Lead Engineer

A bit about us

For over 16 years, ClearPoint has helped organisations succeed in a continually changing digital landscape. We are a trusted technology partner combining digital design, software engineering, data and insights, cloud and platforms, and consulting services to help organisations adapt to change. We pride ourselves on forming transformational collaborative partnerships that maximise value, deliver results and make a lasting impact through great outcomes and capability uplift. Through innovative thinking, we strive to make a difference for ourselves, our teams, our clients and our community across New Zealand and Australia.

The ClearPoint culture

We're proud of the collaborative and inclusive culture we've fostered at ClearPoint. Our values are the essence of what we stand for and underpin our way of working and interactions.

1. Respect and Care for People
2. Act with Integrity
3. Earn and Nurture Trust

Our diverse team enables us to better understand and serve our clients, attract the best talent and innovate successfully. So, from the moment you step through our doors, you'll feel welcome and supported to do the best work you can. Our head office in Auckland is a modern, functional space overlooking the Viaduct, and just a 5 minute walk from Britomart's central transport hub. We've also got access to co-working spaces across New Zealand and Australia, to cater to some of our team and clients in different regions.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Lead Engineer who will help drive and lead our market leading engineering capability along with our other Senior Engineering Leadership team members. This is a technical role where you'll find yourself leading a variety of teams and engagements contributing to modern software engineering practices, architecture, solution design through to hands on coding of software, pipelines and test automation. You'll support our engineers in a way that encourages them to innovate and align to our values & meaningful outcomes for ClearPoint clients.

You will possess strong expertise in .NET (C#), ReactJS (TypeScript) full-stack development, Cloud Computing especially with AWS (other platforms such as Azure and GCP are nice to have), SQL, and microservices design. Proficiency in DevOps practices like CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) is highly desirable. You'll join cross-functional teams to deliver commercial software projects. Immediate availability is ideal (but not a must), and we're offering permanent roles based in our Auckland offices.

The experience we're looking for:

1. Deep practical knowledge .NET/.NET core framework and development of at least 8+ years' experience
2. Strong knowledge and experience with web application frameworks e.g. MVC, WebAPI, ASP.NET Core
3. Strong understanding and experience with microservices design and implementation
4. Solid knowledge of architecture and design principles for modern web & cloud architectures (AWS - preferably, Azure and/or GCP)
5. Strong experience with the implementation of automated unit and integration testing strategy, design and implementation
6. Good experience with container technologies and practices (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
7. Strong experience with front-end application frameworks such as ReactJS using Typescript & Javascript
8. Knowledge and experience with SQL/NoSQL and Database Design
9. Knowledge and experience with continuous integration and delivery systems (e.g. Team City, GHA, Jenkins, Octopus Deploy)
10. Experience and practice in Agile development methods, tools and processes e.g. SCRUM, FDD, TDD
11. Experience managing multiple competing commitments within high intensity and fast-moving environments
12. Ability to make formal and informal presentations to technical and non-technical staff, and customers
13. Proven delivery of high-quality solutions

What's on offer?

Work on complex, interesting, award-winning and market-leading projects. There's plenty of variety in the role, giving you the opportunity to carve your own path within ClearPoint. We offer competitive remuneration with a range of staff perks and benefits. These include health insurance and subsidised gym memberships as well as access to yoga, massages, a dog- and kid-friendly head office, drinks and snacks, barista coffee, and lots of opportunity to take part in team sports and other events if you fancy.

At ClearPoint we support flexible or remote working arrangements where appropriate that enable you to balance your work, life and passions. We have a number of ways to help us all stay connected, regardless of where you're working from - Slack and Google Meet are key.

What you'll be working with (tech, tools and more)

We have a BYOD policy at ClearPoint to allow you to utilise whatever tech takes your fancy. For our permanent staff, we provide a yearly BYOD allowance and phone allowance, so you can choose the tech that best suits your needs. All our permanent staff get an annual training and professional development budget for books, courses and conferences. You'll also get access to resources from a range of our partners such as AWS, Microsoft, Okta, Snowflake and Salesforce, including training platforms, partner portals, online courses and real-life practice. We also offer a range of lunch and learn sessions; engineering festivals and tech community meet ups to foster networking and sharing of knowledge.

What's next?

Sound like the opportunity you've been looking for? Please apply and one of our Talent team will be in touch for a confidential chat You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to be successful in this application.