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 MotorPlatform
MotorPlatform 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 role
We'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 fast:
Scale system performance, reliability, and developer velocity as usage expands
Harden security, privacy, observability, and operational runbooks
Build new marketplace capabilities that unlock liquidity, speed, and better dealer outcomes
Reduce friction in critical workflows and improve conversion through product‐led engineering
Lead projects that cut across web, mobile, backend, and infrastructure
Improve delivery predictability through planning, coordination, and proactive risk management
Mentor engineers and set the bar for pragmatic, high‐quality execution
AI‐first: what we expect from you
We'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 efficiency
Operations
: internal tools, automation, knowledge capture,



faster support and triage
Engineering
: AI‐assisted development, testing acceleration, improved reviews, quicker iteration
You'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 controls
Building 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 stack
Web:
React
Mobile:
React Native
Backend:
PHP (Laravel & Vapor)
+
Node/TypeScript
where it fits
Database:
Postgres
sCloud:
AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda)
Delivery: CI/CD, testing, modern development practices
What we're looking for
Must-haves
Min 6+ years full‐stack engineering experience in production
Strong
PHP/Laravel
(non‐negotiable)
Strong
React
;
React Native
strongly valued
Solid
Postgres
fundamentals (schema, migrations, optimisation)
AWS experience (EC2/RDS/S3/Lambda)
Track record leading delivery end‐to‐end and operating as a senior owner
Highly organised, proactive, and quick to absorb product + industry context
Wants to work onsite in Sydney (Lane Cove)
Nice-to-haves
Marketplace / high‐growth SaaS scaling experience
AI‐enabled feature delivery (LLM APIs, retrieval/search, automation)
IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)
Testing frameworks (PHPUnit/Pest, Jest/Mocha)
Why this is a strong next step
The platform is real and growing and your work immediately compounds
You'll have leadership scope without being removed from building
You'll help shape how we scale and how we embed AI into the business
You'll work closely with Product and influence what gets built and why

📌 Deputy Lead Engineer Php / React (New South Wales)
🏢 Motor Platform
📍 New South Wales