Backend Developer / Full Stack

PayTech Nexus Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

PayTech Nexus Ltd in Auckland is seeking a Backend Developer / Full Stack to design, build and deploy high-quality software across financial platforms and mobile apps. You will focus on backend development, APIs, and microservices, while collaborating with product and engineering teams to meet business goals.

You will drive CI/CD pipelines, implement automated tests, and uphold engineering best practices. Strong teamwork, communication, and mentoring skills are essential in this fast-paced

Qualifications

• Full lifecycle software development experience, from requirements to deployment and support.
• Ability to design, develop, and deploy high-quality software solutions.
• Experience leading APIs/services development and adopting architecture standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and unit testing of software applications, APIs, and services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and governance.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with stakeholders across teams.

Skills

Full Stack

Backend

Java

CI/CD

Microservices

DevOps

OpenTelemetry

Selenium

Tools

GitHub Actions

TeamCity

Octopus

Jenkins

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

AWS CloudWatch

Job description

About the job Backend Developer / Full Stack

All About the Role:

• Developing new products and strategies, and taking them to market efficiently and seamlessly
• Designing and delivering tailored solutions, implementing complex technology assets, and leading transformation programs to establish new standards for client operations
• Building clients' internal skills, knowledge, and capability in critical domains
• Transforming client processes and optimizing management practices to improve performance
• Experience in cards /payments - desirable

As a backend developer, you will bring:

• Strong technical expertise across the full technology stack, with a particular focus on backend development.
• A strong passion for designing, developing, and deploying high-quality software solutions.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including partnering with stakeholders to gather requirements, design solutions, develop and deploy, and provide monitoring and support.
• Lead the design, development, and unit testing of software applications, APIs, and services in line with architecture standards and engineering best practices across financial platforms and mobile apps.
• Proficiency in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that incorporate automated testing and governance.
• In-depth knowledge of microservice architectures and distributed system design patterns.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, enabling effective teamwork.
• Prior experience in mentoring and developing junior engineers.

Technical Skills:

This position is highly technical and requires proficiency across a wide range of tools, languages, and frameworks. While expertise in every area is not expected, experience or familiarity with most will support success in the team:

• Full Cycle Engineering (design, implementation, operation, and management)
• Full Stack Technologies: Web APIs, Java
• Testing Frameworks: Selenium, mountebank, Pact, xUnit
• DevOps & CI/CD Pipelines: GitHub Actions, TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins
• Monitoring & Observability: OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch