senior software engineer

Job Reference - CCO6039-AA

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Job Description:

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.
You must have full right to work in the UK.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept remote worker applications.

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
Keep momentum - no passengers
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

Please contact Alvin, (url removed)