Senior Software Engineer

6 days ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand kiwibankpeople Full time

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  • Wellington based opportunity
  • Banking benefits, health insurance, flexible working options and more (including parental benefits, wellbeing days of leave, etc.)
  • Join our growing Digital & Technology Team
Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.

We're on a mission to transform and modernise our digital capabilities. In this role, you'll join Kiwibank's Digital & Technology team, working in our API Management space. As a Senior Engineer, you'll contribute to building and maintaining scalable, secure, performant, and growing API platforms that support our digital products and services.

You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet business needs, improve developer experience, and enable seamless integration across systems.

What you'll be doing day-to-day:
  • Designing, building, and maintaining API platforms and services
  • Collaborating with product owners, architects, and developers to deliver high-quality solutions
  • Ensuring APIs are secure, standardised, scalable, and well-documented
  • Supporting integration efforts across internal and external systems
  • Contributing to continuous improvement and automation initiatives
  • Collaborating with Kiwibank's engineering community to maintain API best practices
  • Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to strategic technical decisions
Ko tātou tēnei. Kia hāpai i ō pūkenga | This is us. Where your expertise matters.

Key skills and experience we're looking for:
  • Strong experience in API design and development (5+ years commercial experience minimum)
  • Knowledge of API gateways, security protocols, and integration patterns
  • Experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ability to work collaboratively in agile teams
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture and containerisation platforms like Kubernetes
  • Experience with IaC (Terraform)
  • Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring others
Bonus:
  • Experience with tools like Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, or Azure API Management
  • Familiarity with multiple API patterns like REST and GraphQL
Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai i a koe, me tō whānau |This is us. Where you and your whānau matter.

We want you to get the most out of work and life, so you will have the option to explore flexible working arrangements that suit both your needs and ours. We now also offer one wellbeing day a quarter to ensure our people are taken care of and can bring their best selves to work. Our great range of benefits include health and life cover, discounted banking, insurance products and an incredible package for new parents.

We are proud to be a certified B Corporation, a Pride Pledge partner and we are the first bank in Aotearoa to get the Gender Tick. We are also an accredited Living Wage employer.

Tono mai |Apply Now– We will be reviewing applications throughout the advertising period, and we reserve the right to withdraw the ad at any time. Applications close Wednesday 12th November midday.

 Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, there may be a delay in our response. Thank you for your patience.

 Recruitment agencies: We're not seeking support at this stage.

 At Kiwibank we are all about making Kiwi better off

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