Senior Software Engineer

Phocas Ltd; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross health insurance

Life insurance

TPD and income protection

Extra paid parental leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Phocas Christchurch is seeking a senior full-stack engineer to drive the Rebates product. You will build and evolve features across the full stack, work directly with customers, and shape the architectural direction of the Rebates product.

We value React on the front end, Java or C# on the back end, and strong cloud experience (AWS). A customer-first mindset and experience in small teams are essential, with a finance-interest considered a big plus.

Qualifications

• Senior-level full-stack experience with React on frontend and Java or C# on backend.
• Comfort with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud experience, ideally AWS.
• Experience using AI to accelerate a team and adoption of tools.
• Customer-first mindset with direct customer communication.
• Experience in a small team with no room to hide.
• Finance background or genuine interest in financial software.
• Results-oriented: ship quickly and measure impact.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve features across the full stack: front end, back end, and data layer.
• Work directly with customers and bring their problems back into the product.
• Help shape the architecture and engineering direction of the Rebates product.
• Lead by example, setting a high bar for the team through the quality of your work and your approach to problems.
• Ship things. Quickly. And then make them better.

Skills

Senior full-stack

React

Java

C#

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

AI tooling

Customer focus

Small team experience

Finance domain interest

Job description

Rebates logic is genuinely hard. If that sounds like a selling point to you, read on.

At Phocas, we’ve spent 20+ years helping businesses feel good about their data. We’ve grown from a small UK startup to a global company of nearly 300 people, and our Christchurch Product & Technology team is at the heart of what we build. We move fast, we take calculated risks, and we care deeply about shipping things that make a real difference to our customers.

Our Rebates product sits right at the centre of that mission. Rebates, whether paid or received, are central to how our customers run their businesses. Nearly every distribution company operates a rebates scheme, and most of them find it painful. We’re fixing that, and we want someone with the energy and drive to help us move faster.

What you’ll do

You’ll join a small, high‑impact team and immediately have real influence over the direction of the product. This is a greenfield opportunity in a domain that is complex, customer‑visible, and strategically important to Phocas.

• Build and evolve features across the full stack: front end, back end, and data layer.
• Work directly with customers and bring their problems back into the product.
• Help shape the architecture and engineering direction of the Rebates product.
• Lead by example, setting a high bar for the team through the quality of your work and your approach to problems.
• Ship things. Quickly. And then make them better.

What you’ll bring

• Senior‑level full‑stack experience, with strong React on the front end and Java or C# on the back end.
• Comfort with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud experience, ideally AWS.
• Experience using AI to accelerate a team, not just your own output. You’ve introduced tools, changed workflows, and brought others along.
• A customer‑first mindset: you’re personable, curious about users, and happy talking directly with customers.
• Experience working in a small team where there’s been no room to hide, and you liked it that way.
• A finance background or genuine interest in financial software is a big plus.
• Results‑oriented: you’re impatient to ship, willing to take some risks, and you measure success by what actually gets out the door and makes a difference.

Why work at Phocas?

• The people: ask anyone at Phocas what they love most about working here, and you’ll get the same answer every time.
• Real influence: small team, greenfield product, and a domain that’s central to Phocas’s strategy. What you build matters.
• Genuinely hard problems: rebates logic is complex and customer‑visible. You’ll never be bored.
• 10% PD time: one day a fortnight dedicated to learning and development.
• Sunny Sydenham office: spacious, central, with parking for cars, bikes, and scooters.
• Benefits: Southern Cross health insurance, life, TPD and income protection, extra paid parental leave, and more.
• Flexibility: hybrid working and flexible hours.

Phocas is an Accredited Employer and we support international talent, but due to current visa settings and processing times, we can only consider applicants with current New Zealand working rights.

Phocas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.