About Balance:

Experts in digital commerce.

Founded in 2008, Balance specialises in designing, developing, and supporting high–performing, fully integrated, digital commerce solutions. We partner with leading brands (B2C, B2B and D2C), educational institutions, corporations and government departments to drive growth through digital–lead innovation.

Our passionate team of digital experts live and breathe our four pillars of Progression, Positivity, People, and Perspective. At Balance, we bring our A–game to every project and work collaboratively with our clients to achieve their goals and drive positive outcomes. Our team is dedicated to designing transformative digital experiences that simply work.

About the role:

We are offering an excellent entry–level opportunity in back–end/full–stack PHP development. As a vital member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in the design, development, and future enhancements of solutions built on cutting–edgeback–end and front–end technologies within the Magento and Adobe framework and platform stacks. This role will expose you to a comprehensive suite of tools encompassing Business Intelligence, Search and Personalisation, Monitoring, Security, and Application/Data integration.

Working collaboratively within a dedicated team, you will benefit from the guidance and mentorship of a senior technical lead, whose extensive expertise in the field will enable you to rapidly acquire essential practical skills.

About you:

We are seeking a highly motivated individual who has recently graduated from university with a specialisation in Software Development. As a candidate, you should possess a strong foundation in the following areas:

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and software development patterns.
• Algorithms and data structures.
• Relational databases and proficiency in SQL.
  
• Proficiency in PHP and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with the LAMP stack.
• Understanding of UML (Unified Modeling Language).

In addition to your technical expertise, a positive attitude and a strong eagerness to learn and advance your career in Software Development are essential qualities we seek in our ideal candidate. Please note that due to the nature of the projects you will be involved in, candidates must hold either Australian Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship.

What we’ll offer you:

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern businesses enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering:

• Work with a diverse team where we value all the benefits of harnessing differences for our people, our clients and our business.
• A committed Diversity and Inclusion and Belonging strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité and First Peoples RAP (reconciliation action plan) programs.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• A creative, fun and rewarding environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!”
• Access to employee benefits including – wellness programmes, learning and professional development opportunities and networking events.
• Confidential 24–hour support via our employee assistance programme.

Balance, as a part of Publicis Groupe, believes that our people are our greatest asset. Our people are chosen for their skill sets, their ethics and professional qualities without any exclusion, preferential treatment, or discrimination. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate by reason of age, gender, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion or disability or any other difference. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and will provide appropriate assistance for candidates who may need other considerations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process upon request.