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Software development jobs in New Zealand.

251 open roles, 70 posted this week, most paying $132k to $189k a year. Apply directly with the employer, and tailor your CV to each one.

  • Software development14 days ago

    Mobile Apps Engineer

    SBS Bank · 201-1000 employees

    A 100% New Zealand member-owned bank focused on creating value for members and communities.

    Invercargill, Southland
    OnsiteFull timeMid level

    Designing mobile applications · Integrating SDKs · Collaborating with teams

    Strong native mobile development experience on Android and iOS, SDK integration, mobile development pipelines, UX/UI and security best practices, software development lifecycle, object-oriented skills, collaborative communication.

  • Software development13 days ago

    Principal Software Engineer

    NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

    Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui
    Full time

    Leading engineering challenges · Developing engineering standards · Mentoring software engineers

    Deep software engineering expertise; experience establishing engineering standards and patterns; broad expertise across modern software engineering; track record mentoring engineers

  • Software development13 days ago

    Engineering Practice Lead

    Bank of New Zealand · 5001+ employees

    A fintech company building payment and digital asset infrastructure for businesses.

    Wellington
    Full time

    Defining engineering standards · Coaching engineering teams · Measuring practice adoption

    Generous leave
  • Software development13 days ago
    New Zealand
    Full time

    Building software features · Owning projects through production · Resolving production issues

    Experience building software; strong back-end capability

    Parental leave
  • Software development12 days ago

    Software Engineer – Junior & Intermediate

    Gallagher Group · 1001-5000 employees

    A New Zealand-founded technology company protecting critical infrastructure and supporting innovative solutions globally.

    Hamilton, Waikato
    HybridFull timeEntry level

    Designing software · Developing code · Debugging components

    Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience; C# (WPF, generics, .NET) and SQL Server development experience; proficiency with development environments, version control, and debugging tools; agile and automated testing experience desirable.

    Retirement savings
  • Software development13 days ago

    Staff AI Platform Engineer

    Pushpay · 201-1000 employees

    A high-growth SaaS business providing mobile apps, management software, and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Architecting agentic systems · Operating production workloads · Optimizing developer experience

    8+ yrs8+ years in software engineering; technical lead experience in Platform, Infrastructure, or DevEx; production experience operating LLM/agentic workloads; proficiency in C# or Python and strong AWS cloud-native expertise; eligible to work in NZ

  • Software development13 days ago

    Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

    Pushpay · 201-1000 employees

    A high-growth SaaS business providing mobile apps, management software, and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Building full-stack features · Writing backend code · Building UI components

    6+ yrs6+ years software engineering experience delivering production web applications; proficiency in .NET and C#; hands-on modern frontend framework experience; valid work rights for NZ

  • Software development13 days ago

    Tech Lead

    Pushpay · 201-1000 employees

    A high-growth SaaS business providing mobile apps, management software, and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Designing robust features · Guiding technical decisions · Mentoring engineers

    Full working rights for New Zealand

    Parental leaveStudy support
  • Software development13 days ago

    Software Engineer, NZ

    Partly · 51-200 employees

    A company building AI infrastructure to make anything repairable, starting with the automotive market.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Solving technical problems · Implementing core software · Improving customer experience

    Relocation supportParental leaveFour-day week
  • Software development13 days ago

    Full Stack Engineer

    Westpac New Zealand · 1001-5000 employees

    A New Zealand bank focused on building a fairer and stronger New Zealand for its people, customers, and communities.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Designing digital solutions · Developing software · Maintaining software solutions

    3+ yrs3–5 years’ commercial full-stack software development experience focused on Java; hands-on experience with Java frameworks, front-end technologies, testing automation, DevOps, databases and API integrations; tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent commercial experience

  • Software development13 days ago
    Wellington
    Full time

    Designing Salesforce architectures · Developing custom functionality · Leading technical reviews

    8+ yrsOver 8 years delivering complex Salesforce technical solutions in consulting and enterprise settings; experience delivering in public sector environments

    Parental leaveGenerous leave
  • Software development13 days ago

    Senior Software Engineer

    Pushpay · 201-1000 employees

    A high-growth SaaS business providing mobile apps, management software, and giving technology to churches, schools, and nonprofits.

