Software Developer

Cintra HR & Payroll Services; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cintra HR & Payroll Services in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking an early-career Software Developer to join our Development Team. This role offers growth as you own key platform areas and shape payroll solutions.

You will work with modern tech (C#, .NET, SQL Server, Blazor, Angular, TypeScript) and AI-assisted tools to build production-ready software. A strong problem-solving mindset and fast learning are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong degree in CS, Engineering or Math with 0–2 years commercial experience.

Responsibilities

• Join an early-career engineer with potential to own an area of the platform.
• Learn and apply AI-assisted development while delivering quality software.
• Contribute to solving payroll software problems.

Skills

APIs & distributed web apps

Relational data & SQL

Software design

Testing

Security

Debugging & production systems

AI models & coding agents

Business domain understanding

Ownership & responsibility

Clear communication

Education

Strong degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

C#

.NET

SQL Server

Blazor

Angular

TypeScript

Cloud platforms

Job description

Description
Join our Development Team as a Software Developer!

Application Deadline: 11 September 2026

Department: Development

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Compensation: £30,000 - £40,000 / year

We are Cintra. Known for our award-winning software that delivers payroll solutions to over 1000 clients. If you're passionate about payroll and are eager to join a dynamic team of seasoned professionals, this is the opportunity for you.

As the proud recipient of the Payroll Service Provider of the Year 2025 award at the CIPP Annual Excellence Awards, we offer exciting opportunities for professional development, competitive bonus structures, and a collaborative work environment.

Our modern offices are located in Hoults Yard, nestled on the outskirts of the vibrant Ouseburn Valley. This area boasts a thriving creative community, rich local heritage, and a lively social scene.

Why This Role Is Different

We are looking for an exceptional early-career Software Engineer from new graduate to around 2 years of commercial experience.

We care more about problem-solving ability, learning speed, judgement and ownership than experience in a particular framework or language.

Our engineering environment is increasingly AI-native. Engineers use modern AI models and development tools to understand existing systems, design solutions, generate and test code, investigate problems and accelerate delivery. The ability to reason about a problem, direct these tools effectively and validate the result is increasingly more important than memorising a particular technology stack.

The successful person will initially work alongside experienced engineers and Technical Leads, with the expectation that they develop quickly into someone capable of owning an important area of our platform.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong degree, ideally first-class or strong 2:1, in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or a similarly analytical discipline
• Up to 2 years' commercial software engineering experience
• Evidence of exceptional problem-solving and learning ability
• Has built and shipped real production software
• Understands the fundamentals of:
  • APIs and distributed web applications
  • relational data and SQL
  • software design
  • testing
  • security
  • debugging and production systems
• Comfortable using AI models and coding agents extensively as part of software development
• Able to understand and challenge AI-generated solutions rather than blindly accepting them
• Interested in understanding the business and product domain, not just implementing tickets
• Takes responsibility and naturally moves towards ownership
• Communicates clearly with technical and non-technical people

Technology

Our products currently use technologies including C#, .NET, SQL Server, Blazor, Angular, TypeScript and cloud platforms.

Experience with these is useful, but we do not want to exclude exceptional candidates because they have worked in a different modern technology stack.

Someone who has demonstrated that they can learn quickly and build good software is more important than someone who happens to know our current framework.

What success looks like

• understands a significant product/domain deeply
• makes good technical decisions
• can use AI to deliver substantially faster
• solves ambiguous problems without requiring detailed instructions
• takes end-to-end responsibility
• ultimately becomes a Senior Engineer, Principal-level specialist or Technical Lead

Why Join Cintra?

At Cintra we know our colleagues are our biggest asset and an investment in them is an investment into the company. We offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements supporting your work-life balance
• Employer matched pension contribution to 5%
• Wellbeing support through our company-funded health plan, health checks and employee assistance program
• Onsite parking
• And more!

We go the extra mile to strategically invest in our employees by providing them with invaluable learning opportunities to propel their careers forward. Our commitment to continuous employee training ensures that knowledge remains up-to-date, skills stay sharp, and confidence continues to grow. We firmly believe in empowering our workforce with the tools they need to thrive and succeed.