About us
At Westpac New Zealand, our purpose is to Help New Zealanders Succeed. As a Bank and one of New Zealand's leading employers, we are passionate about helping people. We are taking action today to create a better future for the people who bank with us, work with us, invest in us or are part of our broader communities.
Mō te tūranga | About the Role
Join Westpac NZ as a Senior Backend Developer in our Product Engineering – Cards and Consumer Finance team. You’ll play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable applications using backend technologies. You’ll replace a critical legacy system with modern tech stack starting from scratch.
Ko tō mahi | What you’ll do
- Design, develop, test, and maintain applications and integration solutions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring system stability.
- Implement changes aligned with design specifications and evolving business needs.
- Analyse recurring issues and lead continuous improvement initiatives.
- Maintain and refine support procedures to ensure resilience and minimise downtime.
- Contribute to release and deployment processes, ensuring accurate documentation and compliance.
- Implement automated testing and ensure high-quality code through code reviews and continuous integration practices.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
- At least 10+ years’ experience across API and Backend development
- Proficiency with server-side development (Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, IBM MQ).
- Experience in DevOps such as CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and deployment automation.
- Experience using AI for design and development.
- Strong knowledge of database schema design, transactions, and queries.
- Exceptional influencing and communication skills, with the ability to guide individuals toward fast and effective outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving skills using systems thinking and analytical approaches.
Skills Required
- At least 10 years of experience in API and backend development
- Proficiency with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and IBM MQ
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and deployment automation
- Experience using AI for design and development
- Strong knowledge of database schema design, transactions, and queries
- Exceptional influencing and communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills using systems thinking and analytical approaches
Westpac Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Westpac and has not been reviewed or approved by Westpac.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Extensive paid and unpaid leave options span wellbeing leave, Culture/Lifestyle/Wellbeing days, purchased leave up to 12 weeks, career breaks, and various specialized leaves. This breadth supports work-life balance and accommodates a wide range of personal circumstances.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental provisions include 16 weeks full pay (or 32 at half pay) for primary carers, four weeks for support carers, and continued superannuation during unpaid parental leave. Additional supports cover domestic and family violence leave, Family Pathways leave, and grandparental leave.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources include counselling and coaching services, workplace mental health training, free nutrition advice, and health insurance access with pre‑existing conditions covered if joined promptly. Financial and lifestyle perks include banking discounts for employees and families and the myDiscounts program.
Westpac Insights
What We Do
Westpac is Australia’s oldest bank and company, one of four major banking organisations in Australia and one of the largest banks in New Zealand. We provide a broad range of banking and financial services in these markets, including consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services. We also have offices in key financial centres around the world including London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore. Westpac Group's portfolio of financial services brands and businesses is focused on our vision, which is "To be one of the world’s great service companies, helping our customers, communities and people to prosper and grow.”
