Mō te tūranga | About the role
In this key Senior Software Engineer role in the Consumer Lending & Insurance Product Group, you will provide technical expertise working in a community of cross-functional squads, ensuring we build in-line with modern best practices to deliver great value for our customers.
We need your help to continue our journey of modernising while ensuring critical business functionality is delivered to our customers. Your experience and knowledge of modern tooling and best practice will be instrumental in helping to maintain our high expectations in quality. As well as your enthusiasm to learn and love of improving in everything you do, whether code refactors or process change or production support.
You are someone that is aware of business, infrastructure, and technical issues to aid in the development and implementation of solutions and anticipate future direction in the tech industry. Your ability to communicate a vision to technical and not-so-technical stakeholders and your ability to listen and adapt to emerging requirements will bring that vision to life.
Solutions architected around microservices, Kafka, monoliths or serverless, your experience in one or more of these technologies will be partnered with an enthusiasm for exploring and learning the others. Existing systems will still need to be supported during this journey, we need someone who can find opportunities for improvement by applying best practice and patterns.
Above all, we believe in simplification and want you to help us drive this, to deliver resilient software faster and more frequently.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
- At least 8+ years full Stack Java including JPA/Hibernate.
- Micro-service design, specification, and implementation.
- RESTful Api design, specification, and implementation.
- Legacy systems experience.
- Apache Kafka or similar.
- Cloud exp AWS and Aure.
- OpenShift/Kubernetes and Docker or similar orchestration and containerisation.
- Ideally you will also have knowledge and experience of:
- CI/CD and automation.
- Security and resilience concerns and patterns.
- Alerting and observation integrations.
Please note, that due to the high volume of applicants and our diligent assessment processes, we may take a few weeks to advise of your application outcome and/or next steps. We would sincerely appreciate your patience in this regard.
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
In addition to immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you'll receive some great job perks and benefits including:
- 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
- Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
- Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
- Growth and development – we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility
- Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers
- School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
- 2 Volunteer days per year
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
Applications close:
17 March 2025
