Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

MHR Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

At MHR, our employees are central to our success and play a key role in helping customers achieve sustainable high performance. With a team of over 900 professionals, we work to make things flow smoothly, whether it's for large organisations or individual employees. As businesses face rapid changes in the world of work, our team is here to help them adapt and thrive.

By focusing on the core needs of efficiency, productivity, growth, and impact, our employees use their expertise to deliver real solutions through our People and Finance platform. This system, which covers finance, HR, payroll, and learning, helps businesses run more smoothly and make better decisions in real time.

With over 40 years of experience behind us, MHR’s track record as a high-performance organisation is built on clear goals, a shared vision, and strong communication – all of which we pass on to our customers.

MHR is more than just a place to work; it’s a platform for empowerment. Joining us means bringing innovation, technology, and teamwork seamlessly removes obstacles, enhances your skills, and allows you to focus on what’s most important to you – work that matters.

With us, you’ll grow, find your flow, and make a lasting difference in your career, your team, and your impact.

We’re building LLMs into every primary part of our product and processes – not as bolt-ons or gimmicks, but as core infrastructure and how we deliver value to our customers and users. It’s difficult work. Do you want to be part of that?

This isn’t another front‑end build or API integration exercise. We want to introduce a scale of functionality that is right at the edge of the current state‑of‑the‑art and need flexible, experienced, clear problem solvers to help.

• We need people who can move comfortably between layers – who can reason about problems, not just code features.
• You’ve built production‑level software, ideally spanning both client and server sides.
• You understand how a front‑end interacts with back‑end logic, and how to stitch systems together pragmatically.
• You’re not fazed by ambiguity – you can figure out the shape of a solution before there’s a spec.
• You might describe yourself as a full‑stack engineer, systems thinker, or experimental problem‑solver rather than a pure developer.
• You’re likely the sort of person who has side projects because your day job doesn’t stretch you enough.
• These problems are hard and the solutions are harder – you can communicate both clearly and kindly.
• We don’t care if your strongest skill is Type Script, Python, Go, or something else; depth in one language matters less than how you think, deconstruct, and build.

• Access to over 60 internal training courses, professional qualifications, and cross‑departmental mentoring and coaching programs
• 24/7 access to a GP through Help at Hand for you and your family, confidential mental health support, and paid sick leave
• Ability to purchase or sell additional holiday days beyond 25 days and bank holidays
• Enhanced Family leave
• My MHRewards offering discounts at over 900 retailers
• Monthly employee recognition program and departmental awards
• Referral bonus scheme of up to £2,000
• Employee‑led social events such as running clubs, football teams, book clubs, and bake‑offs
• On‑site subsidised restaurants offering a variety of fresh meals daily
• Opt‑in benefits schemes such as private medical insurance and dental coverage

We value the well‑being, financial stability, and inclusivity of our employees, and strive to provide a supportive working environment.

At MHR, we’re completely committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where all voices are heard, and everyone feels valued and supported.

Whatever your background, abilities and experiences, if you’re excited by this role we want to hear from you. If you require assistance for an interview, please let us know and we’ll make sure your needs are met when you arrive.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Information Technology
• Software Development