Intermediate Software Engineer

  • New Zealand
  • Auckland
  • Permanent
  • Hybrid, 5% Bonus, Health Cover + More

Talent’s client is seeking an Intermediate Software Engineer (also suitable for candidates with titles such as Software Developer, .NET Developer, or Cloud Engineer) to join their collaborative team building a modern cloud platform that impacts millions of users.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with 3-6 years’ experience who’s motivated to grow into a Senior role over the next few years.

What you’ll be doing

  • Design, develop, test, and deliver new features for a cloud platform
  • Investigate and resolve production issues
  • Backend and integration engineering focus
  • Take part in code reviews and modern engineering practices

Tech you’ll work with

C#, .Net, Cosmos DB, SQL, Git, Azure DevOps, Docker, Bicep, New Relic, Azure

What we’re looking for

  • 3+ years’ backend engineering experience with C# and .NET – confident building and maintaining robust services in production
  • Cloud development exposure – ideally Azure, but AWS or GCP experience also welcome
  • Strong grounding in modern engineering practices – pair programming, peer code reviews, and automated testing are second nature to you
  • CI/CD familiarity – you understand how software flows from code to production and can contribute to smooth, reliable pipelines
  • Testing mindset – experienced in writing and maintaining unit and integration tests that give confidence in quality and performance
  • Problem-solving ability – skilled at debugging complex issues, breaking them into manageable chunks, and proposing practical solutions

Nice to have: event-driven systems, IaC (Bicep/Terraform), CI/CD pipeline design, non-relational DBs

About you

  • A collaborative, friendly teammate with great communication skills
  • Strong problem solver who takes initiative
  • Growth mindset – driven to become a Senior in 2-3 years
  • Quality-focused and invested in good engineering practices

Benefits

  • 4 wellness days + birthday leave
  • $1,000 WFH setup allowance
  • Paid health, life, and income protection insurance
  • $2,000 annual training budget + free Udemy subscription
  • Summer hours (1pm Friday finish Dec-Feb)
  • Free SkyCity restaurant vouchers + Tank credits
  • Paid volunteering day + wellbeing support (EAP)

Experience with large-scale cloud-based systems and cloud native environments is highly valued – please expand on this in detail when submitting your CV.

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