About the role

The Role:

We're looking for a Lead Engineer to join a high-performing squad within a leading financial services organisation. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll shape software engineering practices, mentor talented engineers, and drive the design and delivery of robust, scalable solutions.

You'll play a pivotal role in building reusable architectures, ensuring engineering excellence, and influencing technical decisions that have real impact. With a strong focus on integration and cloud-native technologies, you'll help the team navigate complex technical challenges while maintaining a customer-centric approach.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Leading technical design and architecture decisions, with a focus on complex integrations and system interoperability
• Building and promoting reusable, scalable architectures that enable engineers to work effectively
• Designing, coding, testing, and deploying high-quality applications, systems, and databases
• Mentoring and coaching engineers within the squad to elevate their skills and technical awareness
• Championing automation, DevOps practices, and continuous improvement across the development lifecycle
• Ensuring code quality through peer reviews and advocacy for testing as an integral part of design
• Collaborating with stakeholders to balance customer needs, technical constraints, and commercial implications
• Identifying and resolving performance, security, and support issues proactively
• Contributing to a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and software craftsmanship

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years' experience in software engineering (.Net), with deep expertise in integration architectures
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex integrations across distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native development
• Solid understanding of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automation (Windows, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with both RDBMS and NoSQL database design and optimisation
• Hands-on expertise developing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures, streaming platforms, and big data technologies
• Strong understanding of security principles and best practices
• Experience working in Agile environments with cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A passion for mentoring others and fostering a high-performance engineering culture

Why This Role:
This is an opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that values innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. You'll be part of a team that's empowered to experiment, learn, and build solutions that make a tangible difference to customers.
With hybrid working 50% office-based in Auckland, you'll enjoy flexibility while staying connected to your team and the wider engineering community.

Next Steps:
If you're a seasoned engineer who thrives on solving complex integration challenges and leading by example, apply now!

Please note: Applicants must hold valid working rights in New Zealand and be currently based here.

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