Senior Software Developer

Auckland - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Innovation at the core. Powering a smarter future.

At Vector we believe innovation is the key to a cleaner more connected future. By embracing new ideas forging strong partnerships and pioneering technologies that make energy more resilient and accessible were setting new standards for our customers and our industry.

In 2020 an alliance was formed between Vector and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to co-develop a cloud native data platform: Diverge. This team has evolved to become Vector Technology Services (VTS); a subsidiary of Vector New Zealands largest distributor of electricity and gas.

The role

Were on the look out for our next Senior Software Developer to join us on our new energy future mission.

We welcome applications from:

Experienced Senior Developers seeking a new challenge with strong progression pathways into either technical or people leadership.
Seasoned Intermediate Developers who are ready to take the next step into a Senior role.

If youre passionate about innovation and want to help shape the future of energy wed love to hear from you.

Youll learn from and be inspired by our team of software developers and at the same time you will:

Use your advanced software development skills to build software - primarily in Java but also at times with frontend frameworks like React and infrastructure automation with Terraform
Grow in your role and in your career collaborating with leading global partners such as AWS to build valuable software systems for a global customer base
Work in a stable product-focused agile team and have a voice in what we build and how we build it
Learn (and teach) how to use TDD BDD and automated application deployment for effective software delivery
Gain experience with AWS services like Lambda DynamoDB S3 IAM and more.

Who are we looking for

Youll be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

Software development experience: advanced knowledge in Backend programming with Java Spring and experience of using tooling and process to ensure quality in the software development life cycle
Cloud computing and AWS Skills Proficient with AWS services like Lambda DynamoDB S3 IAM and more. Understanding how to architect and implement serverless solutions using AWS.
DevOps / CICD - Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD Practises is essential including how to use tools for continuous integration and continuous delivery
Excitement about solving problems and a huger to learn
A passion for helping and caring for others in your team.

Why VTS

Whether its the opportunity to work on challenges in collaboration with the leading technology firms or to build a legacy for Auckland and New Zealand through your work; or perhaps to work in an innovative and transformative sector or our commitment to supporting your development theres a myriad of reasons to choose a career with VTS.

The Diverge Platform

Is a customisable managed software-as-a-service platform; for energy data ingestion processing insights generation and data delivery.
Is cloud native composed entirely of AWS serverless services which bring cloud native scalability reliability and resilience to this mission critical enterprise system.
Is deployed and managed through infrastructure-as-code automated software release and service orchestration.
Performs streaming data processing in state temporal sequence and data dependency aware pipelines.

Find out more about working at VTS here.

What else do we offer

An engineer-led culture that emphasises eXtreme Programming (XP) techniques like TDD and pair programming.
Meaningful complex challenges that look to solve real world problems
Stable product-focussed teams
Flexibility including the choice of working from home a couple of days a week and flexible start and finish times so you can balance work and life
Health and wellbeing support
Great benefits that reflect the importance of family

Apply with us today!

Interviews may be held as applications are received so dont hesitate to apply.

Vector engages a workforce made up of people and teams with diverse skills values backgrounds and experiences. We respect and value people who are different from each other including gender ethnicity disability age sexual orientation race and religion. We are proud of what we have achieved so far:

First corporate Living Wage Accredited employer
First Accessibility Tick employer
Rainbow Tick accredited
Winner of three gongs at the 2019 Diversity Awards NZ including the Supreme Award in 2019 and 2020.

If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process please do get in touch with us on.

Additional Information :

We know that some people may hesitate to apply if they dont meet every single requirement. If this role excites you we encourage you to apply anyway - your skills enthusiasm and unique perspective could be just what were looking for.

Vector values diversity in all its forms and welcomes people of all backgrounds experiences identities and abilities to be part of our team.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Innovation at the core. Powering a smarter future. At Vector we believe innovation is the key to a cleaner more connected future. By embracing new ideas forging strong partnerships and pioneering technologies that make energy more resilient and accessible were setting new standards for our customers...