Software Engineer at Phocas

Full-time, Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand engineering full-time
Description
Posted 4 months ago

Build complex financial software that actually gets used — and loved.

At Phocas, engineers don’t just write features — they solve real-world modelling, performance, and data challenges for customers making high-stakes financial decisions every day.

For over twenty years, we've helped businesses transform complex operational and financial data into action. That means dealing with scale, ambiguity, multi-dimensional data and performance expectations that don’t allow for shortcuts. We’re now building our next generation of Financial Planning & Analysis products, and we’re looking for engineers who thrive on solving intricate problems with clarity and elegance.

You’ll join a team solving complex problems for enterprise customers, including:

  • Inter-company Eliminations: Creating UI and data capabilities that allow customers to manually or automatically reconcile data between internal business entities when rolling up to Head Office level.
  • Multi-currency: Enabling customers to manage budgets and forecasts across regions with flexible exchange rates and interfaces that support consolidated views in a single currency.
  • Headcount Planning: Designing and delivering a new standalone repository for staff data to support better budgeting, forecasting, and workforce management.

We're looking for:

A full stack engineer with strong front-end capability and solid experience in:

  • React & TypeScript
  • Java
  • SQL and database querying
  • Data modelling and performance optimisation
  • Experience delivering cloud-based applications (ideally on AWS)

You communicate technical decisions clearly, collaborate well across disciplines, and have a bias towards prototyping and iterative delivery. You’re curious, pragmatic, hungry to learn, and motivated by shipping high-quality solutions that make life easier for users.

Bonus points for:

  • Experience with financial or accounting systems
  • Handling large or complex datasets
  • Effective use of automated testing

Why work at Phocas?

  • The people – we hear it all the time: our team is the #1 reason people love working here
  • Plenty of fun and social events – including the occasional silly game and lots of food
  • 10% professional development time – every engineer gets one day per fortnight for learning
  • A sunny Sydenham office with lots of space and parking for all types of wheels
  • Southern Cross health insurance, life, TPD, and income protection cover
  • Extra paid parental leave
  • Flexible/hybrid working options

We’re an Accredited Employer and value 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.

Recruiters, please note: We don’t accept unsolicited agency resumes

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