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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 development29 days ago
    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full time

    Building frontend applications · Architecting scalable solutions · Reviewing code quality

    8+ yrs8+ years building production software; proficiency in Vue 3+ or strong React/Angular experience and willingness to switch; TypeScript; frontend architecture and OOP/OOD; mentoring developers; Tailwind CSS; unit testing with Vitest or Jest

    Generous leave
  • Software development29 days ago

    Intermediate Software Engineer

    Pro-Skills Group of Companies (Pty) Ltd

    Lower Hutt, Wellington
    Full time

    Delivering software features · Collaborating with stakeholders · Supporting customers directly

    2+ yrs2–4 years’ experience designing, building and deploying multi-tenanted systems on the Microsoft stack; C# and TypeScript; REST APIs with a modern JavaScript front end; experience with a modern front-end framework

  • Software development30 days ago

    Principal Software Engineer

    Transpower New Zealand

    Wellington
    Full time

    Designing critical applications · Leading software development · Mentoring engineering teams

    10+ yrs10+ years' experience in software analysis, design and development; experience leading application development initiatives and building engineering capability; expertise in Java and modern Spring frameworks; full New Zealand work rights

  • Software development30 days ago

    Software Engineer

    Trimble Inc.

    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full timeSenior

    Developing system features · Building embedded software · Architecting distributed systems

    Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience; professional experience developing embedded software in C++; experience building web applications using TypeScript and Angular or another modern JavaScript framework; full lifecycle software engineering experience including specification, automated testing, CI/CD and technical documentation; legally entitled to work permanently in New Zealand

  • Software development30 days ago

    Staff Software Engineer

    Auror · 201-1000 employees

    A technology company empowering the retail industry to tackle theft and organized retail crime.

    Auckland
    Full time

    Shaping technical direction · Delivering production software · Coaching engineering peers

    Staff-level technical impact; experience developing products through uncertainty; hands-on production software delivery; experience anticipating scaling limits and using testing, observability and incident learning

  • Software development30 days ago
    Wellington
    Full timeSenior

    Analysing business requirements · Designing technical solutions · Developing analytics applications

    Experience in analytics and software development; working knowledge of Python and R; package management practices and tools

    Generous leaveStudy support
  • Software development30 days ago
    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full timeSenior

    Building ai-powered applications · Developing scalable applications · Developing apis and integrations

    5+ yrs5+ years' software development experience; hands-on expertise in C# and modern .NET; experience building AI-enabled applications, agents or integrations; experience with Microsoft Azure, including App Services, Azure Functions and Service Bus

  • Software development30 days ago
    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full timeSenior

    Building production AI solutions · Integrating enterprise systems · Leading technical delivery

    Production software, data, integration or AI delivery experience; customer-facing experience; production LLM-agent design, coding and operation; agent integration, evaluation, security, retrieval or orchestration; API, cloud security, identity, authorisation and CI/CD knowledge; coding in one language; technical leadership, code review and mentoring

  • Software development30 days ago
    New Zealand
    Full time

    Developing P2P stack · Maintaining modular codebase · Expanding npm ecosystem

    Proven Node.js development experience with production-scale applications; competency writing modular, maintainable code; experience creating and managing reusable npm modules; skill in testing and debugging; interest or experience with P2P technologies or distributed systems

  • Software development30 days ago

    Senior Engineer - Firmware

    Resideo · 5001+ employees

    A global leader in smart home and building solutions, developing products for connected living.

    Auckland
    Full timeSenior

    Developing software products · Integrating connected devices · Guiding engineering standards

    3+ yrs5+ years of software development experience; 3+ years of object-oriented programming using C/C++; 3+ years of Linux experience; embedded product development experience

  • Software development29 days ago

    Software Engineer Lead

    Gallagher Group · 1001-5000 employees

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

    Hamilton, Waikato
    HybridFull timeSeniorManages people

    Leading engineering team · Providing technical direction · Coaching engineers

    Strong full-stack engineering experience, leadership and coaching skills, ability to balance technical excellence with delivery, quality, risk, cost, compliance, and maintainability, clear communication and collaboration.

    Retirement savings

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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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How many software development jobs in New Zealand are there right now?

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.

How much do software development jobs in New Zealand pay?

Where the ad shows a salary, most software development jobs in New Zealand pay $132k to $189k a year. Not every ad shows one, so check each job, and use the Salary filter to see only the ones that do.

Where are most software development jobs in New Zealand?

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