java backend engineer jobs in Wellington

337 java backend engineer job listings in New Zealand. Find daily updated positions from leading job boards.


  • 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...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Nz Qualifications Authority Full-time NZD 110,000 - NZD 165,000 Contract

    Mō te tūranga | About the roleReporting to the Practice Lead Testing, you'll provide technical leadership for test automation and quality engineering within our Information Services unit.We welcome one and all to join us at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.This is a hands‑on senior role where you will develop and improve NZQA's automation...


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

    A bit about us For over 19 years, ClearPoint has been the trusted technology partner for organisations navigating complex digital transformation. We combine software engineering, AI, data and insights, cloud, and human centred design to deliver meaningful, lasting outcomes. We work with some of New Zealand's most impactful organisations, and we care deeply...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Marketplace Full-time NZD 200,000 Contract

    # Principal Software Engineer at New Zealand Transport Agency, Manawatu - Wanganui## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role* 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...

  • Lead Engineer

    5 days ago


    Wellington, New Zealand Westpac New Zealand Full-time NZD 140,000 - NZD 190,000 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 developers,...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Slalom Full-time

    Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 53 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Gramian Consulting Group Full-time NZD 152,000 Contract

    Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs. About the Role We are seeking an experienced Rust Backend...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Pearson Carter Limited Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 170,000 Contract

    Pearson Carter Limited is seeking a Senior .NET Developer in Wellington to join their engineering team. You’ll work across backend services, APIs, cloud applications, and customer-facing platforms with strong technical ownership.The role requires 5 years of commercial experience in C#/.NET and REST API development, with Azure experience preferred. The...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Fusion5 Full-time NZD 150,000 - NZD 210,000 Contract

    Build production AI solutions, not just prototypes and experiments.Work hands-on with LLM agents, integrations, retrieval and orchestration.Lead technical delivery while helping shape reusable AI engineering patterns and standards at Fusion5.Ready to build AI agents that actually make it into production?Fusion5 is looking for an experiencedSenior AI Engineer...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Gramian Consulting Group Full-time NZD 152,000 Contract

    Gramian Consultancy is seeking an experienced Rust Backend Architect to contribute to an AI training project focused on production-grade Rust development, backend architecture, and complex systems engineering. You will work remotely with global teams to solve API, persistence, and concurrency challenges, building reproducible environments and validating...


  • Wellington, New Zealand YO AI Labs Remote Full-time NZD 55,000 - NZD 96,000 Contract

    YO AI Labs is seeking experienced Full-Stack Software Engineers for a globally remote contract project focused on AI-assisted software development and evaluation. You will work on frontend and backend tasks, APIs, data models, and debugging across languages.You will review AI-generated code for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability, while...

  • Lead Engineer

    5 days ago


    Wellington, New Zealand Xero Limited Full-time NZD 150,000 - NZD 210,000 Contract

    The role and its impact Xero's customers discover, learn about and get support through our customer-facing web experiences, and you'll help shape them. As our Lead Engineer, you'll design and build modern React + next.js and TypeScript experiences that connect Xero's core ecosystem with our public web presence, from the first visit to getting help. You'll...

  • Lead Engineer

    5 days ago


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

    The role and its impact Xero's customers discover, learn about and get support through our customer-facing web experiences, and you'll help shape them. As our Lead Engineer, you'll design and build modern React + next.js and TypeScript experiences that connect Xero's core ecosystem with our public web presence, from the first visit to getting help. You'll...


  • Wellington, New Zealand GitLab Inc. Full-time NZD 180,000 Contract

    Incubation Engineers are experienced Software Engineers with deep knowledge in a specific domain that can research, experiment, iterate and ship a new solution to the market. The goal of an Incubation Engineer is to reach a viable level of maturity in their respective area within the Git Lab project. Git Lab in recent months has released Git Lab Duo, our...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Marketplace Full-time NZD 200,000 Contract

    New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead complex engineering challenges and define technical direction across frontend, backend, mobile and integrations. You will mentor engineers, shape engineering standards and drive AI-augmented engineering with a strong security posture. You will influence the chapter,...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Pearson Carter Limited Full-time NZD 170,000 Contract

    Senior. NET Developer C# / Azure Wellington, New Zealand Pearson Carter are currently working with a growing technology organisation based in Wellington, delivering modern software solutions across enterprise applications, cloud platforms, and digital services. Due to continued growth, they are looking to hire a Senior. NET Developer to join their...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Partly Group Full-time NZD 130,000 Contract

    Platform Security Engineer Location Christchurch; Auckland Employment Type Full time Location Type Remote Department Product & Engineering Note: Partly is headquartered in the UK, with a Product and Engineering HQ in Christchurch, New Zealand, and an early presence in San Francisco, USA. If you are based outside of a Hub, we will fly you to the nearest Hub...


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

    Full Stack Developer Wellington, New Zealand Competitive Salary Pearson Carter are currently working with a growing technology company based in Auckland, delivering innovative software solutions across web and cloud platforms. Due to continued growth, they are looking to hire a Full Stack Developer to join their engineering team and work across the full...


  • Wellington, New Zealand G2I Full-time NZD 489,000 Contract

    Contract | Remote, worldwide | $100-$200/hour depending on experience and location | 10-20 hrs/week Check out this Loom video for more details: We're looking for highly experienced software engineer (SR+) to help evaluate the quality of interactions with modern coding agents such as Open AI Codex and Claude Code. This is not a traditional engineering role....


  • Wellington, New Zealand Auror Limited Full-time NZD 179,000 Contract

    About Auror At Auror, we’re empowering the retail industry to tackle theft and Organised Retail Crime, a $150 Billion problem globally. It’s high volume crime that’s increasingly organised in nature and is putting people, retailers, and communities at risk every day. Founded in New Zealand 13 years ago, we’re working with some of the best and largest...