Software Engineer

Dexters; Teddington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexters' growing technology team is seeking enthusiastic Software Engineers to join and impact our product portfolio, designing, building, and evolving the systems powering our business.

You will champion engineering principles, own features from concept to delivery, and collaborate with Product, QA, and other stakeholders. The role is hybrid with occasional travel to London. Salary: £45,000 - £55,000.

Qualifications

• Strong PHP OOP experience and Laravel knowledge.
• Experience building APIs and frontend integration.
• Familiarity with Docker and source control.

Responsibilities

• Build, design, and deploy new features.
• Break down complex requirements into scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and other stakeholders.
• Maintain code quality and adhere to SOLID principles.

Skills

OOP PHP

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Requirements breakdown

Tools

Laravel

Vue

HTML/CSS/JS

REST APIs

Docker

Go

Job description

As a growing technology team at Dexters, we are seeking enthusiastic and skilled Software Engineers to join our team. You will have an impact across the full portfolio of Dexters products, playing a key role in designing, building, and evolving the systems that power our business.

You will help shape how we develop, improve, and scale our platforms, ensuring high-quality, maintainable software at all times. We are looking for someone who champions strong engineering principles, takes ownership of features from concept through to delivery, and collaborates closely with Product, QA, and other stakeholders.

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Location: Hybrid (very occasional travel to London)

Key Responsibilities

• Build & Deliver New Features – Take a leading role in designing, developing, and deploying new features and products.
• Break Down Complex Requirements – Analyse and decompose complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate Across Teams – Work closely with developers and other areas of the business to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with company objectives.
• Maintain Code Quality & Standards – Write concise, SOLID, and extensible code that provides a strong foundation for future scalability.

Requirements

• Strong OOP programming skills (PHP)
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to understand and break down complex requirements
• Automated testing experience
• Source control experience
• Laravel framework experience

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., Vue)
• HTML, JavaScript, CSS (SASS)
• Experience building REST APIs
• Familiarity with Docker
• Go

Technical Values

Passion:

You should be passionate about your work and eager to grow both professionally and personally. We encourage continuous learning and will provide the tools to support your development. You should actively apply the skills you gain to improve our platform and engineering practices.

Communication:

Clear communication of complex technical ideas demonstrates deep understanding. As our tech team continues to grow, collaboration will be key to our success. You should feel comfortable working cross-functionally with various areas of the business and contributing to technical discussions.

Strong Software Engineering Principles:

The code we write today forms the foundation of our platform as we scale. We value concise, SOLID, and extensible code. You should understand a range of software design patterns and know when to apply them effectively.

Keen interest in problem solving:

We are revolutionising the property world and to do that we need to solve problems for our customers. Here at Dexters we often are solving problems that might not have a self-evident solution - so you need to be interested in finding elegant solutions whilst showing initiative in consistently improving our methodologies, systems and products.

Interview Process

All applicants will be required to complete a pair programming exercise alongside one of our Senior Engineers.