Senior Software Engineer

• Lead technology programs by defining milestones and success criteria, allocating resources, and ensuring on-time delivery
• Mentor and train team members on design techniques and coding standards
• Communicate schedules, priorities and status to the Engineering Lead
• Own the full software lifecycle from requirements analysis through design, implementation, testing and integration
• Collaborate with architecture, product and support teams
• Own the development and support of payroll and HR features
• Own platform security, stability and efficiency
• Exercise technical judgment across multiple cross-functional teams
• Develop tools and processes to improve engineering productivity, including build pipelines and infrastructure/application deployment
• Monitor and resolve platform stability, efficiency and production alert issues
• Ensure technical solutions meet development standards and are fit for purpose
• Ensure consistent use of shared platform components and technologies
• Liaise with the Product Owner and Technical Architect on technical solutions, functionality, scalability and performance
• Facilitate automated test environments to ensure code quality
• Help define technical strategy, roadmaps and migration plans
• Support engineers in planning, prioritising and executing tasks within deadlines
• Assist with risk assessment and mitigation
• Assist with technical audits and implementation of recommendations
• Assist with M&A technical due diligence
• Lead research and feasibility studies for emerging or successor technologies

• At least 8 years’ experience of software development on both client and server-side applications
• Hands-on experience of integration systems
• Hands-on experience developing build and deployment pipelines, such as ADO and GitHub Actions
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code, such as Bicep or Terraform
• Hands-on experience monitoring and resolving production issues
• Aptitude and hunger to learn and adapt to changing cloud technologies
• Proficient in at least one programming language such as C# .Net for desktop and cloud systems
• Broad experience with and knowledge of cloud systems
• Experience with IaaS and SaaS cloud architecture, such as Azure and Amazon Web Services
• Ability to understand and translate product and business requirements into technical solutions
• Logical and analytical mindset
• Significant and demonstrable experience with scripting languages
• Proven experience of project working and commercial development processes, particularly Agile methodologies
• Experience working in an environment where products must be delivered to specific timescales
• Experience with code repositories such as Git and SVN, bug tracking tools such as Jira and Bugzilla, and Wikis such as Confluence
• Experience supporting, modifying and maintaining systems and code developed by other teams
• Desirable: commercial development and direct customer experience
• Desirable: expert knowledge of at least one programming language such as C# .Net
• Desirable: application or solution migration strategies from on-premise datacentres to public clouds
• Desirable: test-driven development, automated test frameworks, mocking/stubbing and XUnit
• Desirable: Behaviour Driven Development with Gherkin
• Desirable: RESTful and XML (SOAP) Web services
• Desirable: JSON
• Desirable: OAuth 2.0
• Desirable: mobile application development for Windows Phone, iOS or Android
• Desirable: InstallShield 12 or above
• Desirable: Crystal Reports and/or Microsoft Reports
• Desirable: Power BI
• Desirable: JIRA Configuration

• Continuous learning and career development opportunities
• Culture that celebrates diversity and empowers every individual
• Remote work from home
• Accessibility adjustments or accommodations during the hiring process
• Fair, transparent and straightforward hiring process
• Opportunity for work to influence millions globally