System Developer

SWIFT
Newmarket, United Kingdom
7 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
£ 40K

Job location

Newmarket, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Databases
Data Integrity
Software Debugging
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
Data Logging
Code Restructuring

Job description

Swift Recruit is a growing driving & logistics recruitment business operating in a fast-paced, compliance-heavy sector.

We run on a fully in-house built CRM system that has evolved over time and now includes:

  • Booking management
  • Driver scheduling
  • Timesheets & payroll workflows
  • Contract generation
  • Multi-user access levels
  • KPI tracking & performance dashboards
  • AI-powered call logging
  • Compliance documentation tracking

We are now looking for a technically strong developer to take ownership of the system, refine it, and scale it properly.

The Role

You will work directly with our technical director and senior management to:

  • Improve and optimise our existing in-house CRM
  • Refactor and clean up legacy areas of the system
  • Strengthen database architecture and performance
  • Improve automation across bookings, contracts and payroll
  • Enhance reporting dashboards and KPI tracking
  • Develop smarter AI integrations (call logging, performance analysis etc.)
  • Improve security, permissions and data integrity
  • Build scalable systems as the company grows
  • Rigorous testing of new features

Requirements

Essential:

  • 2-5 years experience in software development
  • Strong database experience (SQL, schema design, optimisation)
  • Experience building or maintaining CRM systems
  • API integration experience
  • Understanding of user roles, permissions & audit trails
  • Experience working on production systems with real users
  • Strong debugging and refactoring ability
  • Experience using Lovable AI
  • Ability to work alongside existing development team

Highly Desirable:

  • Experience with automation & workflow systems
  • AI integration experience
  • Dashboard/reporting system experience
  • Ability to improve legacy code without breaking production

The Type of Person We Want

  • Calm under pressure
  • Structured thinker
  • Takes ownership
  • Can challenge ideas constructively

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