Senior Application Developer

Job details
Job type
Permanent
 
Location
Wellington City, Wellington
 
Full job description
Wellington or Auckland based role
Permanent full-time
Microsoft development skills, C#.
Join our Technology Development team and apply your .net and PostgreSQL skills within a large complex organisation focused on delivering what kiwis care about!

Korero mo te turanga - About the role

This integral role within our Technology Development team is focused on the design and development of solutions for enterprise-wide projects and delivery teams. As we enable our people to continue the amazing mahi of delivering what kiwis care about, operating around the clock working to keep New Zealanders connected.

The role offers technical leadership, the ability to utilise all your skills and capabilities and apply them to largescale projects and programmes of work. Contributing to design decisions and development patterns and practices.

The successful candidate for this role will work across our Data and Technology teams, and wider business, utilising strong relationship management skills to influence and provide practical technology solutions which enable our business to thrive. You will be comfortable rolling up your sleeves, getting into the action and getting the job done with fit for purpose solutions.

Mou - About you

You will already have skills working with both .net and PostgreSQL - this is imperative. Alongside this you will be able to clearly demonstrate relevant training in software engineering practices or equivalent on the job learning. Coupled with a tertiary qualification that demonstrates a capacity for structured thinking and analysis. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must, alongside technical writing skills and proven full-stack development experience.

Our team operate within an Agile environment, and we are seeking a senior software developer who has had experience operating successfully within this environment. Experience with cloud architectures including, Azure and AWS and being familiar with microservices architecture including, API specifications like Swagger or RAML and API-led Connectivity and design is preferred.

As a senior member of the team this role provides mentoring and providing technical leadership to other team members.

A full list of the required skills and experience is available to review in the Job Description via the NZ Post careers site.

He Aha Te Pai - What you'll love about us!

We're passionate about our commitment to deliver the best for Aotearoa - to help businesses thrive, and to deliver what Kiwis care about. Our permanent employees enjoy a variety of benefits including:

Free onsite secure parking at our Auckland sites
Special rates on fantastic holiday home accommodation around New Zealand
Retail shopping discounts with our partners
An Employee Assistance programme to support you when you need it
Plus more!!
Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

There's a story in every parcel. Ready to be part of the story? Start your journey with us.

Apply today, or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page. If you require additional information, please contact Gemma Corbett via gemma.corbett@nzpost.co.nz or 027 372 4705.

Applications for this opportunity close on 13 July 2025.

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks. Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test.

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles. We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved.

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

We are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified and recognise the diversity and uniqueness of our workforce and reaffirm our commitment to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.

 
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