Senior Software Engineer

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand SECTION6 Full time

We are hiring a stellar Senior Software Engineer

About SECTION6

At SECTION6, we believe that software provides limitless opportunities for progress and innovation by amplifying human capability. Software is a universal tool through which we can shape the world to realise a bold future. SECTION6 leads the way by making complex software systems and delivery simple, reliable and secure so that our customers can accomplish their mission.

Our tightly-knit, highly-motivated teams deliver mission-critical applications and systems for some of the largest, most vital organisations in public and private sectors across New Zealand and Australia. We enjoy building simple solutions to complex problems, putting our skills, agility and adaptive nature to the test and succeeding where others cannot.

Attitudes and attributes we look for

At SECTION6, we care deeply about what we do and how we do it. Given we spend much of our time at work, it is important that you enjoy working with us, as much as we enjoy working with you.

To assist in assessing a mutual culture fit, here are the attitudes and attributes that our team possess and which we look for:

  • A passion for technology and a desire to continuously learn, improve and participate in a high-performing team.
  • Energy, drive and a commitment to achieve results and strive for excellence.
  • A high degree of organisation, individual initiative and personal accountability.
  • A nimble, analytical mind that thrives on creative, disciplined, hands-on problem solving.
  • An ability and willingness to adapt to changing requirements, quickly learn new technologies and abstract concepts.
  • An ability to operate under pressure in dynamic, fluid environments and be constantly challenged.

Furthermore, the team at SECTION6 are united by the following core values:

  • We openly share our knowledge and perspective - Transparent
  • We do the right thing the right way - Integrous
  • We seek and champion the best ideas - Meritocratic
  • We challenge norms and embrace change - Courageous
  • We are united by a shared purpose - Cohesive

If these attitudes, attributes and core values resonate, then you will enjoy working with the team at SECTION6. To find out more, visit our careers page -

About the position

Your skills and experience

As a Senior Consultant you will define and develop high-quality solutions and guide junior team members to successfully deliver projects. You will have the industry experience under your belt to bridge the gap between business and technology.

As an senior software engineer you will have the following competencies:

  • Development:
    • 7+ years of software development experience in a complex enterprise environment using at least two of the following languages: Python, NodeJS, Java, Rust, C#.
    • Experience with frontend frameworks such as Angular and React.
    • Experience designing and implementing microservice based architectures.
    • Experience designing, developing, and working with REST APIs.
    • A passion to champion Test Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).
    • Experience designing and implementing serverless architectures.
  • Platform:
    • Real world experience designing, implementing, and operating highly-available container platform deployments using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift is essential.
    • Real work experience with Deployment automation and Configuration Management using modern tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Cloud Formation, Terraform, etc.
    • Experience implementing CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, AWS CodeBuild and AWS CodePipeline etc. in a greenfield environment.
    • Strong working knowledge of the Linux CLI.
  • Data:
    • Experience with modern relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (such as Elastic and MongoDB).
    • Experience designing and implementing messaging architectures (AMQ, Kafka, Redis, Mule, etc.).
    • Experience architecting, deploying, and maintaining the ELK stack including the design and development of Kibana dashboards to answer business questions.
    • Significant hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform for production workloads. (Certifications are a bonus.)
    • Experience with Spark, Storm, Hadoop, Data Lakes/Marts, and AI/ML is a significant advantage.
  • Architecture:
    • Experience architecting complex software solutions to meet business requirements.
    • Excellent working knowledge of Docker/Vagrant and the principles of containerisation.
  • Testing:
    • Experience improving code quality in a complex environment.
    • Experience with a broad range of automated testing methodologies and tools.
  • Leadership:
    • A desire to lead technical teams to align with, and meet, business objectives.
    • Experience coaching and mentoring junior staff in Agile methodologies.
    • Good working knowledge of Agile project management principles including estimation - comfortable running a small SCRUM team.
    • Comfortable leading technical discussions both with SECTION6 and customer technical staff.
    • Able to liaise with client business staff and appropriately manage expectations to yield a positive customer experience.
  • Business:
    • Top-notch communication skills, both written and spoken.
    • Comfortable assisting clients to refine their business requirements and ensuring that the technical deliverables match these.
    • Experience working with customers in an Agile environment to define and MVP/MDP.
    • Comfortable liaising with client project managers.
    • Experience contributing to proposals and Statements of Work.
    • Comfortable participating in industry events representing SECTION6, and engaging with customers to evangelise the SECTION6 value proposition and practices
    • Comfortable supporting SECTION6 business opportunities with technical presentations, demos, proof of concepts, and other sales and marketing collateral as required.

Benefits of working at SECTION6

  • Enthusiastic, focused team with a flat management structure.
  • Competitive salary packages and employee profit sharing bonus scheme.
  • Remote-first, flexible work arrangements.
  • Your choice of work laptop specification.
  • Generous laptop allowance
  • Paid team events, social activities and industry event participation.

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