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Software engineer jobs in New Zealand.

75 open roles, 19 posted this week, most paying $133k to $199k a year. Apply directly with the employer, and tailor your CV to each one.

  • Software development24 days ago

    Senior Software Engineer am:pm

    Re-Leased · 51-200 employees

    A SaaS company shaping the future of commercial real estate with AI-powered products.

    Napier, Hawke's Bay
    HybridFull timeMid level

    Shipping full-stack features · Using AI coding tools · Collaborating with product and design

    3+ yrs3+ years full-stack SaaS experience; Vue 3, .NET 8, C#, SQL Server, Azure, Terraform, Azure DevOps; AI coding tools; customer focus; preferred LLM feature experience.

    Parental leaveGenerous leave
  • Software development25 days ago

    Software Engineer, Intern

    Seequent · 201-1000 employees

    A Bentley Subsurface Company building world-leading technology at the forefront of earth sciences, helping organizations understand the underground.

    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full time

    Developing applications · Fixing bugs · Testing code

    Currently in the second or third year of a BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar degree including software development courses; hands-on programming experience through class projects

  • Software development25 days ago

    Senior Software Engineer - Business Automation

    Dawn Aerospace · 51-200 employees

    A space transportation company enabling sustainable and scalable access to space.

    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full time

    Building business-critical software · Owning internal systems · Collaborating across teams

    3+ yrsBachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline; 3+ years' professional experience in full-stack software development; experience designing, building and maintaining production software systems

  • Software development25 days ago

    Senior Software Engineer - Cards and Payments

    Kiwibank · 1001-5000 employees

    A New Zealand bank focused on making Kiwis better off.

    Wellington
    Full timeSenior

    Designing enterprise APIs · Building cloud platforms · Developing CI/CD pipelines

    5+ yrs5+ years of recent, hands-on C# and .NET Core development; experience designing, building and deploying cloud-native microservices at scale in containers orchestrated on Kubernetes; API design and development skills; CI/CD experience; unit and integration testing experience; Agile and DevOps experience

    Generous leave
  • Software development26 days ago

    Intermediate Software Engineer

    Comrad Medical Systems

    Christchurch, Canterbury
    Full timeEntry level

    Designing software solutions · Testing software applications · Applying AI workflows

    2+ yrsTertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience; typically two or more years of commercial software development experience, or equivalent capability; hands-on experience with AI-assisted software development tools

    Generous leave
  • Software development25 days ago

    Senior Frontend Software Engineer

    First Focus · 201-1000 employees

    A leading managed IT service provider delivering smart, flexible, and value-driven IT solutions to mid-sized businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

    Auckland
    HybridContractSenior

    Building frontend applications · Creating reusable UI components · Using AI coding agents

    Strong experience building production frontend applications with TypeScript and JavaScript; component-based architecture, APIs, state, performance, accessibility; practical experience using AI coding agents; strong testing, debugging, code review, version control, CI/CD skills.

  • Software development26 days ago

    Software Engineer

    Microsoft · 5001+ employees

    A technology company that empowers people and organizations through cloud solutions and customer success.

    New Zealand
    Full time

    Creating OS images · Managing CI/CD pipelines · Troubleshooting GPU drivers

    1+ yrBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience; coding experience in Golang, C++, C# or Python; 1+ year of experience in at least two listed server, container/Kubernetes or cloud-infrastructure areas; pass Microsoft Cloud Background Check

  • Software development27 days ago
    Auckland
    Full timeSenior

    Driving projects independently · Applying architectural standards · Contributing to code reviews

    Experience with a prominent programming language; deep understanding of data structures

    Generous leave
  • Software development27 days ago
    Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty
    Full time

    Designing software applications · Developing C++ software · Integrating vehicle software

  • Software development28 days ago
    Wellington
    $50-$100 a monthContract

    Developing applications · Debugging software · Evaluating AI-generated code

    Python; React; JavaScript; Java; Node.js; Rust; Go; TypeScript; strong full-stack development experience; experience with APIs, databases, application architecture, and debugging

  • 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
    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

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About software engineer jobs in New Zealand

There are 75 roles open for software engineer jobs in New Zealand on the SmartCVs job board, 19 of them posted in the last week, all from employers' own career sites.

Of these, 68 full time and 13 hybrid or remote.

Where the ad shows a salary, most pay $133k to $199k a year.

1 ad says the employer will support a visa.

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There are 75 roles open for software engineer jobs in New Zealand on the SmartCVs job board, 19 of them posted in the last week, all from employers' own career sites.

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Where the ad shows a salary, most software engineer jobs in New Zealand pay $133k to $199k a year. Not every ad shows one, so check each job, and use the Salary filter to see only the ones that do.

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