Full Stack Engineer

Why you'll love working with Tower

At Tower, our values are the heartbeat of every interaction. We prioritize our people, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, representing the vibrant communities we serve. We celebrate all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, and everything else that makes our culture unique. Proud holders of the Rainbow and DV Free Ticks, we are committed to inclusivity and safety.

We are on a mission to lead our industry into a customer-centric future with innovation and disruptive thinking. As a unique Kiwi and Pacific insurance provider with over 150 years of history, our roots trace back to Dunedin.

What you will be doing

Tower is out to change the insurance game and deliver beautifully simple and rewarding experiences, that our customers and people rave about - every time.

In our agile squad you will be delivering accessible user experiences for customers, building and or connect them to their data via APIs. In this role you will enjoy a self-driven culture with empowerment over control, as well as breaking down complex problems into simple solutions while growing both yourself and peers in the process.

Dive into the heart of your responsibilities:

• Build beautiful accessible frontend experiences with React, Typescript & Redux
• …and create microservice APIs with C# and .NET + Cloud Azure
• Integrating with internal & external systems including databases
• Promote good engineering practices such as TDD & Clean Code
• Communicate with peers and stakeholders to produce better outcomes
• Assisting your team in breaking down deliverables to simple tasks
• Working proactively with your peers to help solve problems and remove roadblocks

What you'll need

• Contributions to new features and enhancing old in larger projects with React, Redux and Typescript. This includes refactoring old code to modern design patterns such as MVVM
• Caught bugs early by designing and writing effective test including unit and integration
• Implementation of performant experience APIs with domain driven design
• Clarified requirements and fixed any gaps in collaboration with squad
• Made enhancements to and used an accessible design system
• Experience working in agile squads and collaboration with stakeholders that dependent on your squad or that your squad depends on
• Alley of good practices like unit test and ability to articulate why its important
• Understanding how to use NPM, React Redux & Typescript to build digital experiences
• …and .NET for microservice API development
• Knowledge of design principles like MVVM or MVC

Our commitment

We pride ourselves on encouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work, embracing diverse opinions, experiences, and backgrounds. Our commitment is to create an inclusive workplace where our people come first, feel valued, safe, and respected. If you feel comfortable doing so, please let us know early in the process.

What we'll bring to the table

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits to celebrate and look after our Tower employees.

Highlights include:

• Our people come first as we offer 16 weeks of paid leave for the primary carer and 4 weeks of paid leave partner`s leave.
• A paid day off on your birthday, as well as two extra annual leave days every year and the option to buy an additional eight days of leave. So up to six weeks off!
• Annual Performance Review where you get to showcase your progression.
• Wellness leave instead of sick leave so you can proactively look after your health and wellbeing.
• Career growth - we promote internal capability; we also have programmes that recognise star performers.
• Flexible workplace opportunities at our beautiful 6 Green Star Fanshawe St office packed with modern technologies, stand-up desks, open space and coffee machines in two large modern kitchens with cafe-inspired dining areas.
• Discounts on Tower insurance products of up to 50%.
• Free Life Insurance of up to four times your annual base salary.
• Paid parental leave top up for 16 weeks.
• Retail deals and discounts with Les Mills, JB Hi-Fi, PB Tech, The Coffee Club, Warehouse Stationery and more.

Apply now: Ready to embark on a journey where your experience truly matters in the heart of New Zealand and the Pacific`s insurance industry? If you are excited about defining a new era of insurance, submit your resume and a detailed cover letter highlighting your impactful career.

Please note: We're eager to get the right person on board as soon as possible. We don't have set closing dates, so we'll start reviewing applications as they come in. Don't wait—apply now to make sure you're considered.