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Job summary

South and North Ltd is seeking an experienced Software Developer to play a hands-on role in the ongoing development and enhancement of the Infomate web platform and the Infomate iOS mobile application.

The role covers the full software development lifecycle — from investigating business and user needs, through design, coding, and testing, to release, documentation, and post-release support — across the platform's community, service, marketplace, motor, and property modules.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, consult on, and analyse the software and system requirements of the Infomate platform across its community, service, marketplace, motor, and property modules, working with product owners, editorial staff, and sales colleagues to translate business and user requirements into clear technical specifications.
• Review the existing Infomate web platform and iOS mobile application to identify technical limitations, performance bottlenecks, and deficiencies in existing workflows, processes, and development procedures, and recommend practical improvements.
• Develop, test, debug, and maintain application code in accordance with the company's established testing protocols, coding standards, and release procedures, including diagnosing and correcting defects identified through internal QA, monitoring, and user feedback.
• Build and maintain source code for new and existing features of the Infomate web platform and mobile application in accordance with system requirements, solution designs, and detailed technical specifications, while maintaining code quality, reliability, and performance.
• Prepare, update, and maintain technical documentation, system documentation, end-user technical guidance, and internal operating procedures for the software modules and features under the developer's responsibility.
• Provide technical input and recommendations to management on proposed software initiatives, including effort assessments, development cost estimates, software upgrades, third-party services, and whether solutions should be developed internally or acquired externally.
• Collaborate with UX designers, back-end engineers, editorial, and advertising operations teams to develop and deliver end-to-end software features across the Infomate web and mobile platforms, including functionality supporting user-generated content, curated content, local services, marketplace listings, and paid advertising placements.
• Participate in solution design discussions, code reviews, testing, and release planning, and contribute to the ongoing improvement of development standards, technical practices, and knowledge sharing within the engineering team.

Job description

Primary address of work: 25 Veronica Street, New Lynn, Auckland
Vacancy number: 1
Employment type: Permanent full time
Minimum hours per week: 30 Hours
Maximum hours per week: 40 Hours
Minimum hourly rate (low salary range): $72/ hour
Maximum hourly rate (high salary range): $75 / hour
Pay frequent: Monthly

Company Overview

South and North Ltd is a New Zealand-based digital media and technology company that owns and operates Infomate (infomate.co.nz) — a community-focused online platform that connects Kiwis with local news, events, marketplace listings, property, motoring, and services across New Zealand.

Delivered through both a web platform and a dedicated iOS mobile application, Infomate is organisedaround three core areas — social support, business, and lifestyle — and brings together curatededitorial content and user-generated content in a single, locality-aware product. Users can browsecommunity listings, search for local services, discover events, engage with the Locally and Livesections, and participate through Matepoints, our engagement and loyalty programme. The platformalso operates a paid advertising business, providing local businesses with a targeted channel to reachtheir community.
Behind the platform is an in-house engineering team that continuously ships new features across web and mobile, maintains a growing content and user database, and works closely with editorial, sales, and operations colleagues to keep the product fast, reliable, and relevant to New Zealand users. As our user base and commercial partners continue to grow, we are investing further in our engineeringcapability and are seeking an experienced and technically strong Software Developer to join ourAuckland office.

Job Summary

South and North Ltd is seeking an experienced Software Developer to play a hands-on role in theongoing development and enhancement of the Infomate web platform and the Infomate iOS mobileapplication. The role covers the full software development lifecycle — from investigating businessand user needs, through design, coding, and testing, to release, documentation, and post-release support — across the platform's community, service, marketplace, motor, and property modules.

The successful candidate will work closely with product, editorial, sales, and operations colleagues totranslate business and user requirements into working software features, improve the performanceand stability of existing modules, and help shape the platform's technical direction as its user baseand advertising business continue to scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate, consult on, and analyse the software and system requirements of the Infomateplatform across its community, service, marketplace, motor, and property modules, working withproduct owners, editorial staff, and sales colleagues to translate business and user requirementsinto clear technical specifications.
• Review the existing Infomate web platform and iOS mobile application to identify technicallimitations, performance bottlenecks, and deficiencies in existing workflows, processes, anddevelopment procedures, and recommend practical improvements.
• Develop, test, debug, and maintain application code in accordance with the company's established testing protocols, coding standards, and release procedures, including diagnosing and correcting defects identified through internal QA, monitoring, and user feedback.
• Build and maintain source code for new and existing features of the Infomate web platform andmobile application in accordance with system requirements, solution designs, and detailedtechnical specifications, while maintaining code quality, reliability, and performance.
• Prepare, update, and maintain technical documentation, system documentation, end-usertechnical guidance, and internal operating procedures for the software modules and featuresunder the developer's responsibility.
• Provide technical input and recommendations to management on proposed software initiatives,including effort assessments, development cost estimates, software upgrades, third-partyservices, and whether solutions should be developed internally or acquired externally.
• Collaborate with UX designers, back-end engineers, editorial, and advertising operations teams todevelop and deliver end-to-end software features across the Infomate web and mobile platforms,including functionality supporting user-generated content, curated content, local services,marketplace listings, and paid advertising placements.
• Participate in solution design discussions, code reviews, testing, and release planning, and contribute to the ongoing improvement of development standards, technical practices, andknowledge sharing within the engineering team.