Software Engineer

V3 Recruitment Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in Portsmouth. This full-time, office-based role involves building new features, maintaining legacy systems, and collaborating directly with the CTO. Ideal candidates will have 7+ years of software engineering experience, a degree in Software Engineering, and proficiency with technologies such as Node.js, PHP, and various databases. The company offers a dynamic work environment focused on quality and precision.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software engineering.
• Proven ability to deliver independently on complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Build new features and fix problems in old systems.
• Work ticket by ticket delivering clean working code.
• Shape epics and tickets aligned with the CTO's direction.

Skills

Node.js

PHP (Laravel and Symfony)

Vue.js

React.js

GraphQL

REST

MSSQL

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Git

PHPUnit

Jest

Cucumber

Agile methodologies

Docker

Education

2:1+ degree in Software Engineering

Job description

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We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to sit in our Portsmouth office and get stuck into the hard stuff.

This is a FULL TIME OFFICE BASED position.

Company Description
At Genius Money and V3 Recruitment we are rebuilding the way recruitment and payroll works. We operate in high-pressure regulated environments where precision matters and speed wins. Our platforms cut through complexity, automate the heavy lifting and keep our clients moving in construction and logistics across the UK. This is a chance to work directly with a hands-on CTO who still builds, ships and solves problems every day.

Role Description
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to sit in our Portsmouth office and get stuck into the hard stuff.

• Full-time office-based
• Direct line into the CTO
• Work ticket by ticket delivering clean working code with precision
• At times you will be asked to shape epics and tickets yourself - always aligned with the CTO's direction
• Build new features, fix problems in old systems and keep everything running fast and reliable
• Work on a mix of greenfield projects and legacy systems - both matter and both need doing right

About You

• Loyal dependable dedicated and disciplined - integrity to your team is constant
• Hardworking and willing to regularly work overtime to get the job done right
• Patient and pragmatic - improvements are earned through delivery
• Adaptable and open-minded - not devout about processes from the past and able to improve what we have under the CTO's direction
• Strong communicator who can cut jargon down to what matters
• Able to work independently while being open to guidance
• Problem-solver who does not quit when it gets messy
• Respectful - confident in your skills without arrogance
• Confident resilient pragmatic and results-driven
• Clear judgement and able to balance speed with quality
• Experienced in building new systems and fixing legacy
• Keeps calm under pressure and still delivers
• Raises the bar for those around them by example

Working Style

• Execute CTO direction with precision
• Deliver independently ticket by ticket
• Own your work from start to finish
• Patient and disciplined - credibility comes from delivery before pushing change
• Step up to define epics and tickets when required
• Adapt processes to fit the team and business rather than forcing old habits
• Hardworking dedicated and willing to put in overtime when required to ensure delivery is done right

Technical Skills (Essential)

• Node.js
• PHP (Laravel and Symfony)
• Front-end frameworks: Vue.js and React.js
• APIs: GraphQL and REST
• Databases: MSSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Git and version control best practices
• Testing frameworks (PHPUnit, Jest, Cucumber)
• Agile methodologies without the ceremony - we take a very lean approach
• Docker CI/CD and cloud hosting
• Architecture scalability performance tuning

Education

• 2:1+ degree in Software Engineering

Experience

• 7+ years in software engineering
• Proven ability to deliver independently on complex systems while aligning with overall technical strategy

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