About the Company

Our client is an award-winning New Zealand technology company building AI-powered SaaS products used by thousands of customers globally every day. Backed by international investors and experiencing rapid growth in the US market, the business has built a reputation for technical excellence, product innovation, and an outstanding team culture.

The engineering team is intentionally small, highly selective, and deeply focused on building with speed, quality, and ownership. They value curiosity, ambition, and people who consistently perform at an exceptional level.

About the Role

This is a rare opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a high-performing product engineering team in a senior individual contributor capacity. You’ll work across cloud infrastructure, reliability, backend systems, DevOps, integrations, and full-stack product development while helping mentor and uplift more junior engineers.

The team is looking for engineers who operate at an exceptionally high level - people who are deeply technical, highly proactive, and thrive solving difficult problems with minimal oversight. You’ll be trusted with significant ownership and autonomy while working alongside other high-calibre engineers in a fast-moving environment.

Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong backend engineering and cloud infrastructure expertise
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Terraform, and Kubernetes
• Strong TypeScript experience required
• Ability to work across backend, infrastructure, and occasional frontend tasks
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews and technical guidance

Why Work Here?

• Market-leading compensation and equity package
• Work alongside some of the strongest engineering talent in New Zealand tech
• Work on globally scaled AI-powered SaaS products
• Flexible hybrid/remote working options from NZ/Sydney
• Strong engineering culture focused on autonomy and technical excellence
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• International team offsites and conference travel opportunities

If you’re the kind of engineer who sets a high bar for yourself, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and wants to work with an ambitious team building at global scale, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or contact sam@talent.army for a confidential discussion.