    Auckland
    Internship

    Designing high-level systems · Building software solutions · Collaborating on product delivery

    Commercial software engineering experience; proficiency in .NET/C#; experience in architecture, design, creation and delivery of solutions; familiarity with API web service design and API client consumption; experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment practices and tooling; authorised to work in New Zealand

    Parental leaveGenerous leaveStudy support
  • Software development13 days ago
    Auckland
    Full timeSenior

    Delivering AI solutions · Designing AI architectures · Evaluating model performance

    Experience in a consulting, learning and development, digital, data, engineering, or technology delivery role; understanding of generative and agentic AI; hands-on experience or strong interest developing or configuring AI solutions

    Generous leaveStudy support
  • Software development13 days ago

    Software Engineers, Test Analysts & Engineering Leads – Expression of Interest

    Gallagher Group · 1001-5000 employees

    A New Zealand-founded technology company protecting critical infrastructure and supporting innovative solutions globally.

    Hamilton, Waikato
    OnsiteFull timeNo experience needed

    Developing software · Testing integrations · Leading engineering teams

    Expression of interest for future 2027 roles in software engineering, test analysis, and engineering leadership; requires relevant technical experience (C#, C++, embedded, React, integrations, test automation); high-security roles require security clearance.

  • Software development14 days ago

    Head of Digital Product Engineering

    Fisher & Paykel Appliances

    Auckland
    Full timeManages people

    Leading software engineering teams · Shipping digital products · Shaping AI-first engineering practices

    Significant experience leading software engineers; experience across the full software development lifecycle; experience with modern AI technologies; experience using engineering and delivery metrics; experience managing budgets and vendors; tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience

    Parental leave
  • Software development15 days ago

    Lead Engineer

    Southern Cross Health Insurance · 201-1000 employees

    A New Zealand-owned health insurer empowering members to live well for longer through timely access to quality care.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Writing and reviewing code · Guiding architectural decisions · Maintaining reliable services

    Deep proficiency in JS / TS with React, Angular or Node.js; working knowledge of Git/GitHub, Azure cloud services and SQL; familiarity with .NET and C#; strong knowledge of secure coding, identity management and testing; practical experience with dependency management, secrets handling and least-privilege access

    Parental leaveGenerous leave
  • Software development15 days ago

    AI Engineer

    Deloitte

    Auckland
    Full timeSenior

    Engineering generative AI solutions · Deploying agentic AI systems · Implementing retrieval strategies

    Customer-facing Generative AI/Agentic AI experience in professional services or technology vendors; cloud-native engineering, CI/CD, DevOps/LLMOps and infrastructure as code; end-to-end AI delivery; Git/version control; New Zealand work rights

  • Software development15 days ago

    Engineering Lead

    ZURU · 1001-5000 employees

    A global company disrupting industries through radical innovation and automation across toys, consumer goods, and construction.

    Auckland
    Full timeManages people

    Building developer platforms · Leading engineering teams · Managing application reliability

    Built internal software used by employees; ran a platform or developer-experience team measured on adoption; hired an engineering function from the ground up; owned production reliability for systems the team did not write; fluent in agentic development.

  • Software development15 days ago

    Senior Software Developer

    Assurant · 5001+ employees

    A global business services company that supports, protects, and connects major consumer purchases.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Building modern applications · Supporting production software · Using AI-assisted tools

    10+ yrs10+ years’ software development experience; strong experience with C#/.NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, Azure and SQL; relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience

    Generous leave
  • Software development15 days ago

    Intern/ Graduate Software Engineer, NZ

    Partly · 51-200 employees

    A company building AI infrastructure to make anything repairable, starting with the automotive market.

    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Internship

    Architecting scalable products · Implementing software solutions · Testing software products

    Enrolled in and working toward a BS in Computer Science or related field; able to be based in Christchurch, New Zealand for the duration of the internship

    Relocation supportParental leave
  • Software development16 days ago

    Principal Engineer - D365 & AI

    Westpac New Zealand · 1001-5000 employees

    A New Zealand bank focused on building a fairer and stronger New Zealand for its people, customers, and communities.

    Auckland
    OnsiteFull timeSeniorManages people

    Leading architecture · Mentoring engineers · Driving engineering excellence

    12+ yrs12+ years software engineering experience; expertise in Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure PaaS, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Git, Visual Studio, VS Code, Azure DevOps; AI tools experience; leadership and mentoring skills.

