Software Developer

About nib | Ko Wai M­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ātou

Here at nib, we pride ourselves on our innovative and passionate approach in offering Kiwis affordable, world-class health and life insurance.

We believe in “challenging the status quo” and admire the diversity of thought and seek out people with an intrinsic need to make the world a better place. Health and wellbeing go hand in hand with our ‘future state’ strategy.  Ehara i te toa takitahi (success is not achieved alone) - you will be joining a collaborative, innovative and driven team with the following benefits:

• Free health, life, income protection insurance + discounts for family members

• Hybrid work environment: work from home and the Auckland office

• Join a supportive and dedicated team where you can develop and enhance your career

• An exceptionally generous leave policy including 22 days annual leave, cultural leave, 18 weeks fully paid parental leave for all parents

• Short term incentive programmes

About the role | He Aha Te Tūranga

As the Software Developer, you are responsible for the design, development and support of applications and platforms to support a range of business needs and deliver value to nib members and end users.

• Collaborate with Business Analysts, UX, Architects, and stakeholders to ensure solutions align with requirements, design standards, and architecture

• Ensure applications meet performance, quality, and design documentation standards for stakeholder sign-off

• Embed quality practices across the SDLC, including test automation (unit, integration, UI) where practical

• Maintain strong security awareness, proactively identifying and addressing vulnerabilities

• Resolve production issues within SLA and support root cause analysis

• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and reporting to proactively detect issues

• Develop and maintain technical documentation to support systems and knowledge sharing

• Support and coordinate production processes, releases, and environment management

• Provide Level 2 production support, including troubleshooting, change management, and enhancements

About you | Ko Wai Koe 

You bring commercial experience developing solutions using modern programming languages such as Node.js and C#.

You have hands-on experience with JavaScript frameworks including React and AngularJS, alongside solid expertise in web frameworks such as MVC and Rails. Your technical capability extends to working with relational databases like SQL Server and PostgreSQL.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate an architectural mindset, with a sound understanding of core software engineering principles, and possess a strong grasp of modern web application development.

You’ll bring:

• Degree qualification in relevant IT discipline

• Advocate for good software engineering practices such as automated acceptance testing, continuous integration and continuous delivery

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) (desired)

• Familiarity with ORMs (e.g. Entity Framework, NHibernate) and databases (including NoSQL) (desired)

• Exposure to automated testing and mocking frameworks (desired)

• Understanding of Agile/Scrum development practices (desired)

• Front-end experience with native JavaScript and modern CSS (desired)

• Exposure to mobile application development (desired)

If you're ready to step into a role that will challenge and reward you daily and provide an opportunity to build on your career, then please apply today!

Diversity, equity and inclusion | Te kanorau me te whakaurunga

We embrace an inclusive working environment.  We are LGBTQIA+, disability and neurodiverse inclusive, and welcome people from diverse backgrounds aiming to create a work environment where employee differences such as age, culture, nationality, accessibility, and education are valued to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

Our hybrid working model provides our employees with the flexibility to work from one of our office Hubs and from home based on what works best for them and their team. We make a commitment to come together with purpose and are excited to share moments that matter with one another.

Our Hubs are purpose built to support focused work, connection, and collaboration with peers. We provide a new starter benefit as well as ongoing financial support to set up and maintain a functioning home workspace. At nib, we’re committed to creating a flexible working environment where you’re free to be you.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history check) prior to commencement of employment.

Next steps: If successful, you will receive an email from Sapia.ai inviting you to complete an online, chat‑based assessment.