Sydney