Top Software Engineer Jobs in New Zealand

Build, deploy, and maintain production-grade AI-powered finance automations using enterprise tools such as Claude and NetSuite. Partner with FP&A, accounting, and Finance Systems to identify valuable automation opportunities, evaluate native AI capabilities, develop scripts and workflows, and support platform upgrades and implementations. Own initiatives from scoping and testing through delivery and ongoing maintenance while helping shape the finance systems AI roadmap.

Build internal tools, dashboards, automations, alerts, and workflows for global fleet operations. Monitor hardware performance, investigate technical issues, manage support tickets, lead root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolutions across engineering, deployment, product, and customer teams. The role combines software development with operational support for IoT hardware deployed on farms, with occasional customer-site visits and rostered on-call responsibilities.

Own escalated network and connectivity issues for an IoT cattle-management platform. Triage tickets, investigate on-farm problems, build dashboards and playbooks, identify recurring issues, track reliability metrics, train support teams, and collaborate with Network and Fleet teams. The role also participates in incident response, conducts field investigations, and translates customer and technical insights into product, process, and network improvements.

Develop and maintain fraud detection, mitigation, and privacy compliance applications. Build primarily backend business logic with Java and Spring Boot, while contributing to React frontend development. Collaborate across the Agile lifecycle with product managers, designers, engineers, and vendors. Identify protection gaps, fix bugs, improve application observability and reliability, and contribute to measurable business outcomes.

Develop and maintain AKS node OS images and CI/CD pipelines, support GPU/network drivers, ensure security/compliance, troubleshoot node provisioning, monitor system health, and collaborate across teams to enable cloud-native and AI hardware access for customers.

Develop and maintain Smartly’s SaaS payroll system across front-end and back-end technologies. Responsibilities include delivering features, clarifying requirements, managing releases, testing, code reviews, bug fixing, and ensuring secure, maintainable, high-performing software. The engineer will contribute to architecture and design, use automation and AI-assisted development, collaborate across the team, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Develop and maintain scalable Python applications, APIs, microservices, and data pipelines using PySpark and Airflow. Deploy and operate solutions on Azure with Docker and Kubernetes, implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and production support. Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and engineering teams on global projects while contributing to coding standards, architecture, testing, documentation, and Agile delivery.

Build and deploy customer-facing web features for Serko’s B4B corporate travel platform using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and C#. Develop accessible interfaces, BFF APIs, tests, monitoring, and infrastructure changes. Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering, lead small projects, participate in on-call support, and contribute to technical standards and team improvement.

Design, develop, and maintain commercial software and cloud-service integrations for identity, access, and credential-management products. Responsibilities include API development, secure coding, testing, performance optimization, reliability, scalability, agile planning, and cross-team collaboration. Senior engineers also provide technical guidance, influence engineering decisions, and mentor teammates.

Build accessible, customer-focused web applications, backend-for-frontend services, and orchestration services using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Python. Integrate reliable AI features, collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering, lead smaller projects, conduct code reviews, deploy and monitor services, and improve product quality through testing, metrics, and observability.

Build and maintain backend microservices and RESTful APIs for a cloud-native SaaS platform. Design secure, scalable, testable solutions; use AI coding tools and review AI-generated code; create unit, component, and integration tests; participate in on-call support; and contribute to Git-based CI/CD, containerization, monitoring, and observability practices.

Build and evolve cloud-native .NET microservices and event-driven systems, contribute to architecture and system design, direct and verify AI-generated code, implement comprehensive test automation, support production observability, work with CI/CD pipelines, and mentor engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing.

Develop cloud-connected embedded and web systems for heavy machinery. Build embedded Linux software in C++ and modern web applications using Angular and TypeScript. Contribute to distributed-system architecture, automated testing, CI/CD, technical documentation, and full lifecycle software delivery while collaborating with global engineering teams.

Build internal tooling and platform improvements for database reliability. Split time between software engineering and database operations: monitoring, observability, performance tuning, incident response, migration to RDS/Postgres, and automating fleet management to improve resilience and developer efficiency.

Develop and maintain safety-critical embedded C++ software for Neutron’s autonomous Flight Termination System. Responsibilities include flight-code development, testing, simulation, deployment tooling, requirements traceability, hardware interfaces, safety analysis, integration, launch operations support, documentation, and regulatory compliance. The role also contributes to architecture, algorithms, risk mitigation, formal reviews, test automation, and system verification.

Build and maintain full-stack clinical workflow and forms software using React, TypeScript, and Java. Responsibilities include designing solutions, developing features, writing automated tests, debugging across the stack, participating in code reviews, and collaborating with experienced engineers. The role also involves learning healthcare technology and contributing to software used in clinical environments.

Design, build, deploy, and support full-stack web applications, REST APIs, and machine-to-machine services. Responsibilities include database and backend development, frontend interfaces, testing, architecture and code reviews, technical decision-making, backlog prioritization, Scrum facilitation, stakeholder engagement, user training, and mentoring junior engineers. The role also serves as deputy team lead and helps establish software engineering standards.

Provides software testing expertise for network management and embedded product projects. Responsibilities include analyzing testing needs, creating test plans and cases, conducting acceptance and regression testing, developing automated testing scripts, reviewing requirements for testability, supporting software quality processes, contributing to release decisions, and mentoring junior team members.

Develop and maintain cloud-based software products, microservices, platform components, and digital solutions. Lead projects, collaborate with business analysts, quality assurance teams, and stakeholders, and mentor software engineers. The role requires full-stack development, systems integration, distributed systems, software security, cloud architecture, and Microsoft Azure expertise, with opportunities to contribute to product development, Agile practices, innovation, and technical leadership.

Design and build scalable software solutions using .NET and C#, contribute to API development, CI/CD, architecture, and product delivery. Collaborate across engineering, product, design, QA, and SRE teams while managing project commitments and timelines. Mentor team members, solve complex technical problems, and continuously improve engineering practices. The role offers opportunities to expand leadership responsibilities in a collaborative SaaS environment.

Build and ship customer-facing business travel features using React, Next.js, TypeScript, and C# APIs. Deliver accessible, responsive interfaces, own production deployment and support, contribute to testing, observability, agile ceremonies, technical decisions, code reviews, and team improvements. Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering to deliver measurable customer value while using AI agents responsibly.

Develop, maintain, test, document, review, and deploy flight software for Electron launch vehicle avionics and ground communication systems. Responsibilities include embedded software development, avionics simulation, unit testing, architecture reviews, requirements approval, trade studies, stakeholder coordination, training, and operational software deployment.

Design, develop, and maintain embedded software products from concept through delivery. Collaborate with hardware engineers on board bring-up, debugging, and integration; analyze performance; resolve complex defects; conduct code reviews; lead technical initiatives; mentor developers; and improve engineering practices and standards.

Develop and maintain automated tests and deployment pipelines for cloud-based construction technology products. Translate marketing requirements into user-focused specifications and acceptance criteria, perform component and system testing, collaborate with developers to resolve defects, and improve quality assurance processes throughout the software lifecycle.

Build and maintain full-stack business-critical software supporting engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and operations. Responsibilities include frontend and backend development, database and infrastructure management, cloud deployment pipelines, user experience improvements, and ownership of internal business-system roadmaps. The role requires close stakeholder collaboration, autonomous project delivery, and end-to-end product ownership.