Senior/Int Full Stack Dev - Motors

Trade Me; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI skilling

Home office setup

Utilities allowance

Wellness leave

Sick leave

In-office lunches

Friday drinks

Internal mobility

Job summary

Trade Me in Wellington is seeking a Senior/Intermediate Full Stack Developer to own end-to-end stack delivery in the Motors team, elevate engineering standards, and tackle scalable challenges. You will leverage AI to remove toil and move faster while delivering robust features.

The role emphasizes mentoring juniors, collaborating across squads, and applying new technologies to business problems in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years for Intermediate and 5+ years for Senior in similar software development roles.
• Hands-on experience developing with AI tools.
• Sound C# development experience with .NET Framework.
• Understanding of relational databases and SQL, MS SQL Server.
• Good OO design patterns and appreciation of SOLID principles.
• Strong collaborative mindset with ability to mentor (Senior)

Responsibilities

• Design, estimate, plan, write code, and build unit tests to deliver on squad goals
• Take technical ownership and accountability for projects within your squad
• Build, test, release, and monitor the code you ship to production
• Peer review code authored by other developers and document your work
• For Seniors: Mentor and coach junior members of the team
• Find opportunities to apply new, innovative technologies to solve business problems

Skills

C#

.NET Framework

OO design

SOLID

AI tools

Tools

MS SQL Server

.NET

AI tools

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 16th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

At Trade Me, we're about connecting Kiwi to create the life they want. Whether it's the big things like finding a home, a job, a car or growing their business, or the smaller things, like finding that right bedside table or parting ways with some old stuff. At Trade Me our vision is to be the place where Kiwi look first.

We build experiences that power everyday Kiwi life. As a Senior/Intermediate Full Stack Developer in our Motors team, you'll help us build the most trusted and effortless vehicle marketplace in New Zealand. You will own full-stack outcomes, drive engineering standards, and solve complex technical challenges at scale. We believe in empowering our engineers through AI acceleration-here, everyone leverages AI every day to remove manual toil, move faster, and focus on creative problem-solving.

Here is what you can expect from this role:

• Design, estimate, plan, write code, and build unit tests to deliver on squad goals
• Take technical ownership and accountability for projects within your squad
• Build, test, release, and monitor the code you ship to production
• Peer review code authored by other developers and document your work
• For Seniors: Mentor and coach junior members of the team
• Find opportunities to apply new, innovative technologies to solve business problems

What you will bring to our team:

• 3+ years for Intermediate and 5+ years for Seniors experience in similar software development roles
• Hands-on experience developing with AI tools, and a natural curiosity to continue weaving them into your everyday work.
• Sound C# development experience (or similar) with .NET Framework understanding
• Understanding of relational databases and SQL, particularly MS SQL Server
• Good understanding of OO design patterns and appreciation of SOLID principles
• Strong collaborative mindset with ability to mentor (Senior), adapt, and drive initiative

You’ll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:

#AI and Tech: We live and breathe AI in our daily tasks. We value curiosity and an open mind towards new tech, offering dedicated AI skilling to help you grow and thrive in a fast-changing landscape.

#Flexibility: Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Monday and at least one other day a week.

#Wellness: Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way.

#Leave: We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days of wellness leave each year and 10 days of sick leave from day 1.

#Social: Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. Regular Friday drinks and nibbles, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more.

#Learning: Whether it's on the job, formal training, or mentoring, you'll grow with us from Day 1. We're big on internal mobility and look to our own talent first for new opportunities.

Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.