Senior Full Stack Engineer (Rosterfy)

Reporting to your Technical Lead, this role will be responsible for delivering high-quality software across the Rosterfy stack as part of a growing SaaS engineering team. You’ll contribute to the evolution of our platform architecture, influence engineering practices, and ship features that support some of the world’s largest volunteer programs. You’ll play a key role in our transition to a principle-led, product-focused engineering model — with a strong emphasis on scalability, quality, documentation, and collaboration. This is a senior-level role requiring demonstrated experience in SaaS, cloud-native environments, and modern software development practices. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you’re comfortable transitioning between front and back end development using your systems thinking skills to create world-class experiences for our customers. You will play an important role in Rosterfy’s evolution towards version 3 (event driven architecture and domain driven development).

Key Responsibilities:

• As a full stack Senior Engineer, you will design and deliver scalable features using Laravel, PHP, React/Next.js, and AWS
• Collaborate closely with QA, Product, and Design to deliver features with user impact in mind
• Build and evolve APIs, integrations, and reusable components
• Participate in improving CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and system performance
• Lead by example in code quality, documentation, and peer mentorship
• Contribute to architectural improvements, technical discovery (feature scoping) and execution of our engineering strategy
• Ensure accessibility and localisation across our multi-region SaaS platform
• Maintain compliance-minded engineering practices (e.g. ISO 27001, SOC 2)

Qualifications:

• 4+ years building SaaS products end-to-end, ideally in multi-region environments.
• Comfortable working across the full stack — from frontend to backend.

Technical:

• Strong with Laravel (or modern PHP frameworks) and modern frontend tools (React, Next.js, or Vue), XDebug, writing unit tests.
• Front and Back end Engineering expertise.
• Mobile (React Native)
• Experience working in ISO/SOC2 compliant environments
• Understands accessibility, scalability, and localisation for global users
• Comfortable operating in cloud-native stacks using AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling
• Experienced in designing within and around a modular monolith architecture
• Skilled in relational databases (Aurora MySQL, PostgreSQL), with a strong focus on data modelling for scale and performance

AI Driven Skills (Big Plus):

• Feature delivery velocity (Copilot, Gemini, test automation, scaffolding)
• Building AI-augmented product experiences (LLM API usage, prompt design)
• Coaching others on integrating GenAI into workflows

Character & Mindset:

• Resilient and adaptable – You embrace change and help others navigate ambiguity with calm and confidence.
• Proactive problem solver – You identify issues early, take ownership, and push solutions forward without waiting to be asked.
• Clear communicator – You articulate ideas clearly, write well, and listen with intent. You create shared understanding.
• Product-minded – You’re curious about customer needs, ask “why?”, and advocate for solutions that deliver real value.
• Leads through influence – You raise the bar by mentoring others, setting standards, and sharing knowledge — not by authority.
• Documentation-first thinker – You value written clarity, and help your team by documenting decisions, code, and processes.

Shift-Left QA Expectation:

• Lead by example in test strategy and validation
• Own test coverage, pipeline health, and regression control

Success Measures:

• High-impact technical delivery
• Maintains or improves product quality
• Influences architecture and engineering standards
• Contributes to and influences medium-term architectural decisions

Nice to Have:

• Experience with data products like Looker, BigQuery, or analytics pipelines
• Exposure to event-driven systems, asynchronous workflows, or message queues (e.g. AWS SQS, Kafka, Pub/Sub)
• Experience with design systems | frontend architecture
• Passionate about product quality and customer experience
• Experience with platform engineering or building shared infrastructure in modular monoliths
• Any exposure to AI-driven tooling, systems

Benefits:

• Flexibility in work hours and location, with a focus on managing energy rather than time.
• Access to online learning platforms and a budget for professional development
• A collaborative, no-silos environment, encouraging learning and growth across teams
• A dynamic social culture with team lunches, social events, and opportunities for creative input
• Health insurance
• Leave Benefits
• Provident Fund
• Gratuity