Intermediate Software Developer

The Role:

Propellerhead seeks a bold and curious Software Developer to join our core service delivery team. This is an Auckland-based position which will require both working from home and working in the office. This is a permanent full time position, with 40 hours per week guaranteed, you must be based in Auckland, New Zealand.

You will be designing and building interesting and challenging software products for our customers. Your team will consist of like-minded software craftspeople and will operate with a degree of autonomy seldom experienced in other organisations.

We are looking for someone who will enthusiastically help our customers move into the next generation of the internet (Web3), with an interest in blockchain, AI, edge computing and/or self-sovereignty of data and identity. 

Salary range (per annum): $87,000 - $110,000 dependent on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Feature and application implementation

• Implementing solutions from user stories and designs.

• Breaking down stories into technical tasks with Analysts.

• Ensuring deliverables are production-ready.

• Applying Engineering standards and practices.

• Reviewing working software with Analysts for internal demos; Product Owners lead client-facing demos.

• Collaborating with Analysts to identify risks and define mitigations using the Engineering risk framework.

Skills and Experience Required:

• A minimum of 3 years of demonstrable experience as a Software Developer

• Experience in software design for architecture with separate but interdependent components.

• You can produce clear and concise design documents.

• You have excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate between requirements and technical tasks.

• Must have experience using .NET/ C# & React frameworks

• Must be AWS certified

• Must have previous experience with the following skills: CI/CD, Rest API, Test Driven Development, Docker & Containers

• Implementing user stories and working closely with product owners

• Past experience with client demos

• Backlog estimation and planning 

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or higher

Preferred Tech stack Experience:

• Experience in JavaScript or TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js or similar front-end frameworks.

• Hands-on experience deploying to Azure and/or AWS.

• Previous experience with Go and Rust is advantageous

About Propellerhead:

Propellerhead is a leading software services company that designs, delivers, and maintains large-scale, custom-built digital platforms across a range of technologies. We place emphasis on producing technology which is meaningful, has value, and can make a difference in the world. We foster long lasting and trusting relationships with all our clients, and we have worked with a diverse range of commercial, non-profit, and government organisations over our 20 years in the market.

How We Build Software: 

We build software by structuring solutions in a product-centric manner and focusing on continuously delivering improvements from a backlog of features. These features are taken from real stakeholder needs linked to clear objectives. As a result, our digital platforms are a mixture of custom components and external services which produce a powerful and engaging experience when combined.

Overall Job Benefits:

• Be part of an innovative world-class team, with a culture of learning and collaboration.

• Contribute to interesting, diverse, and commercially minded work for well-respected clients.

• Opportunity for professional growth and development.

• Fortnightly knowledge sharing sessions, with lunch.

• This role is Auckland based, office attendance is required. Work within our beautifully designed office and from home (hybrid working model).

• Propellerhead is an equal opportunity workplace which is free from discrimination.

Cover Letter:

*Please note - only applications with a cover letter will be reviewed.*

It's very important to us that you include a cover letter with your application - it's your chance to tell us more about who you are and what you value.

At Propellerhead, we use AI thoughtfully as part of our delivery practices - considered integration helps us stay at the forefront of technology and create innovative, valuable solutions for our clients.

In recruitment, however, AI isn’t used to assess skills, experience or suitability for a role. Every application is reviewed by a real person to ensure a fair, engaged and thoughtfully human process.

Therefore we kindly ask that you refrain from using it in your application. We're excited to learn about your unique experiences and ideas, so please apply as your authentic self!