Senior Developer

About us

For more that 20 years, Catalyst has been an outsider: a purely open source company, founded and based in New Zealand, and determined to offer people an alternative to the multi-national corporate software giants that are more focussed on offshoring their profits than contributing to the communities that we all live and work in.

That fierce independence means we do it all. From consultancy, through design, development and testing. Every element of the software lifecycle. And over the last two decades, we have won over numerous clients, from large government agencies and enterprises, to non-profits and community groups, both here in Aotearoa and around the world. We think in a world dominated by software, that people’s rights and freedoms should be respected. That’s why at Catalyst, open source is not just what we do, it’s what we stand for.

We’re looking for a Senior Developer experienced in PHP to join our Open Knowledge group, who work with a diverse client base in both the public and private sectors to deliver a range of learning solutions to both workplaces and educational institutes.

About you

For this role you will need solid PHP skills and a good understanding of Linux hosting. If you’ve had experience with Git, PostgreSQL, Moodle or Tо̄tara let us know too.

Experience with the following aren’t required, but would be helpful:

• Front-end development
   
• Python
   
• GoCD
   
• Ansible

You’ll need to be comfortable being client-facing and leading technical responses in meetings; top-notch communication skills are key.

Why you’ll love working at Catalyst

Catalyst is a team of committed, enthusiastic, talented and passionate people with a strong set of proudly-held values around open source software. If you haven’t yet been introduced to the world of open source, let us show you! We champion open source technology because we know it gives people more freedom to innovate and grow. We believe open source values enable the world to be a better place.

We give back to the community by hosting and sponsoring a wide range of meet ups, conferences and other community events including our Academy, which gives high school students two weeks of running real-life projects with teams here at Catalyst.  

Most importantly, being a good employer is really important to us. We make sure everyone has the support they need to develop their skills and further their career, and seek new opportunities around the business if they’re keen for a change. We offer lots of different types of training, and if you have a skill you want to share with the rest of Catalyst you can have a go at being the trainer yourself!

We look after your well-being not just with health insurance and flexible working, but also by having strongly held values around building a respectful, inclusive community.  

Our hiring processes reflect our diversity policy which you can read in full here: https://www.catalyst.net.nz/content/catalyst-diversity-policy