Senior Software Engineer
🚀 Senior Software Engineers (Level 1 & Level 2)
📍 Portsmouth (Hybrid – ~1 day per week / Fortnight in the office)
💰 Level 1: Up to £75,000 | Level 2: Up to £85,000 + Bonus + Equity
🌍 Build the Future of Payments with AI at the Core
HireQ Talent is partnering with a rapidly scaling international tech business entering a transformational growth phase. Already operating at global scale, the company is now investing heavily in greenfield development, including the creation of a next-generation payment platform to support its expanding international operations.
At the heart of this evolution is the adoption of agentic AI, enabling smarter automation, enhanced decision-making, and more intelligent, adaptive systems across their platform.
They’re now hiring two Senior Software Engineers to play a critical role in this journey:
- Senior Software Engineer (Level 1) – up to £75k
- Senior Software Engineer (Level 2) – up to £85k
This is a unique opportunity to combine cutting-edge AI, fintech innovation, and large-scale engineering, all while helping shape brand-new systems from the ground up.
💡 What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll help design, build, and scale the next generation of the platform:
- 🧠 Engineer greenfield solutions, including a brand-new global payments platform
- 🤖 Work on systems leveraging agentic AI for automation and optimisation
- 🚀 Design and deliver scalable, high-performance applications end-to-end
- ⚙️ Contribute across the full stack using modern frameworks and cloud technologies
- 🔍 Tackle complex challenges across distributed, high-volume systems
- 📈 Drive improvements in performance, scalability, and resilience
- 🤝 Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver impactful features
- 👥 Support and mentor other engineers (particularly at Level 2)
- 🎯 Influence technical direction and architecture decisions
🛠 Tech Environment
You’ll be working within a modern, cloud-first ecosystem:
- React
- C# / ASP.NET
- SQL
- Azure
- Distributed systems & scalable architecture
- Exposure to AI-driven / agent-based systems
🌟 What They’re Looking For
- Strong experience building scalable, production-grade applications
- Comfortable working across the full stack
- Experience or interest in AI-driven systems or intelligent automation
- Ability to take ownership and deliver autonomously
- A problem-solving mindset with a focus on quality and performance
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Leadership and mentoring experience (especially for Level 2)
🎯 Why Join?
This is more than just another engineering role, it’s a chance to work at the intersection of AI, fintech, and global-scale platforms.
- 🚀 Be part of building a brand-new international payments platform
- 🤖 Work with agentic AI and modern, evolving technologies
- 🌱 Major investment in greenfield projects and innovation
- 📈 Join at a key moment in the company’s growth journey
- 💡 A culture that values ownership, ideas, and technical excellence
- 🌍 Build systems that operate at global scale
🎉 What’s On Offer
- 💰 Competitive salary (Level 1 up to £75k | Level 2 up to £85k)
- 🎯 Performance-based bonus
- 📈 Equity in a scaling business
- 🏥 Health & wellbeing support
- 🏖 Generous holiday allowance
- 📚 Learning & development funding
- 💻 Modern kit + home office support
- ⚡ Flexible, hybrid working
🔥 Ready to Build What’s Next?
If you’re excited by AI-powered systems, greenfield development, and building impactful financial technology at scale, this is your opportunity.
Apply now and help shape the next generation of global payments in a exciting Technology Business that's already a Huge success!