Engineering Lead

Valocity Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Valocity is seeking an Engineering Lead to shape the future of their product and technology. This role involves driving technical strategy, leading a high-performing team, and ensuring product excellence in performance, security, and reliability. Join a collaborative, innovative culture focused on sustainability and impact.

Benefits

Hybrid work

Birthday leave

Parental leave

Long service leave

$100 wellbeing gift

Funded growth plans

Global innovation days

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with deep hands-on expertise.
• Leadership of cross-functional tech teams in SaaS environments.
• Proven experience with microservices, APIs, and domain-driven design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for a key product.
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle: analysis, design, delivery, and support.
• Drive DevOps practices, automation, and continuous delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Innovation

Adaptability

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud Infrastructure

Observability Tools

Job description

Are you Ready to engineer global impact?

At Valocity, we’re redefining how the world makes property decisions for people and planet. With cutting-edge AI, smart data, and a passion for sustainability, we empower banks, brokers, valuers, insurers, and governments to make faster, smarter, and greener decisions across 3,000+ cities globally.

Recognised as Scale-Up of the Year (India) and 2024 Future of Living Challenge Winner (Saudi Arabia), we’re scaling fast, and we’re just getting started.

Your mission as Engineering Lead

This is your opportunity to shape the future of our product and technology. As Engineering Lead, you’ll drive technical strategy and delivery for one of our core platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with product, business, and architecture leaders to make bold, forward-thinking decisions, while leading a high-performing team that brings ideas to life.

You'll be hands-on, deeply technical, and focused on outcomes (from design to deployment) with an eye on security, scalability, and sustainability.

What you’ll do

• Lead the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for a key product
• Make pivotal technology choices that shape future growth
• Guide and grow a cross-functional team of engineers and testers
• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle: analysis, design, delivery, and support
• Ensure the product excels in performance, security, reliability, and cost-efficiency
• Drive DevOps practices, automation, and continuous delivery
• Lead incident response, mitigation strategies, and reliability improvements
• Collaborate across Valocity’s global tech leadership to align on standards and innovation
• Champion engineering culture, continuous learning, and team development
• Foster innovation and experimentation in your domain

What we’re looking for

Experience and skills

• 5+ years in software engineering with deep hands-on expertise
• Leadership of cross-functional tech teams in SaaS environments
• Proven experience with microservices, APIs, and domain-driven design
• Deep understanding of non-functionals - performance, security, availability, reliability
• Track record of shipping scalable SaaS products in fast-paced environments
• Familiarity with modern CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and observability tools

Attributes that set you apart

• Passion for innovation, sustainability, and delivering real-world impact
• Collaborative and empathetic leader with strong communication skills
• Growth mindset - always learning, always sharing
• Curious, adaptable, and excited by big challenges
• A strong belief in “done once, done right”

"At Valocity, I’m empowered to challenge the status quo. We build, learn, and improve every day—with support from an incredible global team." – Senior Engineer

What it’s like to work at Valocity

We’re a global team with local heart. Our culture is collaborative, innovative, and purpose-driven. You’ll join a group of curious minds who love solving big problems and having fun doing it. We value autonomy, continuous learning, and helping each other thrive.

Perks and benefits

• Hybrid work: Flexibility to work from home + vibrant office collaboration
• Birthday leave: Take your special day off, on us
• Parental leave: Generous leave for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Long service leave: Extra annual leave after 5 years
• $100 wellbeing gift: For whatever keeps you healthy and happy
• Funded growth plans: Fuel your learning and development
• Global innovation days: Connect, create, and celebrate with teammates worldwide

Join us

Bring your vision. Bring your voice. Help us build the future of sustainable property technology.

Applicants must have NZ work rights and ideally be based in New Zealand.