Lead Engineer - Account Domain

• Wellington/Auckland based opportunity
• Banking benefits, flexible working options, additional wellbeing days of leave and more!
• Fixed Term Contract – 24 Months
  
  
  

Kō tātou tēnei. Hei kawe i ngā mahi kia tutuki | This is us. Where making an impact matters.

We're looking for a Lead C# Software Engineer to join our Account Domain team, focused on transforming the platforms behind our core banking services.

• You'll tackle complex technical challenges with critical systems serving high traffic volumes. Our cloud-based, event-driven integration layer connects a wide range of systems and serves as the backbone of our engineering ecosystem.
• We're after a Lead C# Engineer with strong leadership, mentoring skills, and experience in Agile and/or DevOps environments. Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills are essential—you’ll need to convey complex ideas clearly and influence a range of stakeholders.
  
  
  

Ko tātou tēnei. Kia hāpai i ō pūkenga | This is us. Where your expertise matters.

Key skills and experience we’re looking for:

• 9+ years' experience building large applications with C#, ASP.NET, and .NET Core.
• Capability to design and implement Microservices i.e. breaking down business processes, designing and building de-coupled, re-usable component-based applications.
• Knowledge of API technologies such as GraphQL, REST, etc, and supporting contract formats such as OpenAPI/Swagger, AsyncAPI.
• Experience with microservice development for cloud native platforms and delivering apps to run on Docker/Kubernetes (AWS EKS or similar).
• Experience with test automation as part of day-to-day development, ideally utilising TDD and BDD techniques. Performance testing experience is a bonus.
• Experience in CI-CD practices, delivery via declarative deployment practices with automated quality and security checks.
  
  
  

Bonus (not essential but advantageous to have):

• Experience designing and implementing solutions on modern event streaming platforms such as Kafka would be an advantage.
• Understanding of OAuth / zero trust design principals and/or building services with AD Auth.
• Experience working within a regulated software environment.
• Understanding of banking and accounting processes and models.
• Experience with on call and after-hours support.
  
  
  

Ko tātou tēnei - Hei hāpai i a koe, me tō whānau |This is us. Where you and your whānau matter.  

We want you to get the most out of work and life, so you will have the option to explore flexible working arrangements that suit both your needs and ours. We now also offer one wellbeing day a quarter to ensure our people are taken care of and can bring their best selves to work. Our great range of benefits include discounted banking and an incredible package for new parents.

We are proud to be a certified B Corporation, a Pride Pledge partner and we are the first bank in Aotearoa to get the Gender Tick. We are also an accredited Living Wage employer.

Apply Now! – We will be reviewing applications throughout the advertising period, and we reserve the right to withdraw the ad at any time. Applications close Thursday 29th May.

Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, there may be a delay in our response. Thank you for your patience.

Recruitment agencies: We're not seeking support at this stage.

At Kiwibank we are all about making Kiwi better off

For an idea about what life is like at Kiwibank and some of the benefits we offer make sure to check out the attached video.