Software Engineer - Front End 12 months contractor

Westpac New Zealand Ltd; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac New Zealand Ltd. seeks a capable web developer to innovate, build, test, and deploy software within project and support contexts. You will quickly master the existing framework and tech stack, engaging in requirement analysis, designing features, and delivering with high quality.

Role focuses on React, TypeScript, JavaScript with a strong UX/UI emphasis, and a solid grasp of CI/CD practices. Flexible, collaborative environment with Agile practices and documentation upkeep.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years substantial web development experience in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge across service layer; affinity with UX/UI and attention to detail.
• Experience with building a product and delivering features.
• Experience with Java, JavaScript, Angular, Redux, Redux‑Saga, SASS, HTML5, Jest, React‑Testing‑Library, Webpack, Docker, Jenkins, Git & Bitbucket, Selenium, Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.
• Experience with functional programming.

Responsibilities

• Innovate, develop, test, and implement new software solutions within project and support/maintenance capacities.
• Master the current framework and tech stack quickly.
• Actively engage in requirement analysis discussions and propose technical solutions.
• Design and develop new product features with minimum defects.
• Contribute to component library and deliver sprint commitments on time.
• Participate in Agile software development practices and maintain documentation.
• Respond to production incidents by troubleshooting and providing solutions.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

UX/UI

Functional programming

CI/CD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Java

Angular

Redux

Redux‑Saga

SASS

HTML5

Jest

React‑Testing‑Library

Webpack

Docker

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

Selenium

Kubernetes

Job description

About us

At Westpac New Zealand, our purpose is to Help New Zealanders Succeed. As a Bank and one of New Zealand's leading employers, we are passionate about helping people. We are taking action today to create a better future for the people who bank with us, work with us, invest in us or are part of our broader communities.

About the Role

In this rewarding role you will be responsible for innovating, developing, testing, and implementing new software solutions within project and support/maintenance capacities during office hours. You will be expected to quickly master the current framework, and technology stack.

• Actively engage in requirement analysis discussions and come up with technical solutions.
• Design and develop new product features with minimum defects.
• Contribute to component library.
• Deliver project sprint commitments on time.
• Participate in Agile software development practices.
• Create, review, and maintain documentation.
• Assessing, analysing, and implementing change based on design and request.
• Utilises experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Promptly respond to production incidents by troubleshooting and providing solutions to them.
• Release and deployment activities (i.e. logging results, documenting technical activity undertaken).

What will you bring?

• 2-5 years substantial web development experience in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Knowledge across service layer. Affinity with UX/UI and an eye for detail is beneficial.
• Experience with building a product
• Products used include but not limited to Java, JavaScript, Angular, Redux, Redux‑Saga, SASS, HTML5, Jest, React‑Testing‑Library, Webpack, Docker, Jenkins, Git & Bitbucket, Selenium, Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines is beneficial.
• Experience with functional programming

Our culture is rich with stories of how our people like to help, our customers, our community and each other. This is reflected through flexible working arrangements to ensure that our people have a balance in their life with those things that are important to them. Through ensuring that we provide opportunities to everyone regardless of what society throws at them, we are a safe place to work where you are treated equally and appreciated.