Engineering Team Lead - Platform

We're looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to join the Platform squad at Plexure! Become part of a global, growing SaaS company based in Auckland CBD (+ 3 WFH days per week) during an exciting point in our growth journey.  

Who are we?

• Plexure redefines the customer experience and drives results through personalized mobile marketing and next-generation loyalty programs for household names such as McDonald's.
• Our industry-leading customer engagement data platform has over 300 million users in 65+ countries around the globe.

What will you do?

• Become the people leader for our Platform Squad: 4 Software Engineers & 1 Test Engineer.
  
  • Provide coaching & mentorship through regular 1:1's.
  • Conduct performance reviews. 
  • Identify & support growth opportunities. 
  • Foster a positive, supportive and collaborative environment that motivates the team to succeed.

• Enable the team through technical leadership: 
  • Work in close collaboration with the Product Manager & Architect to decide on what to build and how to get there.
  • Take accountability for delivery. 
  • Help unblock the team when they encounter complex challenges.
  • Support the continued adoption of agile practices. 
  • Identify & action opportunities for process improvement. 

• Your team's mission:
  • Focus on enhancing the developer experience by designing and building innovative tools and workflows that empower teams across Plexure to accelerate their development processes, deliver higher-quality solutions, and scale efficiently as we grow. 

What will you bring to the party? 

• A background in backend development with C#, .Net.
• Experience building cloud services at scale. 
• A passion for helping people succeed! You'll bring experience mentoring engineering teams and supporting their growth.
• Strong communication skills and a knack for fostering collaboration. 
• A desire to innovate, challenge the status quo and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment alongside good humans!

What's in it for you?

• Joining a cloud-first organization where you get the opportunity to work with cutting edge technologies.
• Flexible working that suits your work-life balance! Need to do the school run or save time not sitting in traffic today? No problem - we trust you can do an excellent job from anywhere and are here to support you!
• Paid wellness days! You'll get 4 each year + a paid day off in the month of your birthday.
  
• Ongoing career development and support- Receive ongoing coaching and career development support along with a $2,000 yearly training budget to use towards upskilling yourself!
• Work from home allowance - we'll give you a one off payment of $ 1,000 to help you get set up at home.
• Fully paid health insurance for yourself and discounts for family members (Southern Cross - Wellbeing 2).
• We've got you covered with life insurance and illness or injury income protection too.
• New hospitality benefits - grab a free lunch or dinner in one of Sky City's restaurants (twice a year!) + you'll have a monthly credit at TANK.
• Summer hours! If there's nothing pressing left to do on a Friday arvo, finish up at 1:00pm (December - February).
• Free Udemy subscription– choose from more than 200,000 available courses online!
• Mental wellbeing support such as EAP Services.
• Paid volunteering time off.
• A brand new office and an active social club that organizes events each month.

Why do our employees love working for Plexure?:

• "I collaborate with a lot of teams across the business and have gained a lot of exposure to different areas."
  
• "We use state of the art cutting edge technology. It's great to work with different tech."
• "You get appreciation for the work you do. I receive recognition from my leadership, peers and clients. I feel valued."
  
• "We are a very diverse team - we have people from all over the world! We work hard but also like to have fun."