Mō te tūranga - About the role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of your team while staying hands-on with development. You’ll work across the full software lifecycle, from designing scalable solutions and writing clean, maintainable code to improving deployment pipelines and supporting production environments. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and fellow engineers to turn complex requirements into elegant, practical outcomes.
This is a role for someone who enjoys solving challenging problems, mentoring others and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. You’ll bring strong technical leadership, a collaborative mindset and a passion for building high-quality software that makes a real difference. Whether you’re refining architecture, tackling technical debt or helping others grow, your impact will be felt across the team and beyond.
Role Location: This role can be based in Wellington or Auckland. Let us know what works for you.
Role Type: Permanent
Hours: full time 37.5 hours
Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like
You will be responsible for:
- Leading by example by offering technical leadership while also getting involved in development, testing and business analysis alongside the team
- Accelerating progress on technical debt, platform health and feature delivery
- Helping shape the team’s direction by contributing to solution design and architectural decisions
- Working closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to turn business needs into elegant, practical solutions
- Continuously improving our build, test and deployment processes through simplification and automation
- Creating a learning culture by sharing your knowledge and encouraging others to grow
- Supporting and uplifting others through mentoring, coaching and thoughtful guidance
Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?
To thrive and excel in this role, you should ideally possess the following:
- A strong track record in analysing, maintaining and refactoring large, complex Java codebases, including both monolithic and microservice-based systems using Java 17+ and Spring Boot
- Deep expertise in microservices and API design, along with proven technical leadership in commercial software development
- Practical experience designing solutions for event-driven systems and scalable API integrations
- A solid understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and container platforms such as Docker, OpenShift and Kubernetes
- Confidence working in production environments and collaborating with offshore teams across time zones
- A collaborative mindset with open communication, adaptability to change and a focus on supporting team success
- A passion for solving complex problems, a willingness to explore the unknown and a commitment to helping others grow
