Senior Full Stack Engineer – Tech Lead

IDEXX has invested heavily in Veterinary Software and is seeking a skilled Senior Full Stack Engineer – Tech Lead to join our squad at our Auckland global software center of excellence.

Your focus will be delivering high-quality solutions that address complex challenges related to our portfolio of cloud platforms and applications.

We're looking for a motivated technical expert to lead one or potentially two squads focused on specific products.

Come help us push the boundaries of what veterinary software can do.So, what is IDEXX Veterinary Software?

Here in Auckland we develop a portfolio of cloud platforms and applications.

We're building a vertical SaaS platform for animal health that requires significant technical expertise to deliver.

Solutions for practice management (PIMS), diagnostics, payments, client engagement, analytics & insight plus many more.

We're on a mission to build the best health technology business, and we need you to help us do it!

You can learn more about IDEXX Veterinary Software here : More about our tech : helps veterinary practices save time, increase revenue, communicate better with clients, and reduce workload stress.

ezyVet is our main PIMS application, a single-page webapp built and maintained on PHP.

React, TypeScript, and Redux Front-end and PHP with Laravel 7.x for our APIs.

For databases, we use MySQL 8, and our servers are all managed through AWS.

We utilize Docker, Terraform, and GitLab to roll out and manage our cloud applications and their many services-for example Redis, DynamoDB, Lambda, and Step Functions to deliver unique solutions for our applications and internal systems.

is patient workflow software designed to minimize bottlenecks and strengthen clinical processes in a veterinary practice.

SmartFlow offers a well-established solution with a single-page AngularJS (soon to be React) web application, complemented by a dedicated iOS native iPad app.

The backend, built on .

NET, is managed in Azure utilizing Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes, Docker containers, and GitHub Actions for streamlined deployments.

Azure Service Bus is used in an event-driven architecture, with CosmosDB for NoSQL storage and MSSQL for relational storage.

Real-time web functionality is delivered through SignalR, and the iPad app is supported by Apple Push.

enhances in-patient workflows, helping veterinary practices improve their clinical processes and deliver a higher standard of care.

Vet Radar is a serverless architecture, using a single React-Native codebase to deploy both a single-page web application and an iOS app via Expo.

The serverless backend is managed on AWS, with deployments handled by Terraform and GitHub Actions.

We leverage a comprehensive suite of AWS services, including Lambda, EventBridge, SQS, RDS (Postgres), DynamoDB, and ElastiCache, to deliver a scalable and resilient solution.

gives everything a veterinary team needs to connect with their clients all in one place.

It streamlines the ways teams engage with pet owners with a single experience built for IDEXX PIMS.

With software-supported engagement across the life stages of a pet, pet owners become informed partners in care-supporting better health outcomes.

Vello is built on AWS with a cloud-native approach.

We use Lambda for serverless computing, TypeScript for development, and combine DynamoDB with Postgres RDS for data management.

ECS containers handle deployment, scalability, and performance.At IDEXX we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock around the world.

Through the power of the cloud, IDEXX Veterinary Software solutions simplify the flow of information across any practice and link veterinary professionals to what they need when they need it.

Patient data.

Client communications.

Business insights.

All at their fingertips.Our journey is solving veterinary practices' most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health.What your day might look like : Create technical design documentationBuild large-scale or complex projects that are fit for purpose and achieve the desired resultBuild code that is well-crafted, highly scalable, and maintainableMonitor, evaluate, and improve projects as they are released (agile)Write well-designed unit testsProvide senior code reviews to ensure code that is released is robust and reliableRefactor low-level framework objects to improve the performance and scalability of our platformsContribute to high-level tech stack discussions and help drive our applications forwardServe as a mentor and guide for junior and intermediate engineersLead collaboration with cross-functional teams to better understand the broader aspects of our portfolio and collectively solve the challenges of scalWhat you need to succeed : Proven experience as a Senior Software EngineerProven technical capability with software designExperience leading technical advancements to solve problemsExperience with principles and practices related to cloud technologiesPrevious experience in a SaaS environmentExperience with any : PHP / Laravel, GoLang, Typescript, MySQL, AWS (or C / C++, C#, Java, other OOP languages depending on ability), Node.js, React.js, React Native Web, other cloud architecturesExperience with unit testingStrong OO design patterns and modular designExperience building and consuming APIs (JSON, SOAP)Preferred experience in people leadershipWhat you can expect from us : Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training, and transparent performance-driven professional developmentRewarding salary packages including incentive schemes for allContinuous L&D (both internal and external)Great tech kit for both work and personal useHybrid working with a great office space to collaborate, including a gym and a rooftop meeting spaceCoffee + snacks + catered lunches at least twice a week (Food Truck Friyay!)Dog-friendly officeFully subsidized Southern Cross Health insurancePart-subsidized parking via ParkableCareer pathways that will take you places if you are willing and ableIf you want to work with real purpose, solving key challenges in the animal health industry with innovative cloud software, this is the opportunity for you!

Why IDEXXWe're proud of the work we do, because our work matters.

An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease.

We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.So, what does that mean for you?

We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery.

At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.Let's pursue what matters together.IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.

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