Software Engineer

Have you ever walked into a place and felt right at home? People are chatting, laughing and exchanging ideas; they’re deeply invested. No one’s afraid to speak up, experiment or fail. It’s a place where you’re celebrated for the value you add, not the title you come with, and you’re supported to do what makes you happy. 

It’s what makes Phocas special. 

And there’s more to Phocas’s special character – we have a rich twenty-year history as a trailblazer in data analytics and financial analytics. Each day we process vast quantities of data to help our customers find insights they can use to run their businesses better. Our push for excellence has helped us grow to 300 people in 6 offices across the world, with headquarters in Sydney and Product & Development here in Christchurch. 

People love working at Phocas because of our amazing culture. We have some of the happiest employees around, and even happier customers. We delight our customers by doing the hard work for them, using the latest cloud technologies and best tools for the job. 

Our FP&A applications are so simple yet powerful our own CFO can’t stop raving about them. As an engineer on a cross-functional team, you’ll help develop crucial business tools with significant real-world impact; helping our customers assess performance, make critical business decisions, and identify and solve problems.  

What are we looking for? 

• You are a confident, experienced engineer who can make and communicate well-informed technical and architectural decisions

• Strong history of developing web applications, ideally using C#, SQL and React / TypeScript 

• Experience delivering software products that run on cloud-based infrastructure (preferably Amazon AWS) 

• A creative approach to problem solving and a dedication to delivering business value rapidly

• Enthusiasm, passion, a willingness to learn, and a growth mindset

• Sense of fun and a genuine desire to work as part of a diverse and collaborative team that is empowered to make decisions
• Bonus points for: experience working on financial products, working with data at scale, successfully leveraging test automation

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 look for people with a growth mindset, and we give all our engineers one day a fortnight to focus on learning and development 

• Our office – spacious, conveniently located in sunny Sydenham, and plenty of parking for four-, two- or even single wheeled vehicles

• Southern Cross, Life, TPD and Income Protection Insurance 
• Extra paid parental leave 

• Flexible/hybrid working policy  

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.

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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