java backend engineer jobs in Wellington

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  • Lead Engineer

    2 days ago


    Wellington, New Zealand Westpac New Zealand Ltd Full-time NZD 150,000 - NZD 210,000 Contract

    Mō te tūranga | About the RoleThis is a permanent position in our Payments Technology team. We’re looking for a talented and experienced Lead Engineer to drive the development of payment systems, and of our engineers. In this leadership role, you’ll oversee the technical direction of application development and configuration, mentor a team of...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Full-time NZD 150,000 - NZD 200,000 Contract

    Lead our toughest engineering challenges and set technical direction Drive engineering excellence through standards, patterns and guardrails Shape what’s next in AI augmented engineering and secure, accelerated delivery We are establishing Principal Engineering within Software Engineering at NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi (NZTA), bringing together deep...


  • Wellington, New Zealand SecuritEase International Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 180,000 Contract

    Senior Software Engineer Petone, Wellington 5012, New Zealand • Full-time Description About Us We’re looking for an experienced Senior Back-End Engineer with deep Java and Spring Boot expertise to help us build scalable, robust microservices and data pipelines for our next-generation fintech platform. What you’ll do Design, build, and maintain highly...


  • Wellington, New Zealand NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Full-time NZD 180,000 - NZD 240,000 Contract

    NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is establishing Principal Engineering within Software Engineering to strengthen technical leadership across our teams, platforms and delivery. You’ll lead hands-on across frontend, backend, mobile and integration engineering and stay close to delivery.You’ll mentor engineers, shape software strategy, and advance...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Placements24 Full-time NZD 210,000 Contract

    About the Role Our client is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior Blockchain Engineer to join their fully remote team. This is a leadership role focused on designing, developing, and deploying sophisticated blockchain solutions and decentralized applications. You will mentor junior engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, and drive...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Pearson Carter Limited Full-time NZD 90,000 - NZD 130,000 Contract

    Pearson Carter is working with a growing technology company based in Wellington, New Zealand, to hire a Full Stack Developer to join the engineering team on modern web and cloud projects.You will build scalable full-stack applications, collaborate across product, design and engineering, and contribute to frontend and backend development in a hybrid work...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Xero Full-time NZD 95,000 - NZD 135,000 Contract

    You will deliver high-quality, impactful software that aligns with team and business goals, always keeping customer needs and outcomes front of mindBy identifying and solving complex, ambiguous problems independently, you will produce robust, high-quality, and scalable software that helps change the world by supporting small businessesYour daily work will...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Auxibot Full-time NZD 240,000 Contract

    Lead AI innovation, develop scalable models and drive AI solutions across the company. As a Principal AI Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our AI-driven solutions. You will lead the design, development and deployment of machine learning and AI models, integrate AI into our products and services, influence company-wide AI...


  • Wellington, New Zealand pofft Technology Inc. Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 170,000 Contract

    Senior Product Engineer - Delivery Leaning (ANZ) New Zealand New Zealand or Australia (AEDT) | Remote, or from our Wellington HQ Full Time About Optimal Optimal is a comprehensive user insight platform empowering product teams and UX researchers to make confident, data-driven decisions. We provide a powerful suite that transforms complex human behaviours...


  • Wellington, New Zealand SecuritEase International Full-time NZD 180,000 Contract

    Senior Dev Ops Engineer Petone, Wellington 5012, New Zealand • Full-time Description About Us Securit Ease is a global fintech company providing multi-market, multi-currency settlement systems used by brokers and wealth managers across New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. With teams spanning New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, the UK, and Europe,...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Kiwibank Full-time NZD 110,000 - NZD 150,000 Contract

    Grow your cloud data engineering career at Kiwibank12 month fixed term role based in WellingtonWellbeing support, flexibility and benefits to help you thriveKo tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai ake i a koe | This is us. Where you matter.This role is for an Engineer, Data Platform who is passionate about building cloud based solutions and developing their...


  • Wellington, New Zealand YO AI Labs Full-time NZD 96,000 Contract

    Full-Stack Software Engineer Location: Global, Fully Remote Job Type: Contractor | :15 hours/week Schedule: Flexible We're looking for experienced Full-Stack Software Engineers to support an AI training project focused on software development, debugging, code evaluation, and technical problem-solving. Key Responsibilities Develop and debug front-end and...


  • Wellington, New Zealand ClearPoint Full-time NZD 110,000 - NZD 170,000 Contract

    ClearPoint in Auckland/Wellington is seeking experienced Senior Test Automation Engineers for contract opportunities. You will work in a hybrid model with 3 days per week onsite, collaborating with engineering and delivery teams to ship high quality, well-tested software.Key requirements include extensive automation experience with...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Optimal Workshop Ltd. Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 180,000 Contract

    Optimal Workshop Ltd. in New Zealand is seeking a Senior Product Engineer to join a cross-functional team building next-generation user research tools.You’ll own features from idea to delivery, shaping architecture and UI details while collaborating with product, design, and tech leads. This senior, full-stack role focuses on React frontend, Ruby on Rails...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Optimal Workshop Ltd. Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 180,000 Contract

    New Zealand or Australia (AEDT) | Remote, or from our Wellington HQAbout OptimalOptimal is a comprehensive user insight platform empowering product teams and UX researchers to make confident, data-driven decisions.We provide a powerful suite that transforms complex human behaviours into actionable insights. Our platform helps our customers understand how...


  • Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Customs Service Full-time NZD 90,000 - NZD 130,000 Contract

    New Zealand Customs Service is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to lead automation-first testing within the Digital Travel portfolio. You’ll design, build, and maintain automated tests and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, secure releases.You’ll collaborate with product owners, developers, and operations teams to ensure the quality...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Ministry Of Justice Full-time NZD 105,000 - NZD 144,000 Contract

    Job DescriptionTe Haeata/The OpportunityAs part of the Case Services team, you will be working as an Application Engineer, responsible for the implementation of an application's build, test, release, deployment, and configuration activities. Application Engineers are required to interact, develop, engineer, and communicate collaboratively at the highest...

  • Lead Engineer

    4 days ago


    Wellington, New Zealand Westpac New Zealand Limited Full-time NZD 150,000 - NZD 190,000 Contract

    Lead Engineer# Careers## Lead EngineerApply: Hapori Pōneke: Westpac on Takutai Square: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 6, 2026 (13 days left to apply): JR108128**Mō te tūranga | About the Role**This is a permanent position in our Payments Technology team. We’re looking for a talented and experienced Lead Engineer to drive the...

  • Full Stack Engineer

    3 days ago


    Wellington, New Zealand Binance Full-time NZD 180,000 Contract

    Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Ministry Of Justice Full-time NZD 105,000 - NZD 144,000 Contract

    Ministry of Justice in Wellington, New Zealand seeks an Application Engineer in the Case Services team to lead the build, test, release, deployment and configuration activities for applications. You will interact with customers, suppliers and staff to deliver high‑quality outcomes and support a collaborative environment.Requirements include 1–2 years in...