Lead Software Engineer (.NET)

Why You’d Like It

• Lead technical strategy in a modern SaaS environment
• Enjoy a balance of hands on development and architectural influence
• Flexible working and a collaborative, forward-thinking culture

The Story
This rapidly growing tech company is expanding its engineering leadership team and is looking for a skilled Lead Engineer to guide their platform’s next phase of evolution. The role will suit someone who enjoys balancing deep technical work with coaching, design thinking, and some architectural ownership. With a clear product roadmap and strong support for innovation, this is a chance to shape solutions at scale using modern patterns and tooling.

Company Profile
Our client is a global technology provider with a proven track record in delivering scalable, connected software solutions. Their platform is used across industries to support compliance, safety, and performance for a growing customer base. With operations in New Zealand, Australia, and the USA, their focus is on building high performing teams, embracing cloud native practices, and continuously improving engineering standards.

Your Role

• Architect and design cloud native features for a high availability SaaS application
• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers and QAs within an agile squad
• Conduct technical discovery sessions and proof-of-concepts to guide solution direction
• Influence tooling, development practices, and long-term architectural decisions
• Own backend development tasks using C# and .NET, including microservices and API architecture
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and drive automation testing
• Support deployment, scalability, and system health monitoring in Azure
• Promote engineering excellence and collaboration across cross-functional team

Your Fit

• Proven experience as a senior or lead developer working with .NET and C#
• Strong understanding of microservice design, REST APIs, and scalable backend architecture
• Experience deploying cloud native solutions in an Azure environment
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL data models, event-driven patterns, and system security
• Skilled in CI/CD practices, automated testing, containerisation, and infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform)
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; able to coach, guide, and inspire technical teams
• Bonus: Exposure to frontend frameworks like React, and technologies like Node.js or Elasticsearch

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand. If you are not a NZ Citizen, you must have the right of permanent residence or a valid work visa.

Does this sound like it could be the next role for you? Get in touch with Henry for a confidential discussion email [email protected] or call on 0274991187