Backend Software Engineer

JobSpace; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly environment

Job summary

Dotmatics is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our agile engineering team in Auckland. This hybrid role focuses on expanding our cloud platform, with hands-on AWS experience and strong backend skills to build and operate scalable services.

You will work on Geneious cloud products, write code in Scala/Java, containerize with Docker, deploy to EKS, and collaborate with scientists and engineers to drive innovation. Remote-friendly environment supporting flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cloud and backend engineering experience.
• Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of biology is not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Geneious cloud products across components.
• Own end-to-end delivery: code, Docker packaging, deploy to EKS and operate in production (DevSecOps).
• Collaborate with colleagues and customers to gather requirements and iterate designs.
• Contribute to testing, documentation and support within a cross-functional team.

Skills

AWS expertise

Java/Scala backend

Education

Bachelor's or Advanced degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes/EKS

Terraform/CloudFormation

Datadog/CloudWatch

Job description

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At Dotmatics, a Siemens company, we believe science, data, and decision-making must be deeply intertwined for innovation to thrive. Our portfolio includes Luma, LumaLab Connect, ELN Platform, Graphpad Prism, Geneious, SnapGene, Protein Metrics, OMIQ, FCS Express, LabArchives, NQuery, EasyPanel, SoftGenetics and Virscidian.

We have a vision for a new Lab of the Future that will change the future of scientific research. We have created the world's most comprehensive digital science platform - best-of-breed software applications already used by more than 2 million scientists, together in a single ecosystem united by a powerful, flexible enterprise data platform. This is not flat data buried away in digital graveyards. This is dynamic, multi-dimensional decision-making.

Scientific enterprises need a new level of effectiveness to achieve tomorrow's breakthroughs. Illness will not wait. The biosphere will not wait. We are tireless in our vision, because the time for innovation is now.

Our global team of more than 800 colleagues are dedicated to supporting our customers in over 180 countries. Together, with our scientific community of users, we accelerate scientific innovation in order to make the world a healthier, cleaner, and safer place to live.

You’ll join a collaborative, global team pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation. Your ideas and efforts will have a tangible impact, accelerating scientific progress and discovery. We offer a dynamic, remote-friendly environment that fosters high integrity and collaboration, empowering you to excel. Dotmatics is a company built by scientists, for scientists. Combined, we are now the world's largest cloud-based scientific research R&D platform. We need your help to keep growing and pioneering the future.

Dotmatics is seeking a Cloud Software Engineer to join our agile engineering team as we expand our cloud capabilities, increasingly to support AI driven tools and workflows. In this role you will bring both hands-on AWS expertise and strong backend engineering skills to both build out and operate our cloud platform.

This is a hybrid position. Our office is based in central Auckland, ideally you will be in a location commutable to the city 1- 3 days per week.

This role will sit on our Geneious Team - one of the leading bioinformatics solutions internationally, used by thousands of organisations from big pharma to researchers in universities. Our software directly supports scientists working in a wide range of important fields from development of lifesaving therapeutics and vaccines through to climate change and food security.

In this role you will get to:

• Develop and maintain Geneious cloud products across their various components. Integrating cloud services or writing new ones (mainly in Scala with some Java). If you don't know Scala, we'll support you in learning.


• Own what you build end to end. From writing code, packaging it as Docker containers, deploying them to EKS, and running them in production (we practice DevSecOps).


• Collaborate regularly with colleagues and customers to establish requirements and iterate on designs.


• As part of a cross-functional development team, take on testing, documentation and support when needed.

We are looking for people who have 4+ years of experience in cloud and backend engineering. A Bachelor's or Advanced Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience is required. Knowledge of Biology is not required, as we have a team of scientists who will help you learn. You will be an engineer that prides themselves on getting things done!

The key skills we are looking for are:

• Hands-on experience with AWS, including services such as EC2, Kubernetes/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, and CloudWatch.


• Strong backend engineering skills in Java and/or Scala, including experience with distributed systems and data‑intensive applications.


• Experience designing and implementing cloud-native architectures including containerization, serverless, and managed database services.


• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.

You may also have:

• Comfort using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code) as part of a modern development workflow.


• Experience building backend systems for AI use. E.g. MCP servers and tooling.


• Strong understanding of cloud security, networking, and reliability best practices.


• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms such as Datadog, CloudWatch, or equivalent.


• Familiarity with FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization tooling.

Research shows us the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting outstanding candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you.

Dotmatics is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work.