    Generous leaveRetirement savings
  • Software development16 days ago

    Senior iOS Developer

    IDEXX · 5001+ employees

    A company that designs products and services to enhance the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Designing iOS applications · Leading development lifecycle · Integrating backend services

    Senior iOS developer experience; experience with Objective-C and Swift, including converting Objective-C to Swift; experience with cloud technology principles and practices; practical knowledge of systems or software design; experience with Agile processes such as Scrum or Kanban

  • Software development16 days ago

    Director of Engineering APAC

    Gentrack Ltd (Global)

    Auckland
    Full timeManages people

    Leading engineering teams · Developing engineering leaders · Improving delivery performance

    Significant experience leading multi-team engineering organisations, including Engineering Managers; experience in people leadership, coaching, organisation design and change; experience building or transforming engineering organisations across multiple locations; experience delivering complex enterprise software in customer-facing environments

  • Software development17 days ago

    Senior Full Stack Engineer

    Levno · 11-50 employees

    A high-growth agritech business redefining on-farm monitoring with world-leading technology.

    Auckland
    HybridFull timeSenior

    Designing web applications · Developing APIs · Mentoring engineers

    Advanced front-end and back-end skills, experience with complex distributed systems, cloud deployment (Azure, AWS, or GCP), CI/CD, data modeling, API design, automated testing, and mentoring experience.

  • Software development16 days ago

    Lead C++ Engineer, Animal Guidance (Embedded)

    Halter · 201-1000 employees

    A technology company enabling farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations through innovative solutions.

    Auckland
    Internship

    Designing guidance algorithms · Developing collar firmware · Debugging field problems

    Experience shipping software for resource-constrained systems; strong C++ fundamentals and software design patterns; comfort with concurrency, limited memory and stack, and real-time behaviour

    Parental leaveGenerous leave
  • Software development16 days ago

    Engineering Manager (Platform)

    Xero · 5001+ employees

    A global software company providing cloud-based accounting tools for small businesses.

    Wellington
    Full timeManages people

    Guiding engineering teams · Stabilising core systems · Planning database migration

    software engineering background; experience in a larger tech/SaaS company

  • Software development16 days ago

    Senior C++ Engineer, Animal Guidance (Embedded)

    Halter · 201-1000 employees

    A technology company enabling farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations through innovative solutions.

    Auckland
    Internship

    Designing guidance algorithms · Building embedded firmware · Debugging field problems

    Experience shipping software for resource-constrained systems; strong C++ fundamentals and software design patterns; comfort with concurrency, limited memory and stack, and real-time behaviour

    Parental leaveGenerous leave
  • Software development16 days ago
    Auckland
    Full time

    Designing enterprise solutions · Modernising legacy processes · Developing Pega applications

    5+ yrsPega Senior System Architect (SSA) certification; 5–7 years’ hands-on Pega experience, including at least 3 years at SSA level; extensive Pega Platform and enterprise application development experience; additional Pega certifications, badges or ongoing professional development.

  • Software development16 days ago
    Auckland
    Full time

    Configuring Pega applications · Building workflows and interfaces · Testing and resolving defects

    Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA) certification; practical experience configuring or supporting Pega applications; foundational Pega platform understanding; experience with unit testing, defect resolution, peer review and technical documentation; basic understanding of APIs, integrations, source control, CI/CD or deployment practices.

  • Software development16 days ago

    C++ Engineer, Animal Guidance (Embedded)

    Halter · 201-1000 employees

    A technology company enabling farmers and graziers to run productive and sustainable operations through innovative solutions.

    Auckland
    Internship

    Designing guidance algorithms · Developing collar firmware · Debugging field problems

    Experience shipping software for resource-constrained systems; strong C++ fundamentals and software design patterns

    Parental leaveGenerous leave

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About software development jobs in New Zealand

There are 251 roles open for software development jobs in New Zealand on the SmartCVs job board, 70 of them posted in the last week, all from employers' own career sites.

Of these, 229 full time and 33 hybrid or remote.

Where the ad shows a salary, most pay $132k to $189k a year.

Most are in Auckland (156), Wellington (38) and Canterbury (21).

2 ads say the employer will support a visa.

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