Software Engineer – Retail ERP (PHP, Java, React.js)

CompanySage

LocationWinnersh, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/21/2026

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Programmers and software development professionals

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£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)

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Description

Job Description

Location: Hybrid – Winnersh *3 days per week in the office Department: ERP – Retail Division Employment Type: Full-time

About The Role

The Software Engineer will contribute to the support, maintenance and development of our existing Retail ERP within Sage’s Retail division. This is a mature platform, composed of a PHP core and supplementary Java microservices.

Longer term, we’re also building a new ERP product - a fresh platform, a modern tech stack, and a chance to shape something from the ground up. As part of this transformation, we’re looking for a Software Engineer with strong experience or a keen interest in developing expertise in Node.js and TypeScript to join our growing team.

You’ll contribute to the design and development of high-quality, scalable features, working closely with product and engineering teams to deliver solutions that drive performance, flexibility, and customer value.

Key Responsibilities

Working on continuous improvement initiatives on the existing Retail ERP product, based on a modern AWS hosted tech stack, increasing the usability, quality and maintainability.

Spec’ing out and developing a new ERP product on a modern AWS hosted tech stack.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality features.

Writing and maintaining automated, unit and integration tests.

Ensuring software quality, using continuous delivery and deployment practices.

Supporting the transition from legacy systems and mentoring peers unfamiliar with the new stack.

Tech Stack & Tools

PHP
Java
Node.js & TypeScript
GitHub for source control
AI-powered development tooling
Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines

Essential Criteria

Minimum 2 years’ coding experience with at least two of PHP, Java and TypeScript.

Strong in PHP and/or Java (demonstrable capability/desire to learn languages on the job)

Experience of CI/CD development

Solid grounding in software quality/testing
Experience working in Agile environments.
Familiarity with continuous deployment practices.
Strong understanding of source control using GitHub.

Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools.

Ability to work collaboratively in a hybrid team structure.

Experience of writing and maintaining tests at all levels of the test pyramid

Why Join Us?

Work with a modern tech stack and shape the future of retail ERP.
Experience the full software development lifecycle, working on both a mature product and as part of the team completing a new product build.
Join a team that values innovation, autonomy, and impact.
Collaborate with engineers who are passionate about doing things differently.