Full Stack Developer

**Role**: Full Stack Developer

**Location**: Dunedin or Remote within New Zealand or Australia

**Researcher?**
As a bonus - if you have completed post-graduate study within the last 12-months from a New Zealand University. Make sure you let us know. We're also looking inducting researcher roles in our team to support our R&D and technology teams.

**Remuneration**: Market aligned annual remuneration (plus ESOP))

Winely is a precision fermentation startup. We make globally award-winning technology and are branching out into precision fermentation infrastructure for alternative protein manufacturing. We are a high-tech, high-growth startup that has just moved into the growth stage. We provide fermentation automation technology and in-depth data analytics within machine learning. We have been recognised by NZX as one of the top 10 emerging technology startups in New Zealand. Amongst 1,500 startups we were recognised as the best startup in Australasia by LAUNCH festival judges.

**Requirements**:
We require a full-slack developer who gets excited by big data, machine learning, data analytics, real-time insights, inspiring teams, agile processes and business outcomes. This individual will help us grow a world class Software Team and Data pipeline process, working with our Head of Product, and Bio-mathematics and Data Science teams. So that we can not only deliver products to winemaker customers, but also continue with Research and Development within the emerging Alternative-Protein food manufacturing space.

Your role involves preparing Winely for its growth phase and ensuring milestones ensure milestone are achieved, while working within a transparent manner to align and prioritize goals with your Leadership peers in Hardware, R&D, Product, Customer Success, Sales and Marketing.

The role suits someone enthusiastic, an excellent and proactive communicator, systems-driven and familiar with startup/scaleup environments. You will be someone who enjoys both strategic, high level problem solving, with a “sleeves-up” attitude.

Our hours are flexible, with the only requirement to align with the full team over parts of the day. We are headquartered in Dunedin, but with many fully remote staff spread throughout New Zealand (primarily within Auckland), there is opportunity for you to be fully remote, partially remote, or located in Dunedin. We do require you to be located in New Zealand or Australia, so that you can meet with the team on an intermittent basis.

We have clear deliverables for the next 8 months and you must be confident you can meet them.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Working closely with the Head of Product and R&D team to help formulate and execute on Winely’s cross-functional product and technological roadmap
- Working closely with bio-mathematicians, data scientists, and the R&D team to continuously implement and improve our Machine Learning models
- Managing and mentoring Software Engineers
- Managing the software team’s processes and rituals, including attending and leading daily standups, weekly planning meetings, and quarterly milestone meetings
- Reporting on the software team’s core metrics to the rest of the business
- Communicating future hiring requirements and leading the hiring process for your team
- Driving continuous improvement and implementing engineering best practices
- Ensures all development has measurable outcome oriented goals before being built.
- Ensuring the Software team are developing under a process where we have alignment, transparency and prioritisation

Attributes required
- 10 years+ in Software Development
- Experience in Startup environments and building high-growth teams
- 5+ years in a management or leadership role of other Engineers
- Experience in TypeScript, Angular, React, JavaScript, MongoDB would be ideal.
- Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure or similar products.
- Diplomatic, open, honest and constructive interpersonal skills. To communicate effectively any team issues and concerns to the business leadership team (CEO, CPO, COO) and other senior Heads of Department stakeholders
- Strong business acumen. With a solid understanding of principles such as customer problems, strategic milestones, setting milestones and key result outcomes, risk management etc.
- Self-motivated and autonomous with excellent interpersonal skills
- A demonstrated ability to work as part of a collaborative team
- Flexible with the ability to adapt to changing priorities
- Critical thinking and analysis with an interest in problem solving
- An inquisitive, curious and creative outlook is a must with a desire to innovate and challenge the norm
- Well-developed people management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to provide strong mentorship
- An understanding of biology and biochemistry would be an advantage, but would not be a deal breaker, as we can always hire experts into those roles to support you
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