What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer position at Phocas Software?
Across 20 years of delivering financial planning and analytics products that are powerful yet simple to use, we’ve tackled complex challenges head-on. Along the way, we’ve had our share of failures, but we learn fast, adapt, and keep moving forward.
This mindset keeps us at the leading edge—creating products that don’t just help businesses; they change the way people work.
We don’t believe in micromanagement. We empower our teams to solve customer problems in the best way they see fit—trusting them to make good decisions, take ownership, and drive meaningful impact.
We move fast, but never recklessly. Learning and improvement are key to our success, so we set aside time for everyone to focus on personal growth — because better people build better products.
We work hard, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. Whether it’s running a paper aeroplane competition, our weekly group curry expedition or celebrating wins together, we believe work should be fun.
You'll be a key player in a small, dynamic product team, shaping the direction of development and driving best practices. You'll leverage your expertise to solve complex challenges, mentor other engineers, and continuously refine agile processes. Your impact will extend beyond code—guiding technical decisions, fostering collaboration, and helping the team deliver high-quality, innovative solutions.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Understands modern web technologies – You’re confident working with C#, web APIs, React, TypeScript, AWS, GraphQL, and big data tools.
- Moves fast but stays thoughtful – You know when to shift up a gear and when to seek more information.
- Has a growth mindset – You’re always learning and looking for ways to improve.
- Is supportive & collaborative – You thrive in a team environment, helping others succeed as much as yourself.
- Loves solving tough problems – You get energy from breaking down complexity and devising elegant solutions.
- Wants to have fun – You bring a positive energy and enjoy working with great people.
Why work at Phocas?
- People – when we ask what people like about working here, 'the people’ is the single most common answer
- Social/fun stuff – opportunities to get together, sometimes (optional) silly games, & food. We all really like food.
- 10% PD Time – we give all our engineers one day a fortnight to focus on learning and development
- Our office – spacious, conveniently located in sunny Sydenham, plenty of parking for four-, two- or even single wheeled vehicles.
- Benefits: Southern Cross, Life, TPD and Income Protection Insurance, extra paid parental leave, educational reimbursement and more!
- Flexibility: Hybrid working policy, flexible hours
Phocas is an Accredited Employer and typically we are strong supporters of international talent, but due to current visa settings and processing times, we can only consider applicants with current NZ working rights.
More about Phocas
Over the past 20 years Phocas has grown from a UK-based startup to a global organisation with nearly 300 employees around the world, headquartered in Sydney, with a Product & Development team here in Christchurch.
Phocas helps people feel good about data by doing the hard work for them. We offer a range of products that enable our customers to quickly and easily analyse data from multiple sources, discover insights, and share reports. Our solutions are used by around 30,000 people in businesses across a wide range of industries. We change the way people think and work, and make it easier for them to be decisive and operate with confidence. We pride ourselves on our customer-centric approach and are committed to delivering high-quality software that meets the evolving needs of our clients.
To all recruitment agencies: Phocas does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Phocas employees or any other company location. Phocas will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Phocas is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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