Full Stack Systems Developer & Go High Level Expert (React, Node, AI, GoHighLevel) | Work Directly With the CTO

FULL STACK SYSTEMS DEVELOPER & CRM EXPERT (GHL) | BUILD THE PLATFORM THAT CHANGES AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION

Full Time | Remote (Philippines) | Sydney Hours (8am to 5pm AEST) | Direct Line to the Founder and CTO


READ THIS BEFORE YOU APPLY. IT WILL SAVE US BOTH TIME.

This is not a normal job post and this is not a normal job.

We are Certify Group, an Australian company on a mission to help 50,000 Australian men and women get their skills formally recognised without spending months of their lives and thousands of dollars going back to a classroom for things they already know how to do. We are building the systems, the AI infrastructure, and the platform (Folio) that will take this company to an exit within the Australian VET sector where you will share in the upside.

We are not hiring someone to fill a seat. We are hiring someone to work shoulder to shoulder with our CTO, Anthony, one of the fastest and most capable builders you will ever meet. Your job is to rise to his level, match his speed, add to his brilliance, and multiply what our tech team can ship.

If you read the expectations below and feel uncomfortable, do not apply. That is the point of this section. We would rather lose 99 applicants and find the one person who reads this and thinks "finally, a company that operates the way I do."

If you read it and feel excited, keep going. This could be the role that changes your life.

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THE UNAPOLOGETIC EXPECTATIONS

We are direct people. Here is exactly what working here looks like:

1. **You work Sydney hours.** 8am to 5pm AEST, Monday to Friday, every day, on time, camera on when needed.
2. **You are available when it matters.** When the founder or CTO needs something urgent, you answer. When a launch is on, you stay on until it ships. Overtime happens and you are okay with that. We do not want someone who clocks off mid crisis.
3. **You move at uncommon speed.** Our first value is Speed. We ship in days what other companies ship in months. You will be expected to build, test, and deliver at a pace that most developers would call unreasonable. We call it Tuesday.
4. **You own outcomes, not activity.** Nobody here gets credit for being busy. You get credit for shipped, working, tested systems.
5. **You come in already fluent.** We will not be teaching you React, GoHighLevel, APIs, or AI tools. You arrive knowing them and you learn our systems and infrastructure faster and deeper than anyone else in the building.
6. **You communicate before you are chased.** Progress updates, blockers, and risks come from you first. If we have to ask "where is this at," something has already gone wrong.

## WHAT WE DO NOT TOLERATE (THREE STRIKE RULE)

We run a three strike rule. Three instances of the behaviour below and the contract ends. No drama, no debate.

- Disappearing during work hours or going quiet without notice
- Repeated "internet is down" or "power is out" excuses. You are expected to have backup internet and a backup power plan. This is a condition of the role, not a suggestion
- A pattern of last minute sick days, absences, and excuses that leave the team carrying your work
- Missing deadlines without flagging the risk early
- Handing back work you never tested and calling it done
- Saying yes in meetings and delivering something different
- Generic, copy paste effort in anything, including your application

We are not heartless. Genuine emergencies and genuine illness happen to everyone and we look after our people when they do. What we do not accept is patterns, excuses, and unreliability. Our long serving Philippines tea ---------- mbers will tell you exactly how good life is here when you hold up your end.

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## IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY UNDERVALUED, READ THIS TWICE

If you are working for an American company or any employer right now where you are taken for granted, where the people you work with are not kind, where you are treated like a number instead of a person, where your ideas get ignored and your effort gets no recognition, this role is for you.

That does not happen here. Our Philippines Family will tell you themselves. We are demanding, but we are never disrespectful. High standards and high care go together in this company. We push you hard because we believe in what you can become, and when you deliver, you are rewarded, celebrated, and treated like family. High achievers do not go unnoticed here. They get bonuses, they get trust, they get growth, and they get flown to Australia.

If you are talented, loyal, and tired of being invisible, we built this seat for you.

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## WHY THE RIGHT PERSON WILL LOVE IT HERE

We call our offshore team the Philippines Family, and we mean it. Several of our team have been with us for years and they will vouch for the quality of life we provide the people who are loyal, reliable, and relentless.

