Senior Frontend Engineer

Tribe Recruitment; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxo, Auckland-based software platform for workshops, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Front End) to join a lean, collaborative team. You will shape the UI that powers workshop planning and on-site work, contributing end-to-end from frontend to occasional backend touches.

Bring strong React + TypeScript production experience, Next.js, and React Native. You’ll own performance improvements, pursue accessible, reliable UI, and work closely with the Front End Lead; AI tooling will be used to

Qualifications

• Strong production frontend experience with React + TypeScript.
• Hands-on Next.js experience or equivalent modern React framework.
• Production React Native experience (Expo) for app stores.
• Clear evidence of frontend performance work and outcomes.
• Collaborative approach with open feedback and proactive communication.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-ready frontend web and mobile components using React/TS/Next.js and React Native.
• Collaborate with Front End Lead on architecture, performance, and design system decisions.
• Prioritize accessibility, testing, and shipping reliable UI.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery while upholding quality and security.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

React Native

Performance

Code Review

Job description

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Tribe Recruitment – Auckland, North Island

About the Opportunity

Auxo builds software that keeps the automotive industry moving. Behind busy workshops, dealerships, fleets and parts retailers, Auxo supports the day-to-day workflows that have to work properly: quoting, job management, invoicing, parts, payments, and all the detail that helps customers get on with the work that matters. Auxo is majority owned by the Motor Trade Association (MTA), has been in the industry for 30+ years, and is now scaling its cloud platform (Auxo Workshop) across Australia. It’s an established NZ SaaS with real momentum and a product people use all day.

They’re hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Front End) to work closely with the Front End Lead. This role is frontend-weighted by design. Most customer value is delivered through UI: the web app is where workshops plan and run their day, and the React Native mobile app is where technicians do the work, often on a workshop floor with patchy connectivity and time pressure. Craft matters here: performance, reliability, usability, and design decisions that keep the product easy to evolve.

You’ll still deliver end to end, including contributing into the .NET / C# backend when needed, so changes land as complete, production-ready increments rather than a handoff between specialists.

Culture fit is important. Auxo is a lean, collaborative engineering team and they do best with people who are practical and friendly, take ownership, are strong but kind in review (they value "disagreeing well"), communicate proactively, and care about customers and outcomes.

Auxo is also growing its AI capability over time. AI tools already sit naturally in the day-to-day, with a simple expectation: use AI to move faster, but keep the quality bar high through good engineering judgement, security awareness, and solid testing. If you enjoy experimenting, sharing what works, and helping a team level up in a practical way, you’ll fit well.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong commercial experience building production front ends with React + TypeScript
• Strong hands-on experience with Next.js (or an equivalent modern React framework)
• Production React Native experience (shipping to app stores; they use Expo)
• Clear evidence of front end performance work (how you measured it, what you changed, and the outcome)
• A collaborative approach: confident opinions, open mind, and solid code review habits

How you Work

• Comfortable partnering closely with a Front End Lead across architecture, performance, and design system decisions
• A quality mindset: testing, accessibility, sensible standards, and shipping safely
• Practical AI fluency: using AI tools to accelerate delivery, then reviewing

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary package aligned to experience
• Supportive, lean senior team with real visibility and influence
• Hands-on front-end work across web (Next.js) and mobile (React Native) that customers rely on daily
• A product and business with momentum, scaling from NZ into Australia
• A culture that values ownership, pragmatism, and high-quality engineering
• A practical opportunity to help shape how Auxo grows its AI capability over time

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.