Software Engineer

We have a clear purpose**:to accelerate the global transformation to cleantech**. The world has woken up to the fact that water and energy are precious resources that must be cherished. Technology will play the leading role in transforming the industry so that we can all live a more sustainable life. Gentrack is a technology-first company that leads in our core markets, providing essential software and services to the utility industries, moving it into the cloud, transforming it to be agile and deploying clean solutions to consumers and enterprises across the globe. We bring innovation and pace to the industry.

We're building a capability for the global Utility Markets to efficiently manage large volumes of data from yesterday and tomorrow's meters, integrating with other systems and providing value-added services for existing and future customers. To progress this goal **we will be building out an R&D engineering team based across our Melbourne and Auckland offices.** We are seeking a **Graduate** **Software Engineer** to join an existing scrum team. Our teams work closely with a Product Owner, Product Manager, and Engineering Lead to ensure we have a product mindset that delivers value continuously and sustainably. **You will be part of one such team which also has an established mentorship/buddy program** that helps empower new joiners to grow and sharpen their skills.

Gentrack is a 500 person, growing business, listed in the public markets of New Zealand and Australia. The main people centres are in London, Auckland, Melbourne and Pune.

**In this role you can expect to**:

- Be part of and actively contribute to a self-organising, cross-functional team
- Learn and develop an understanding of engineering principles, next-generation Cloud-native Platforms like AWS and languages such as C#, Typescript or Golang.
- Liaise with customers to understand & analyse their requirements and develop appropriate solutions
- Work with a variety of stakeholders including development teams, Product Owners and Managers, customers and Engineering Leads
- Take time for personal training and development

**What you need to be successful**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- A good understanding of all aspects of the software development life cycle
- Some exposure to software testing (e.g. unit tests, integration tests, acceptance tests)
- Flexibility to shift focus to where the need is greatest
- Be open to accepting constructive feedback and have the resilience to keep learning and developing your software engineering practice

**What we offer in return**:

- Work-life balance is very important to us and that is why work hours are 7.5 hours a day and we encourage logging off early on Fridays.
- Support and mentorship from a talented and experienced team.
- An opportunity to further develop and deepen your passion for software.
- We hope to empower you by providing a free online learning platform by partnering with Udemy.
- For career development opportunities, we’ll support your special interests and professional growth.
- Great office facilities; complete with basketball/tennis court, BBQ, herb garden, pool table, and PlayStation,
- We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So, if you are passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you will fit right in._
- Also, qualifications are not that important to us. If you have great experience, talent and passion then we’d like to hear from you._
- Gentrack is an equal opportunity employer and supports diversity in our workforce. Gentrack encourages diversity in culture and linguists, gender equality, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTQI+, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, who are all encouraged to apply._- #LI-SM1_