Here is what the right person gets:

- **Full time contract** with a stable, growing Australian company (approx $2.7M annual run rate and scaling)
- **Australian public holidays off** plus the **Christmas period off** to spend with your family, fully respected
- **Performance bonuses** tied to targets and milestones
- **The opportunity to travel to Australia** when you hit targets and milestones, to work from our Trade Hub in Sydney and celebrate wins with the team in person
- **A direct seat next to the founder and CTO.** No layers, no bureaucracy, no waiting three weeks for approval. Idea in the morning, building by lunch
- **A mission worth working for.** Every system you build helps real Australian tradespeople get their skills recognised faster and cheaper
- **Loyalty rewarded.** The people who ride with us to the exit will be looked after in ways most jobs never offer

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## THE ROLE

You will work directly with Anthony (CTO) as his right hand builder across every system in Certify Group: our student platform Folio, our CRM and automation stack, our AI agents, our integrations, and our internal operations tooling.

### Full Stack Development
- Design and build modern web applications from concept to deployment
- Frontend in React (or equivalent modern frameworks) with responsive design, state management, and performance optimisation
- Backend APIs in Node.js and Express with authentication, authorisation, and security best practice
- Relational database design and optimisation (PostgreSQL, Supabase, MongoDB, Firebase)
- Clean, documented, production ready code. Debugging, refactoring, and technical debt management

### AI First Development
- You use AI daily as a productivity multiplier: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, Copilot, Windsurf, Gemini
- Rapid prototyping, AI assisted debugging, testing, and documentation
- Prompt engineering for technical workflows
- You know when to trust AI output and when to validate it yourself. Non negotiable

### CRM Architecture and Automation
- Build and optimise CRM systems (GoHighLevel experience highly valued, plus HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho, or Pipedrive)
- Pipeline architecture, lead lifecycle design, custom fields, permissions, reporting dashboards, KPI tracking
- Workflow automation across Zapier, ---------- , n8n, and native CRM automation: lead routing, notifications, onboarding flows, SMS and email sequences, trigger based workflows

### Integrations and DevOps
- REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, OAuth, payment gateways, SMS and email providers, calendar systems, AI APIs
- Git, GitHub, branching, pull requests, CI/CD with GitHub Actions
- Hosting, DNS, SSL, environment variables, production deployments, rollback strategies, monitoring
- Vercel, Netlify, Railway, Render, DigitalOcean, AWS (preferred)

### Systems Thinking and Business Analysis
- You naturally think in systems: find bottlenecks, kill manual work, standardise workflows, design solutions that need minimal maintenance
- You understand businesses, not just code. You translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Advanced Google Workspace skills: Sheets (formulas, pivot tables, validation), Apps Script preferred, dashboards, CSV and data management

### Documentation and Communication
- Technical documentation, SOPs, architecture diagrams, API docs, deployment guides, knowledge base articles
- Fluent spoken and written English. You explain technical concepts to non technical people, participate confidently in meetings, record Loom walkthroughs, and keep stakeholders informed without being asked
- Project management across ClickUp, Trello, Asana, Jira, or Notion. Accurate estimates, early risk flags, deadlines met consistently

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## WHO YOU ARE

- You think like an owner, not an employee
- You learn rapidly and solve problems independently
- You are comfortable in ambiguity and can prioritise without hand holding
- You improve systems rather than just maintain them
- You have a bias toward action and you deliver outcomes
- You want to be part of something bigger than a paycheque

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## ADMIN AND CONDITIONS

- Full time contract
- Police check required
- Backup internet and backup power required
- Sydney business hours (8am to 5pm AEST) with flexibility for critical deadlines
- Australian public holidays off plus the Christmas period off & paid

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## HOW TO APPLY (FOLLOW THIS EXACTLY OR YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED)

The application is the first test. If you cannot follow instructions here, you will not follow them on the job.

**Step 1.** Watch the role video from start to finish. ----------

**Step 2.** Record a ONE MINUTE video, personalised to us and this role specifically. Tell us why you fit this role, the systems you have built, and why the expectations above excite you rather than scare you. Do not send a generic video you send to every job. We watch hundreds of these and we can tell in five seconds. Generic video, instant disqualification.

**Step 3.** Send your application via WhatsApp to ** ---------- ** in this exact order:
1. Open with the **SECRET MESSAGE** from the role video
2. Your full name and location in the Philippines
3. Your one minute video
4. Links to two systems, apps, or automations you personally built (live links, GitHub, or Loom walkthroughs)
5. One sentence confirming you can work 8am to 5pm Sydney time with backup internet and backup power
6. Your expected monthly salary in PHP

Applications that skip a step, arrive in the wrong order, or come through any other channel will not be reviewed.

We move fast. Shortlisted candidates will hear from us within days and will complete a live build test with our CTO.

If you are the person we are describing, you already know it. Send the message.

**Certify Group | Trade Certify | Folio**
*Speed. Transparency. Relentlessness. Accountability. Resilience. Excellence.*