We’re looking for people to join the Access family, who share our passion for believing in better, and who will help us continue to grow.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You. - is central to our success and how we give our customers the freedom to do more of what's important to them.
What does Access offer you?
We offer a blended approach to office working, encouraging you to collaborate and connect in one of our thriving offices. We deliver on what we say, taking the development of our people seriously. We’ll work with you to progress your success plan and provide opportunities to accelerate your career.
Key Responsibilities:
Own development quality standards for all PS engineering output — defining what 'good' looks like and enforcing it through review, testing, and sign-off processes
Lead or directly conduct meaningful code reviews for significant features, integrations, and custom development — providing substantive architectural feedback
Establish and own release governance: production readiness criteria, release sequencing, and the decision to ship
Build and maintain authoritative technical knowledge of the SHR CRS codebase — becoming the go-to expert on its architecture, data model, integration points, and risk areas
Lead architectural design decisions for new PS development work before development begins
Serve as primary technical mentor and coach for PS engineering contributors
Partner with the Head of Technical Solutions as the technical counterpart in customer-facing conversations requiring architectural depth
Maintain awareness of all active PS engineering workstreams, identifying technical risks early and escalating where commitments are at risk
Minimum Qualifications / Must Haves:
8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead architect capacity
Proven hands-on engineering depth — comfortable reading, reviewing, and reasoning about production codebases directly
Demonstrated experience establishing or significantly improving development quality standards and release practices
Strong architectural reasoning: evaluating design trade-offs, identifying systemic risk, recommending sustainable solutions under real delivery constraints
Working knowledge of modern CI/CD principles (pipeline design, environment promotion, automated quality gates, release risk management)
Cloud architecture literacy — well-architected reasoning across cost, resilience, and scalability trade-offs
Active, hands-on use of AI-assisted development tooling, with a point of view on how it should be governed at team scale
Experience with enterprise SaaS or hospitality technology systems with third-party integrations and production risk
Ability to cover Pacific Time Zone hours, with minimum availability through 12:00 PM PT Monday–Friday
Excellent written and verbal English communication
What are we all about?
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered business management software providers. It provides solutions that empower more than 160,000 small and mid-sized organisations in commercial and non-profit sectors across Europe, USA and APAC, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what's important. Its innovative cloud solutions and integrated AI software experience across multiple Access products transform how business technology is used.
With over 9,300 talented individuals driving innovation and customer excellence, we’re shaping the future of work. And we want you to be part of it. At Access, people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, high-performing culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive. If you’re excited about this role - even if your experience doesn’t tick every box - you might be exactly who we’re looking for.
We believe in equality for all and the transformative power of diversity. So why not join our vibrant team, where you can love what you do, love how you live, and most importantly, be authentically you?
Let’s make a difference together.
Love Work. Love Life. Be You.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead architect capacity
- Proven hands-on engineering depth; comfortable reading, reviewing, and reasoning about production codebases
- Demonstrated experience establishing or significantly improving development quality standards and release practices
- Strong architectural reasoning: evaluating design trade-offs, identifying systemic risk, and recommending sustainable solutions
- Working knowledge of modern CI/CD principles (pipeline design, environment promotion, automated quality gates, release risk management)
- Cloud architecture literacy with well-architected reasoning across cost, resilience, and scalability trade-offs
- Active, hands-on use of AI-assisted development tooling, with a point of view on governance at team scale
- Experience with enterprise SaaS or hospitality technology systems with third-party integrations and production risk
- Ability to cover Pacific Time Zone hours, with minimum availability through 12:00 PM PT Monday-Friday
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
The Access Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Access Group and has not been reviewed or approved by The Access Group.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are positioned as flexible and personalized, supported by a platform that lets employees tailor their package and view total reward information. Salary sacrifice options such as Cycle to Work and holiday trading add further choice and customization.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Health and wellbeing support is described as broad, spanning health cash plans, occupational health, dental cover, gym and eyecare schemes, and digital coaching resources. Lifestyle discounts and commuting-related perks are also highlighted as part of the overall offering.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pay progression can be meaningful for some individuals, with examples of significant salary growth and promotions over time. Career development and internal growth opportunities are also framed as contributors to improved compensation outcomes for certain roles.
The Access Group Insights
What We Do
The Access Group is one of the largest UK-headquartered providers of business management software to small and mid-sized organisations in the UK, Ireland, the US and Asia Pacific. It helps more than 100,000 customers across commercial and non-profit sectors become more productive and efficient. Its innovative Access Workspace cloud solutions transform the way business software is used, giving every employee the freedom to do more of what’s important to them. Founded in 1991, The Access Group employs approximately 6,800 people.
