Senior Software Developer

Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | Digital Services

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

• Permanent position

• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

As a Senior Software Developer you will undertake all aspects of development activity within our agile software development teams to fulfil business requirements.

You will:

• Take technical ownership across all stages of software development within the Tuihono UC distributed ecosystem.
• Design, develop, and maintain software components for student-facing applications using Python, C# and Angular, adhering to established architecture, coding standards, and design patterns.
• Collaborate with internal development and integration teams to ensure reliable data and event flows from and to enterprise systems for Tuihono UC.
• Support and enhance vendor-developed integrations, working closely with external partners to troubleshoot issues, validate technical designs, and maintain alignment.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure and cloud resources using Terraform and related automation tools.
• Familiarity with both Azure and AWS, including running containerised workloads as well as integration-focused Platform as a Service workloads, and experience integrating with Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Apply strong knowledge of networking and connectivity principles to ensure integration reliability and resolve communication issues between systems.
• Participate in release planning and coordination for Tuihono UC features delivered in parallel with Student Management System deployments.
• Proactively identify and resolve root causes of system limitations and defects, contributing to long-term platform stability and maintainability.

Mōu | Who You Are

You will be an experienced Software Developer with at least At least 7 years commercial software development experience, using more than one programming language, including both python and C#, as well as have:

• Experience building backends for web-based applications, using modern tools and frameworks.
• Experience working with application design patterns for API design, as well as modern integration design patterns and technologies, and the use of unit and end-to-end testing frameworks.Experience working with continuous integration and continuous deployment; and with modern version control and build/test automation tools, and experience with public cloud application development.
• Understanding and experience with data model design, and database development and management.
• A proven ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts (both orally and in writing) as well as an ability to write technical and functional documentation.
• Bachelor's Degree (NZQA Level 7) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or closely related software development discipline.
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

Building world-class digital capability is crucial to the University of Canterbury's ongoing success. Digital Services is a large team, striving to provide a modern dynamic foundation from which the University (UC) can explore new business models and ways of working. Digital will transform how we work, behave, and the expectations of the communities we service.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: . For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit

The closing date for this position is: 14 November 2025 (midnight, NZ time)

Please note, applications will be reviewed after the close date..

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency or hold a valid NZ work visa to be considered for this role. As the role is in our suburban Christchurch office, remote applicants will not be considered for this position.

Reference #

29760

Posted on

07 Nov 2025

Closes on

14 Nov :55

Location(s)

Christchurch

Expertise

Information Technology

Job level(s)

Experienced

Work type(s)

Continuing (Permanent) full-time