Backend .NET Engineer – Fintech Platform (Hybrid, Auckland)

Kernel; Auckland; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

On-site Auckland office

Job summary

Kernel is growing its engineering team in Auckland and hiring Software Engineers to build and run backend services behind the investment platform. You will join a small product team of 3–5 engineers, work closely with Product and Design, and report to your Engineering Manager.

This role is based in our Auckland office, with at least 3 days a week on site. We’re a 100% Kiwi owned fintech focused on making wealth accessible.

Qualifications

• Commercial backend experience in C# and .NET.
• Experience shipping backend services to production.
• Cloud-native development on AWS; knowledge of serverless design.

Responsibilities

• Build, test and run backend services and APIs in C#/.NET on AWS.
• Own features end-to-end from planning to production.
• Write robust, testable code with proper error handling and observability.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate customer problems into reliable features.
• Participate in code reviews and pair programming within a small team.

Skills

Backend development in C#/.NET

AWS cloud experience

APIs and event-driven systems

AI coding tools (Claude)

Tools

DynamoDB

GitHub Actions

AWS Lambda

Job description

Kernel is growing its engineering team in Auckland and hiring Software Engineers to build and run backend services behind the investment platform. You will join a small product team of 3–5 engineers, work closely with Product and Design, and report to your Engineering Manager.

This role is based in our Auckland office, with at least 3 days a week on site. We’re a 100% Kiwi owned fintech focused on making wealth accessible.