Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid
At the heart of Paxton, we are innovators, we look for ways of harnessing new technology to provide better solutions for our customers. We're a global brand with nearly 40 years of experience, our team of over 400 employees is spread around the world.
We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a great place to work with brilliant benefits that come with any role at Paxton, with an emphasis on career progression, training and development, and recognition of achievement for every employee.
So, what are the benefits?
- We run a great social calendar with wine tasting, cooking classes, onsite yoga, staff parties, monthly internal events and more. It’s rare you won’t see something going on!
- Hybrid working, work from home on Tuesday and Thursdays alongside our flexible working hours scheme.
- Private medical insurance (Opt in) and healthcare cash-back plan with Health Shield.
- Join a Carbon Neutral company – Paxton is Carbon Neutral in the UK, France, Germany & South Africa!
- Modern offices, collaboration spaces, onsite mini-gym, and a gourmet café with subsidised food.
- Discounted fitness memberships up to 75% off in your area with GymFlex.
- Collaborative internal group initiatives like the Green Team, EDI Team, or the Charity Team.
- Tech, bike, and travel or season ticket loans.
- 25-days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can buy & sell up to 5 days a year.
- Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK, by Best Companies™.
About the role
Join our Development team in Brighton where you'll lead and support the software team in designing, implementing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions for Paxton’s product portfolio, ensuring technical integrity across user interfaces, back-end API services, mobile apps, and cloud services.
- Champion module design and feasibility plans, ensuring successful implementation across new and existing product ranges.
- Collaborate with other teams to identify dependencies, mitigate risks, and recommend solutions.
- Provide clear technical updates and articulate proposals to project and management teams.
- Mentor and support team members, communicating technical changes and impacts.
- Review requirements, specifications, and designs to assure product quality.
- Enhance tools and workflows, recommending improvements.
- Push technology boundaries to deliver innovative solutions.
- Investigate and resolve software defects promptly.
- Coordinate and deploy new builds for release candidates.
- Ensure effective development testing, including Unit, Integration, Performance, Stress, and Automation Testing.
- Contribute to decisions on overall software architecture.
- Champion the code review process and ensure timely feedback resolution.
- Build strong relationships with engineers, providing direction and support.
What are we looking for?
- Proven experience in software development, including test-driven and behaviour-driven design methodologies.
- Strong knowledge of C#, .NET, Web API, and advanced front-end and back-end technologies.
- Comprehensive understanding of software design patterns and SOLID principles.
- Experience working with Azure or equivalent cloud services.
- Excellent team player with strong communication, mentoring, and leadership skills.
The right attitude is more important to us than your skills or experience. If you’re excited about a role but your existing experience doesn’t match up with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
We want to collaborate with you and hear your ideas, most of all, we want people to enjoy the journey with us. Take a look at what our team thinks of working here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WH7Pi3--zc