The Role
Ko waimātou – About us
Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us!
With 300+ stores and over 24,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life. Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them.
Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay ‘byte’-sized and ‘bug’-free.”
Te Tūranga – About the role
Are you the kind of engineer who loves clean code, fast startups, and systems that just work? Join us at Foodstuffs North Island as a Senior Software Engineer - Backend and help shape the future of retail by building software that blends the digital and physical worlds — creating smarter, more intuitive experiences for our customers and teams. We’re on an exciting journey to become a truly customer insights-driven and efficient co-op, and our Digital Engineering team is right at the heart of that transformation.
In this role, you won’t just write code — you’ll help design, build, and scale modern digital products that make life easier for millions of New Zealanders. You’ll work with a talented cross-functional team, get stuck into a wide range of challenges, and mentor others while continuing to sharpen your own skills. Think modern tech stack, agile ways of working, high-quality code, and a healthy CI/CD pipeline — all with a focus on value, simplicity, and speed.
What you'll be doing:
- Designing and developing robust, scalable, customer-facing backend microservices across our digital stack.
- Designing and developing robust, scalable software across full-stack layers, with performance and reliability top of mind.
- Writing clean, well-tested code and contributing to a culture of quality through code reviews, documentation, and engineering best practices.
- Collaborating with product owners, delivery leads and stakeholders to translate user needs into smart, technical solutions.
- Leading by example — helping shape engineering standards, supporting teammates, and actively reducing tech debt.
- Working in a fast-moving agile environment, contributing to backlog grooming, user story refinement, and continuous delivery.
Ngā painga - What we offer
We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits:
- Free carparking -we’ve got over 1,000 carparks, including 36 free EV plugs
- Southern cross health insurance, Foodies superannuation scheme
- Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores
- Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, long service leave
- In-house learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).
He kōrero mōu - About you
You’re an experienced software engineer with a strong technical foundation and a passion for building reliable, scalable systems that make a real difference. With over seven years in the industry, you’ve worked across different environments — from enterprise to start-ups — and have delivered software across the full lifecycle. You care deeply about clean architecture, writing maintainable code, and finding the right balance between innovation and practicality.
You’re curious about new technologies but know how to apply the right tools for the job. You bring a thoughtful, quality-first mindset to everything you build and take pride in delivering work that’s not just functional, but future-fit. You’re also collaborative, open to feedback, and keen to support others while continuing to grow your own skills.
You’ll bring:
- A relevant Bachelor’s degree in software development, computer science, or a related field.
- Experience in designing and developing microservices in Java SpringBoot and Node.js frameworks.
- 7+ years of hands-on programming experience using modern languages and frameworks.
- A strong focus on high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code that performs well in real-world environments.
- Practical thinking around tools and trends — you apply what works, not just what’s popular.
- End-to-end software delivery experience across a range of settings, from agile product teams to consultancy and enterprise projects.
Experience awesome. Achieve Awesome. Be awesomely you.
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, and inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
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The Company
What We Do
Foodies is a cooperative, made up of 22,000 kiwis just like you, working hard to make sure New Zealanders get more out of life. Chances are you have been one of our customers, we serve more than 1.4 million kiwis each week through our PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and Gilmours stores.
We have more than 350 stores up and down the North Island, from Houhora in the far north, to Island Bay in the coolest little capital in the world. And we have support centres in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington.
Check out www.foodstuffs.careers to hear our people talk about what they do, why they do it, and to hear about some of the coolest career opportunities in NZ.
