Solutions Architect / Tech Lead

September 19

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Propellerhead

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Our software powers some of the more interesting ideas in government, commercial and non-profit institutions in New Zealand. Our clients include Auckland Transport, New Zealand Rugby, Dimension GRC, Spark, ESR, Ministry of Education, New Zealand Post, and Auckland Museum.For each client, we are a technology partner. We believe continuous advances in technology allow us to utilise newer and better ways of solving problems for our clients and their users. We understand the need for constant evolution. This drives our mission at Propellerhead. CULTURE & APPROACH:Our teams are technology craftspeople, driven to discover the right combination of methodology, architecture, technology, and operating model. Our company approach is designed to produce maximum value by stepping out of the way and clearing roadblocks for our people. We take influence from Holacracy, Agile, Lean Startup, and Design Thinking, and we deliver solutions in a series of small increments, each iteration providing insights and clarity on user needs. We are problem solvers who happen to use code, and put a premium on communication, collaboration, openness and flexibility.

11 - 50 employees

📋 Description

• Developing, reviewing and communicating solution architecture in collaboration with the Development teams. • Championing the technical strategy of Propellerhead as our key business differentiator, and aligning design and implementation of the solutions in your portfolio in line with that technical vision. • Setting, maintaining and communicating practices, standards and expectations covering all aspects of software delivery. • Developing strategies to ensure quality measures such as speed-to-value, security, reliability, maintainability, performance and functional fit for purpose. • Specifically, you will be a principal contributor to the evolution of our code base from C# to Rust and the ecosystem of tools, practices and services that implies.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with the hands-on development of multi-tier and distributed applications. • Our current technologies include React user interfaces, with services written in C#, so previous experience with both is essential. However we also have Typescript, Java and Rust services, so you will need to show confidence in working with a variety of programming languages, Rust being preferable. • Exceptional communication skills to bridge technical solutions with business needs and present these concepts to a variety of internal and customer stakeholders. • Hands-on experience with designing solutions on cloud platforms such as Azure (our preference) or AWS, including active participation in building CI/CD pipelines and instrumenting for operations, is required. • Experience with streaming and messaging platforms, such as Kafka or NATS, is highly desirable. • Proven experience in leading the design of complex software applications, preferably for corporate enterprise, where solutions comprise existing services alongside custom development. • We are particularly looking for technical leaders with experience or demonstrable interest in any of the following: digital identity, verifiable credentials, open banking, AI agent authorization, edge or device-based software deployment.

🏖️ Benefits

• - Contribute to interesting, diverse, and commercially minded work for well-respected clients. • - Join a Developer-led organisation full of world-class colleagues. • - Join a culture of learning and collaboration. • - Fortnightly Developer knowledge sharing session. • - Work from the comfort of your home or relocate to New Zealand and work within our beautifully designed office • - Propellerhead is an equal opportunity workplace which is free from discrimination.