Top Software Engineer Jobs in New Zealand

Senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable enterprise software using Java and cloud technologies. The role includes translating business needs into technical solutions, optimizing performance, conducting code reviews, championing testing and quality standards, resolving production incidents, mentoring engineers, setting technical standards, and participating in Agile development and on-call support.

Build and maintain mission-critical SaaS and API platform systems. Develop scalable, fault-tolerant, accurate software; improve customer experience; and establish engineering best practices. The role requires strong computer science fundamentals, database expertise, distributed-systems experience, and effective collaboration. Automotive parts knowledge and Rust experience are advantageous.

Lead and mentor a software engineering team while contributing hands-on to backend software development, architecture, code quality, testing, and technology roadmaps. Guide delivery of high-quality solutions, foster collaboration and continuous improvement, support hiring and onboarding, communicate progress and risks, and help execute strategic objectives in a high-performance distributed cloud environment.

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.

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.

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.

Design, develop, test, and support embedded software for security products using embedded Linux, RTOS platforms, ARM silicon, and modern C++. Collaborate with hardware engineers on board bring-up, debugging, integration, and performance improvements. Contribute to requirements, technical documentation, code reviews, automated testing, troubleshooting, and agile delivery while applying secure boot, cryptography, and embedded security practices.

Own important user-facing product areas end to end, from ambiguous direction through architecture, implementation, production rollout, measurement, and ongoing improvement. Build across frontend, backend, APIs, infrastructure, native clients, and AI systems. Use AI coding agents, observability, automation, testing, and evals to increase safe autonomy and reduce recurring manual work while maintaining production reliability and product judgment.

Build foundational platform services, libraries, APIs, tooling, and scalable backend systems using C# and .NET. Develop modern frontend applications with Angular or similar frameworks, contribute to architecture and API design, and deliver secure, accessible, observable, well-tested software. Collaborate across engineering teams, use Azure and containerization tools, support CI/CD delivery, and mentor less experienced engineers. The role requires weekly attendance at the Auckland office and existing New Zealand work authorization without sponsorship.

Develop and design software across ERP, APIs, integrations, mobile applications, and web solutions. Lead technical implementation decisions, mentor developers, contribute to architecture, refine backlogs, identify risks and dependencies, support sprint planning, and promote secure, maintainable engineering practices. The role also contributes to cloud deployment, DevOps improvements, technical product decisions, and adoption of AI-assisted development tools.

Builds and supports CI/CD pipelines, test and mission operations software, and infrastructure for flight, spacecraft, launch, and production systems. Automates manual processes, maintains Docker and Kubernetes environments, supports stack-test and launch operations, and collaborates with IT and cross-functional engineering teams. The role also includes software development, documentation, code reviews, ticket sizing, and agile teamwork.

Develop and deliver full-stack software features using Angular and .NET, from design through deployment. Write maintainable, secure, high-quality code; investigate and resolve technical issues; contribute to architecture and technical discussions; participate in retrospectives and demos; and mentor junior developers. The role also involves applying CI/CD, cloud, containerization, testing, and performance best practices while collaborating across teams.

Develop and maintain features for an agentic AI platform supporting a SaaS solution. Responsibilities include designing, testing, deploying, and maintaining applications and APIs; contributing to architecture, scalability, and performance discussions; conducting code reviews; collaborating cross-functionally; and resolving technical issues. The role requires enterprise software experience, AI development knowledge or willingness to learn, and cloud experience, preferably AWS.

Monitors hardware fleet performance, investigates collar and tower issues, triages technical support tickets, coordinates incident resolution, and maintains operational documentation. Builds internal tools, dashboards, automations, alerting, and workflows to improve issue detection, data visibility, and global Fleet Operations scalability. Collaborates with support, deployment, product, and engineering teams, with occasional customer-farm visits and rostered on-call duties.

Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-availability brokerage systems for Japan. Develop backend microservices, APIs, financial integrations, and middle- and back-office systems supporting multi-currency transactions, accounting, settlement, and Japan-specific regulations. Collaborate with global engineering teams and Japanese regulators, vendors, and partners; translate requirements into technical solutions. Participate in incident response, on-call rotations, architecture, mentoring, recruitment initiatives, and regional engineering projects.

Lead development of the end-to-end factory testing, traceability, and process-control stack. Build scalable AWS tooling to capture factory data, power databases, APIs, dashboards, and data pipelines. Define quality, security, observability, and release standards. Shape technical roadmap and architecture while mentoring and growing engineers.

Own backend-heavy full-stack integrations from architecture through production operation. Build and maintain integrations with Outlook, Xero, and practice-management systems, collaborating with product to define solutions and iterating based on real usage. Responsibilities include designing robust systems, observability, performance, incident response, production health, and end-to-end delivery using an AI-native development workflow.

As an Intern Software Engineer, you'll work on real projects in R&D, learning to design and implement scalable products alongside an experienced engineering team.

Design and implement open source networking solutions, collaborate with cloud providers, and contribute to technical documentation and community efforts.

Design, develop, and maintain cloud-based analytics applications for life sciences supply chain operations. Build scalable backend services, provide architectural guidance, write high-performance code, and collaborate with data scientists, architects, product teams, and QA. Contribute to product strategy, estimate and track complex initiatives, support Agile development, and participate throughout the software development lifecycle.