Principal Software Engineer (Platform Engineering)
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Job Location:
Auckland - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Kia ora!
At Air New Zealand were reimagining how technology powers our journey building platforms that enable innovation speed and resilience at scale. Our multi-cloud strategy across AWS and Azure is the backbone of our digital transformation helping us modernise systems automate workflows and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers and teams.
As we continue this evolution were looking for a Principal Software Engineer to take a strategic technical-lead role within our DevOps Chapter. This is an opportunity to influence architecture define standards and guide the next generation of platform engineers across Air New Zealand.
If youre a seasoned engineer or technical lead perhaps with a background in microservices or large-scale distributed systems who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and shaping organisational direction this is your next step.
The Role Youll Play
As a Principal Platform Engineer you will:
- Architect and oversee the design and implementation of platform-wide services frameworks and standards.
- Provide deep technical leadership mentoring engineers and empowering teams to deliver secure reliable and high-performing systems.
- Influence architectural decisions and set the direction for platform engineering across multiple domains.
- Lead initiatives that improve platform reliability security scalability and performance.
- Champion automation Infrastructure as Code observability and continuous delivery at an organisational level.
- Collaborate with SREs Platform Engineers Security and Product teams to align technical direction with strategic objectives.
- Contribute to strategic planning and long-term platform vision ensuring our engineering ecosystem remains future-ready.
What Youll Bring
- 8 years of experience in software cloud or platform engineering with a proven ability to design and lead complex systems.
- Strong background in architecture and cloud infrastructure (AWS or Azure) and deep knowledge of Kubernetes Terraform and CI/CD.
- Demonstrated ability to influence engineering standards and technical decisions across teams.
- Expertise in automation observability and security best practices.
- Hands-on experience with modern programming or scripting languages (Python Java Go Bash etc.).
- A strategic mindset with a passion for enabling others; youre a force multiplier who empowers development teams to move faster and smarter.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to bridge technical and business priorities.
Why Join Air New Zealand
- Lead the technical direction of mission-critical platforms that underpin our digital transformation.
- Collaborate with a passionate community of engineers who value excellence learning and innovation.
- Shape the future of platform engineering at one of New Zealands most iconic organisations.
- Enjoy flexibility diverse career pathways and continuous learning opportunities.
- Competitive compensation and unique staff travel benefits that help you explore the world.
Ready to Take Flight
If youre ready to apply your technical depth leadership and strategic vision to one of New Zealands most ambitious technology transformations wed love to hear from you.
Join us and help define what exceptional engineering looks like at Air New Zealand.
Additional Information :
At Air New Zealand we are proudly committed to diversity equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds including those with a disability additional health and mental health needs and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.
If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua kia tina.
Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near seize them and make them your reality.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Python
- System Design
- Agile
- C/C++
- Go
- Systems Engineering
- Software Development
- Java
- Distributed Systems
