Paxton Access
Senior Software Engineer
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Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer – Brighton
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, with our team of over 400 employees spread worldwide.
We pride ourselves on creating a vibrant environment, with a focus on excellent company culture. Our teams make Paxton a fantastic place to work, offering brilliant benefits for every role. Our priorities include:
- Career progression and training
- Recognising individual achievements
- HydFriendly work-life balance
Bonus Benefits
Our supportive environment encourages your personal and professional growth. Every year, we offer:
- An exciting social calendar featuring:
- Wine tastings
- Cooking classes
- On-site yoga sessions
- Staff parties and more—you’ll rarely miss an event
- Loan schemes:
- Tech equipment
- Cycle hire
- Travel income tax protection
- Season ticket loans
- Healthcare benefits:
- Private medical insurance (opt-in)
- Healthcare cash-back plan
- 75% discount on fitness memberships locally
- 2 hybrid working days per week (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
- Holiday entitlement:
- 25 days annually (plus bank holidays)
- Flexible option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days/year
- Recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work for in the UK by Best Companies™.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our Brighton office, with expertise in building scalable, high-quality solutions to support our most critical products: flagship access control technology.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-calibre software for our core systems, ensuring both performance and reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers and coach team members to drive continuous improvement.
- Feature development and bug fixes, following project specifications and requirements.
- Coordinate project requirements, planning, and reporting to ensure successful delivery.
- Collaborate with the:
- Principal Engineer
- Apps-Team
- Cloud-Team
- Oversee the technical integrity of:
- User interfaces
- Backend API(s)
- Mobile applications
- Cloud services
- Embrace test-driven design (TDD) and industry best practices.
- Risk mitigation: Proactively identify problems early in the development process to keep projects on track.
- Provide input to designs, suggest improvements, and participate in final decision-making to ensure deliverables advance efficiently.
- Conduct code reviews for your own and others’ work, maintaining best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Review and refine requirements, technical specifications and design documentation, ensuring product excellence.
- Contribute to evaluating and choosing architecture and technology stack for future products.
This is You
We’re looking for a driven, collaborative technologist with:
Required Qualifications
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- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).
- Strong backend development experience, particularly with .NET and C#.
Strong Technical Skills
- Spanning both sides of the development stack:
- .NET Web API back-end frameworks
- HTML5/CSS3, front-end technology (preferably Angular/React)
- Database knowledge, including:
- Schema design
- Query optimisation
- Storage solutions
Preferred (but not essential)
- Azure cloud services (deployment, architecture, or DevOps).
- Demonstrated architecture leadership, contributing to overall planning for-products or teams.
- Commitment to improving cognitive diversity—embracing varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
The Attitude
- Client service and customer mentality—your code affects lives.
- We value great interpersonal skills: passion for collaboration, mentorship, and knowledge sharing.
- Flexible thinking: we want the best ideas, regardless of whether it comes from one team member or another.
- Commitment to ourselves:
- Be resourceful about then-science
- Take initiative to own and improve.
- Flexibility in respecting your colleagues, even when they express differing opinions.
If this sounds passionate to you—applying is encouraged! Experience doesn’t have to match every bullet point; we want to hear your ambition and how it aligns with creating great solutions.
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