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  • 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 Shapefarm, Inc. Full-time NZD 90,000 - NZD 150,000 Contract

    Join our team at Shapefarm, where art, technology, and storytelling collide. We’re building games that connect players around the world — and we’re looking for talented creators who want to shape unforgettable experiences.We’re looking for an experienced and self-motivated intermediate software engineer to join our team and help bring incredible...


  • Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Transport Agency Full-time NZD 260,000 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 NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Full-time NZD 240,000 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 Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) Full-time NZD 180,000 - NZD 280,000 Contract

    Senior technical leadership role within a high-performing engineering teamDesign, develop and evolve mission-critical applications and integrationsWellington based, hybrid working, excellent employee benefitsHelp power New Zealand's energy futureAt Transpower, we own and operate New Zealand's National Grid, connecting areas of generation with homes,...


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

    Senior technical leadership role within a high-performing engineering team Design, develop and evolve mission-critical applications and integrations Wellington based, hybrid working, excellent employee benefitsHelp power New Zealand's energy futureAbout the teamOur Application Services team develops, enhances and supports the critical applications and...


  • 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...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Crimson Academies Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 160,000 Contract

    Crimson Academies is a global education organisation delivering high-quality, live, real-time learning to ambitious students around the world. With over 1,000 students joining us from 65 countries, our vision is to unlock our students' limitless potential, together, for extraordinary futures. The Role Our engineering team builds the systems that make a...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Arvion Services Full-time NZD 180,000 - NZD 260,000 Contract

    Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join a global fintech organization specializing in cross-border payments technology. This is a senior individual contributor role for a hands-on technical leader who will drive complex engineering initiatives, influence technical strategy across teams, and help modernize large-scale...


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

    Mō te tūranga | About the Role Join our Cards & Consumer Finance Product Engineering team as a Senior Software Developer – IBM Mainframe, working on technology that supports the lifecycle of our cards and connects with key banking, card-processing and customer systems. Mō te tūranga | About the Role Join our Cards & Consumer Finance Product Engineering...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Westpac New Zealand Limited Full-time NZD 120,000 - NZD 180,000 Contract

    Senior Software Engineer# Careers## Senior Software EngineerApply: Westpac on Takutai Square: Hapori Pōneke: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 12, 2026 (12 days left to apply): JR108198**Mō te tūranga | About the Role** Join our Cards & Consumer Finance Product Engineering team as a Senior Software Developer – IBM Mainframe,...


  • Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Arlo Training Management Software Full-time NZD 90,000 - NZD 120,000 Contract

    Welcome to the Intermediate Software Engineer Role This is an intermediate engineering role reporting to the Engineering Team Lead, where you'll deliver well-scoped features on our enterprise SaaS product with increasing independence. As an Intermediate Software Engineer, you'll turn requirements into working, tested, deployed software — working closely...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Remote Freelance Full-time NZD 140,000 Contract

    The technology arm of a group of successful companies, operating across New Zealand. This is a small but high performing team that operates with direct feedback and low ceremony. You'll get to interact with passionate and talented developers, testers, product owners, subject matter experts and stakeholders across this awesome organisation. They work to a...

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    Wellington, New Zealand Portainer Full-time NZD 258,000 Contract

    We're looking for a Software Engineer with Identity and Access Management (IAM) domain experience to support and enhance an enterprise Open ID Connect platform used across a large application ecosystem. This is primarily an application engineering role, not a Kubernetes, Dev Ops, SRE, or infrastructure engineering position. You'll work on the identity...


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

    Exciting Auckland / Wellington based opportunity at KiwibankStaff banking discounts, health insurance, flexible working options, additional wellbeing leave and more!Key role within our D&T Cards and Payments Team!Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.Ready to develop the future of New Zealand banking...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Kiwibank Limited Full-time NZD 180,000 Contract

    Exciting Auckland / Wellington based opportunity at Kiwibank Staff banking discounts, health insurance, flexible working options, additional wellbeing leave and more!Key role within our D&T Cards and Payments Team!Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters. Ready to develop the future of New Zealand...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) Full-time NZD 180,000 - NZD 280,000 Contract

    Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a high‑performing engineering team in Wellington. This hands‑on role covers the full software lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and continuous improvement.You’ll provide technical leadership across application development, integrations and software...


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

    Full-Stack Software EngineerLocation: Global, Fully RemoteJob Type: Contractor | :15 hours/weekSchedule: FlexibleWe'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 ResponsibilitiesDevelop and debug front-end and back-end...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Mercor Full-time NZD 441,000 Contract

    About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Position: Senior Software Engineering Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $120–$180/hour Location: Remote Role...


  • Wellington, New Zealand Mercor Full-time NZD 365,000 Contract

    Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Position: Software Engineer Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $100–$150/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Evaluate...

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