Software Developer

**Software Developer** **Calling all talented developers** We have a fantastic opportunity for a proactive, motivated, and capable team member to join Manaaki Whenua's Data and Digital Team. If you are an effective team player, with good problem-solving skills, we'd love to hear from you **Mō te Pakihi | About the Company**: Manaaki Whenua is New Zealand's Crown Research Institute (CRI) for our land and environment. We are responsible for supporting New Zealand to develop a sustainable relationship with our land, through the delivery of exceptional science across a wide range of disciplines. **K**ō**rero m**ō** te t**ū**ranga - About the role** **_ Permanent, full-time position, _**_part of the _**_Data and Digital team_**_ at our _**_Lincoln site_**_ (strongly preferred - although our _**_Palmerston North_**_ site may be potentially negotiable in exceptional circumstances)._ - Full stack development role with opportunities to develop skills in both front-end and back-end development (C#.Net, Angular, Svelte/SvelteKit, Windows Desktop) - Great work culture, collaborative environment, working with a friendly, diverse, talented, values-driven Agile team. - Be involved in interesting and innovative projects. - New modern office with on-site parking and quality espresso (Lincoln office) - Flexible, hybrid working options - Work Life Balance - Wellbeing initiatives that support you to be at your best - Exceptional opportunities for continued learning and professional development - Additional employee benefits (see "What we offer") **Ō pūmanawa - About you** If you are a strong intermediate developer looking to make a real difference to New Zealand's terrestrial sustainability and you enjoy technical challenges, this role is for you. **Skills and experience we value**: - well-developed full stack.NET development capability, including C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS and MS SQL or PostgreSQL - experience with front-end framework architectures and libraries such as Angular or Svelte/SvelteKit - previous experience with responsive and adaptive design and best practice - a strong understanding of source control systems (ideally GIT), continuous integration, issue trackers, and pull request workflows - a drive to produce high-quality, readable, maintainable, and testable code - a good understanding of database principles, with applied experience - excellent written and spoken English, and strong communication and interpersonal skills - the ability to collaborate well in a team environment, and to be self-reliant when needed - familiarity with containerisation technologies, such as Docker - an interest, qualification, or experience in science fields such as biology/biodiversity, bioinformatics, environmental data, landscapes, ecosystems, or data science **Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer** As an employee of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, you will work with passionate and talented people and enjoy supportive employee benefits such as an annual leave entitlement of 4 weeks and 4 days, generous sick leave, paid parental leave, 3 paid Manaaki Whenua days between Christmas and New Year, as well as income maintenance and life insurance benefits and flexible working options. - Manaaki Whenua embraces diversity and is committed to an inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone is valued for their unique contribution. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we celebrate and respect diversity in all its forms including ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age. We also welcome and support neurodiverse individuals and recognise the value of different ways of thinking._ **Applications close on Sunday 27 April 2024 at 11.55pm NZT** **- On 23 January 2025 the Government announced plans for the future of the New Zealand science system, including the creation of new Public Research Organisations._ - One of these organisations will be focused on the bioeconomy, bringing Manaaki Whenua together with Plant & Food Research, Scion and AgResearch. Our work, driving innovation in the sustainable management of terrestrial biodiversity and land resources, is integral to the future success of New Zealand's bioeconomy._ - While it is known we will transition to the new structure during 2025 and into 2026, we do not have full clarity on the timings at this stage, but we are committed to keeping our people informed as we gain more information. We appreciate this is an unusual situation as you consider employment with us and we encourage you to review information about the changes on the MBIE website._ Job Details - Crown research institute - Manaaki Whenua - Reference # - 58325 - Posted on - 11 Apr 2025 - Closes on - 27 Apr 2025 23:55 - Location(s) - Christchurch - Expertise - Technology & Digital Services - Job level(s) - Experienced - Work type(s) - Permanent - More details (document) - PD Software Developer Digital Soluti