Intermediate Software

Tauriko based - Loving the Bay of Plenty for it's balanced work/life.
- Extensive R&D environment, many products on the global stage. Good time to join.
- Blended S/W Engineering role with DevOps accountabilities. Growth oriented role.

**The Client**
Our client, a globally recognised, ambitious and a proud New Zealand business are focused on improving productivity for Agri-tech industries in NZ and across the globe.

Growing rapidly, specialising in developing products for the Ag & Horticulture sector using advanced robotics, computer vision, object detection, automation, mechanization, and sensor technology, their people are passionate and creative, and work together to push boundaries to make a difference for future generations.

**The role**
As an Intermediate Software Engineer incorporating DevOps, this role is a very attractive career progression opportunity.

Our client states that Software and DevOps Engineers of all levels work in a team alongside each other, which means they have regular interaction and guidance from Software and DevOps technical experts. The software team is supported and enabled by the Software Engineering Manager and a team of Senior Engineers and Subject Matter Experts.

In this role you will be involved in the development, implementation, refinement, and commercialisation of software for various projects, ensuring that all software developed aligns with their methodology/standards to ensure consistency of experience, and efficiency across various product lines. Best practice security protocols are applied and continually reviewed to ensure safety and security.

The DevOps part of this role is responsible for creating and improving practices and processes intended to speed up and automate aspects of our software development and test and release cycles, allowing for the continuous development and delivery of software and software updates.

T**he skill composition sort**:
The coding experience is ideally with memory efficient languages such as C/C++, Rust or Go, and we are needing people with:

- Linux development and deployment environment experience
- Standard source control / version control tools (e.g. Git)
- CI / CD tools (Gitlab, Jenkins)
- Proficient with git and git workflows
- Development and deployment workflows (CI, versioning, automated machine configuration/DevOps)
- Software testing practices (Unit, System and Integration testing)
- Well versed in containerisation, VM’s and virtual infrastructure like networking (Docker, VM Ware, Virtual box, QEMU, etc)
- Linux user and sys-admin knowledge (Grub, UEFI, SystemD, SSH, etc)
- Strong scripting and, or programming skills (Bash, Python, etc)
- Working knowledge of IT/Cyber security and security management (Encryption, VPN, SSH, Key management)
- Experience creating and managing DEB packages (APT repository)
- Creating and managing Docker images and operating your own registries
- Confident to learn new languages and technologies.

This role gives you the opportunity to progress your Software Engineering and DevOpS skills and help this leading NZ Business innovate for the global stage.

**Personal requirements**
- You need to be passionate about Software Engineering and commercial experience in a blended Software Engineering / DevOps function.
- You will need to be confident and clear communicator who enjoys working in collaborative team environments. Our client puts a high ranking on culture and collaboration, you need to be able to work well with a wide range of technically strong, intellectual people with broad commercial backgrounds.
- You have a hunger for growth and development.
- Ideally, you are motivated and inspired by innovation and R&D.

**What’s on offer**
- Indicatively, a six figure salary range per annum plus, kiwisaver and additional employment benefits.
- An outstanding skills growth environment.
- An opportunity to work for a world leading company in software engineering while building out the DevOps capability within the organisation.

**Next steps**
If you feel this is the role for you, please send in a letter of introduction explaining why you align to this role and attach a resume showcasing your career journey to date.

Once you have applied, you can call Barry Hardy on 02765446535 for a confidential conversation.