Move to New Zealand - Senior Software Engineer

Propellerhead Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative team culture

Opportunity for professional growth

Fortnightly knowledge-sharing sessions

Competitive salary

Employee Share Purchase Scheme

Job summary

Propellerhead Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join their core engineering team based in Auckland, New Zealand. In this role, you will define technical solutions and actively participate in software design and construction.

The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in software development, high proficiency in programming languages like C# .NET or Java, and experience deploying solutions to Azure or AWS. This role requires regular in-office attendance within a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Software Developer or Engineer, with enterprise-level complexity.
• High proficiency in an enterprise-quality programming language.
• Experience deploying applications to Azure and/or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Define technical solutions aligning with CTO vision.
• Design and construct software across the full stack.
• Drive migration of solutions to standardized languages.

Skills

Software Development

Experience with C# .NET or Java

Understanding of Rust or C++

TypeScript and React

CI/CD pipelines

Software design for microservices

Communication skills

Tools

Azure

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our core engineering team in Auckland, New Zealand.

Role Responsibilities

• Define technical solutions through research and team investigation, in line with the vision directed by the CTO.
• Actively participate in the design and construction of software across the full stack—including code structure, deployment architecture, DevOps, automated testing, and integration of third‑party systems. This will primarily involve the use of large language models, with the expectation you will do virtually no hand‑coding.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and fellow team members to ensure a shared understanding of solution design and roadmap delivery in line with agreed budgets.
• Drive the migration of existing polyglot solutions to standardized Rust and TypeScript, towards more standardized and portable deployment architectures, and pass on technical learning to the broader organisation to embed the technical strategies throughout.

Skills and Experience Required

• 7+ years of experience as a Software Developer or Engineer, including experience working with enterprise‑level complexity.
• High proficiency in at least one enterprise‑quality programming language and its ecosystem, e.g., C# .NET, Java and Spring.
• Experience with a lower‑level language for application or systems development such as Rust (preferable) or C++.
• Experience in TypeScript and React or similar front‑end frameworks, and a well‑developed understanding of web application development.
• Hands‑on experience deploying to Azure and/or AWS, including building CI/CD pipelines and using infrastructure‑scripting frameworks such as Terraform.
• Demonstrable experience in software design for distributed and asynchronous architecture, including microservices and messaging.
• Ability to embrace the use of large language models over hand‑coding and articulate how this has improved delivery speed and system safety.
• Capability to produce clear and concise design documents with the aid of large language models.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate between requirements and technical tasks.

Benefits

• Be part of an innovative team, with a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Contribute to interesting, diverse, and commercially minded work for well‑respected clients.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development.
• Fortnightly knowledge‑sharing sessions, with lunch.
• Competitive salary and an Employee Share Purchase Scheme offering.
• This role is Auckland based, regular in‑office attendance is required. Work within our beautifully designed office and from home (hybrid working model).
• Propellerhead is an equal opportunity workplace which is free from discrimination.

Employment may include a background check, credit history check, and other assessments, and you may be asked to provide evidence of qualifications.