Senior Software Engineer

Ref: BH-18965 Posted 13 hours ago
Ref: BH-18965 Posted 13 hours ago
New Zealand, Auckland
$125000 - $150000 per annum
Salary (NZD)
Permanent
Job type
Software Engineering
Specialisation
About the role

Why you would like it:

  • Hybrid OR fully remote: flexible hours, async delivery, prime offices for collaboration, and a generous wellbeing budget.
  • Kiwi-founded unicorn. Join a bold, playful brand that turns “accounting software” into delightful, customer-centric experiences.
  • Grow through challenge. Stretch projects and close collaboration with senior engineers accelerate learning - real exposure, real impact.
  • Build with a global crew. Day-to-day you’ll solve problems alongside teammates on two-plus continents.
  • See your code matter. What you ship supports more than four million small businesses worldwide. 
The Opportunity:

Potentia is supporting the next growth phase of a fast-scaling, product-led technology company engineering teams next growth wave - driven by recent acquisition, innovation in AI, and workflow automation. You’ll join a squad that releases to production in days, not months, thriving on adaptability, systems thinking, customer focus, and a clear bias to action. One sprint you might refine real-time workflows; the next you’ll lift an ML-powered reconciliation feature - all in a fun, creative, fast-moving environment.

Company Profile:

Our client is a global SaaS company born in Aotearoa, now supporting over 4 million+ small businesses across 100+ countries. They give small firms big-company tech, an extensive ecosystem, and a supportive community that delivers strategic advantage. It’s a values-led, high-performing organisation, and you’ll see this DNA in every part of the business. 

The Role:
  • Build scalable cloud services and intuitive React UIs; automate everything you can.
  • Write automated tests for function, performance, and security.
  • Diagnose and resolve production issues, driving root-cause fixes.
  • Contribute to architecture talks, peer reviews, and shared engineering standards.
  • Keep CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure humming while helping refine agile flow.
Your Fit:
  • Strong skills in C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, React frontends, or similar, plus curiosity for new tech.
  • Confident debugging across the stack and building cloud infrastructure-as-code.
  • Comfortable with TDD, trunk-based development, and secure-by-design principles.
  • Collaborative, assertive self-starter with a bias to action and a scaling mindset.
  • Adaptable systems-thinker who keeps the customer front and centre.

Build awesome software while enjoying true flexibility, Kiwi-rooted culture, and global collaboration. Ready to supercharge small business and your career?

Hit "Apply now" and start the journey today.

REF: 18965


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Auckland
$125000 - $150000 per annum
Salary (NZD)
Permanent
Job type
Software Engineering
Industry
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Sam Nowell
Director
+6421673467
sam@potentia.co.nz
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