Senior Developer (Jade)

Jade Software Corporation Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking technology company as a Senior Developer, where you'll master the JADE language while building mission-critical solutions. This role emphasizes back-end development and operations, focusing on software that supports a global managed service. You'll lead architectural decisions, mentor peers, and contribute to a culture that prioritizes continuous learning and innovation. With a commitment to employee well-being and a people-first culture, this innovative firm offers an exciting opportunity to work on complex technology challenges in a supportive environment. If you thrive in a dynamic team and are eager to make a difference, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working

Health insurance

Parental leave scheme

Community connect leave

Flexi-leave

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in diverse technologies, focusing on back-end development.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows OS architecture, security, and administration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software for global managed services.
• Lead architectural decisions and mentor colleagues in development.

Skills

Object Oriented Programming

Back-end Development

Problem Diagnosis

Communication Skills

Continuous Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JADE Object Orientation

AWS

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Level up your expertise—join Jade Software as a Senior Developer and master the JADE language while building mission-critical solutions!

At Jade Software, our values are at the heart of everything we do:

• People First. Dare to be Different. Live for the Future.
• Customer centric culture
• Certified B Corporation
• Christchurch-based at the Jade Software HQ
• Outstanding benefits including flexible working

ABOUT THE ROLE

Jade Software has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Developer with a focus on Back-end Development and Operations to join our team. The role involves all aspects of providing the software used to deliver our global managed service, including analysis, design, build, deploy, permissions and support. You will be using JADE Object Orientation language and will be required to upskill and develop in JADE.

You will be working on a very technical, mission-critical solution that manages and monitors applications, operating systems, and cloud configurations. This is not your typical business application or front-end development role.

Key responsibilities include:

• Using JADE Object Orientated language, you will be required to upskill in JADE development, installation, configuration and administration.
• Design, develop, maintain, and test software used to deliver our global managed service.
• Take a leading role in the architectural, direction and design decisions.
• Use your experience and specialist knowledge to mentor and upskill your colleagues across the team, division and when appropriate across the organisation.
• Play a leading role when coding, testing, and installing applications, ensuring high quality standards.
• Use your knowledge and experience to contribute to technical direction.
• Use a strategic mindset to identify and implement technology trends that will be able to support the future success of the business.
• Utilise clean coding, comments, and project documentation to demonstrate solutions.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for a talented Senior Developer with experience working in Operations environments:

• A Senior Developer with extensive experience (7 + years) across diverse technologies; ideally with Object Oriented Languages and a focus on back-end development.
• In depth knowledge of Windows Operating Systems; architecture, security and administration
• In depth knowledge of software architecture and design patterns
• The ability to learn new technologies quickly, and have a passion for continuous learning
• Willingness and desire to share your knowledge with your team and peers, providing guidance where needed.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong problem diagnosis and investigation skills.

For this role it would be advantageous to have:

• Relevant AWS or Azure Certifications.
• Knowledge of Networking concepts - network infrastructure, access networks, and OSI network layers.
• Containerisation, Kubernetes, Rancher, Docker, Harbor – Management, Configuration/Api’s

If you are excited about this role and you believe you can bring your skills to exceed at Jade then we encourage you to apply, you could just be who we are looking for, for this or other positions at Jade.

ABOUT JADE

Jade Software is an iconic New Zealand technology company with a global footprint. We specialise in solving complex technology challenges, offering world-class products like Jade ThirdEye and Jade Platform, and developing data-driven solutions. Headquartered in Christchurch, NZ, we also have offices in Auckland, Dunedin, Sydney, and York, UK.

We believe our strength comes from diverse perspectives and a shared commitment to solving real-world challenges for our customers. Our People First culture, drives our customer centric mindset and employee experiences. We offer a suite of amazing employee benefits, from enhanced community connect leave and flexi-leave to our highly supportive parental leave scheme. We prioritise well-being by offering comprehensive health insurance, life and income protection.

Here, you’ll have the flexibility and support to thrive, with opportunities to develop your skills, contribute to meaningful solutions, and shape the future alongside a dynamic team.

Your application to Jade will be reviewed based on your work experience or skills that you can bring to Jade and not on your cultural background, gender, age, disability, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation or any other aspect which makes you unique.