Senior Software Engineer, DX Platforms

Fuel50 is seeking an ambitious Senior Software Engineer to join our NZ engineering team!

About Fuel50

Fuel50 is a company founded on a deep passion for engagement and the desire to create better workplaces. We believe wholeheartedly in our vision and are continually looking to better the outcomes we help our clients achieve.

Our product is an AI-powered talent marketplace platform that helps companies to manage their internal talent mobility, re-skilling and career development. We're proud of the customer base that use and love us - including significant household names.

About the Role

This is a technical role where you will lead improvements in developer efficiency, tooling, and best practices while also building high-quality, scalable software solutions.

You will collaborate across teams to enhance our development workflow including our automation and pipelines. You will mentor engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, and work on just about any challenging problem across our technology stack as they arise.

We value a collaborative culture and are looking for someone who is passionate about efficiency, simplicity, continuous improvement, problem-solving, and delivering exceptional software.

This position reports to our Platforms Tech Team Lead and offers flexible working hours, collaboration with our New Zealand based engineering team and the ability to work remotely from anywhere in New Zealand!

• Senior level of experience in full-stack software engineering, with a strong understanding of SaaS architecture and hands‑on experience in some of the following technologies : Java, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Angular, MySQL, CI / CD, Docker, and Linux
• Passion for AI, automation, efficiency, and improving engineering processes
• Good command of shell scripting and Python
• High levels of developer empathy and laser‑focus on developer productivity
• Excellent knowledge of cloud‑based infrastructure and well versed in DevSecOps principles and best‑practices
• Extraordinary ability to understand complex systems, track down and resolve bugs, and create regression tests
• Experience in addressing complex engineering challenges, such as zero‑downtime migrations, microservices, and implementing robust CI / CD processes.
• Strong proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, and testable code, with a solid understanding of software development best practices
• Unrelenting bias toward action and results
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams
• Ability to mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Excellent remote‑working skills, and willingness to travel to our Takapuna office as required for planning and team collaboration

This role requires a security clearance against the Singapore Governments Official Secrets Act to allow for access to customer data for engineering and configuration purposes.

If you’re passionate about developer experience, technical excellence, leadership, and pushing yourself, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future of engineering at Fuel50!

All Fuellies are a core part of growing our culture and making Fuel50 an inspirational and amazing place to work. Some additional benefits are :

What is it like to be a Fuellie?

We know that having the right people with the right attitude and behaviour is a big part of what makes us successful. Living our values is an important part of being successful in this role.

Application Process

If this sounds like you, then please apply. If you’re not sure you're ready or perhaps you don't meet all requirements yet, please apply anyway. We'll review every application that we get.

This role is based in New Zealand, candidates must hold the relevant right to work in NZ i.e. Citizenship or a work visa at the time of application.

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