Senior Software Engineer - Platform Engineering · LIC Head Office - Newstead ·

Livestock Improvement Corporation; Town of Newstead (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading agri-tech company as a Senior Software Engineer to shape technology solutions in the dairy sector. You will design and maintain systems that support innovative products while fostering a collaborative engineering culture. This role encompasses responsibilities in platform modernization, driving high-quality software solutions to enhance the productivity of New Zealand dairy farmers.

Benefits

Flexible working

Employee shares scheme

Extra leave days

Access to health insurance

Onsite facilities (pool, tennis court)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software engineering, particularly with platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud and containerization.
• Experience in agile teams and familiarity with DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement platform services, tools, and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize legacy systems.
• Champion CI/CD practices for legacy-to-cloud migration.

Skills

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Job description

LIC is New Zealand’s leading agri-tech and dairy herd improvement cooperative. We have proudly supported the dairy industry for over 100 years with trusted farming innovations. Our industry-leading technology and genetics products empower farmers to create more sustainable and profitable farms. We believe in the power of technology to help solve the complex challenges in agriculture and are looking for passionate people to join us on this journey.

About the role:

The Senior Software Engineer Platform Engineering offers a significant opportunity to shape technology solutions! Join a future-focused Engineering team dedicated to enabling and accelerating platform adoption for legacy systems across LIC.

As a Senior Software Engineer in our Platform Engineering team, you’ll play a key role in designing, modernizing, and maintaining the foundational systems that support LIC’s technology products and services. This is your chance to drive meaningful transformation and boost productivity in New Zealand’s dairy sector through innovative, scalable platform solutions.

Key Responsibilities in Platform Engineering and Software Development:

• Design, develop, and implement robust platform services, tools, and APIs that accelerate adoption of modern platforms for legacy systems across LIC’s technology products.
• Drive and maintain platform reliability, scalability, and performance to enable product teams to deliver secure, high-quality software solutions rapidly.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to modernize legacy systems into maintainable, cost-effective cloud-native platforms.
• Champion automation, observability, and strong CI/CD practices to streamline development and deployment in legacy-to-cloud migration efforts.
• Lead and contribute to technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and strategic initiatives focused on platform modernization and adoption.
• Continuously identify opportunities to standardize, improve, and simplify LIC’s software delivery pipelines and developer experience during platform transition.
• Mentor and support engineers to foster a collaborative culture that embraces change and innovation in legacy system modernization.
• Ensure all platform engineering activities comply with security, data protection, and regulatory standards.
  

About You:

With a solid background in software engineering and a drive to create high-performing platforms, you are excited by the chance to make a difference in a unique and impactful sector.

• Proven experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to platform or infrastructure engineering.
• Demonstrable skills in building and maintaining scalable backend services, microservices, and API-driven solutions.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud technologies containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• In-depth understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and modern development workflows.
• Proven experience with C# as a primary development language
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex system issues.
• Confidence engaging with a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive alignment and best practice.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, self-development, and knowledge sharing within teams.
• Experience working within agile teams and familiarity with DevOps culture and practices.
• Background in high-availability, secure systems, and compliance (advantageous).

Desirable Skills:

It’s a bonus if you have working experience with some of the below technologies

• Cloud Infrastructure Design
• NodeJS, REST APIs, Microservices
• AWS Services: VPC, Lambda, AWS API Gateway, Transit Gateway, Amazon MQ
• Auth0, RabbitMQ, Confluent Kafka, Mass Transit, Webhooks
• OpenTelemetry, Datadog, JMeter, Snyk, Postman
• Experience in migrating monolithic to microservices architecture.

Why Join LIC – Platform Engineering with Purpose:

• Competitive Salary: We value your skills and expertise. Enjoy a competitive salary that recognises your contributions.
• Flexible working: Split your time working remotely and from our office, making this a great role for someone living commutable distance from our Hamilton office.
• Great Work Environment: At our Hamilton office you'll have free carparking, free EV charging stations, tennis court, pool, and onsite café and social facilities.
  
• Benefits that Matter: You'll receive some great benefits, including extra leave days, access to our employee shares scheme, and discounted health, life, income, and disability insurances.
• Make a Difference: Working in a dynamic technology environment you will play a key role in building the next generation digital platform to help the next generation of New Zealand dairy farmers sustainably feed the world.

If you want to be part of a team that’s driving the technology underpinning the future of New Zealand’s dairy sector, while continuously learning and developing your expertise, we want to hear from you.

Apply now and help us deliver world-class, reliable, and scalable platform engineering at LIC!