Senior Software Engineer

We’re leading the charge in transforming the trillion-dollar global replacement parts industry by making it really easy for repairers to find the right parts.

Senior Software Engineer

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Full time

Department

Note : Partly is headquartered in the UK, with a Product and Engineering base in Christchurch, and an early presence in San Francisco. If you are not based in Christchurch, we will fly you to HQ for 2 weeks for onboarding, as well as 1 week per quarter for our “Season Openers” (we pay for your travel and accommodation). If you are relocating to Christchurch from NZ or from overseas, we can also assist with relocation costs.

Partly's mission is to connect the world's parts and we're doing that by building the first global platform for replacement parts, starting with auto parts. Our big vision is to accelerate the world towards a sustainable future where waste is eliminated and all replacement parts are universally searchable, accessible and available to all. We provide a scalable digital infrastructure solution to some of the world's largest businesses and the most exciting startups. Partly's solutions are integrated across hundreds of companies globally, providing the backbone for cataloguing and managing parts online. We’re continuing to build a world-class team and ensuring Partly is a place where people can do the best work of their lives. We’re proud of the culture we've built at Partly, and our values are lived throughout every experience.

️ This role

In this role, you will work alongside other members of our development team to tackle hard, exciting problems and build beautiful software.

You'll be working on mission-critical systems for our core SaaS and API platform.

You will be ensuring these features are highly scalable , fault-tolerant and accurate.

You will be working to provide a great experience to businesses using the Partly platform.

You will be helping to develop and share software best practices with the team.

This is an opportunity to become an expert in the extremely complex and underserved auto parts domain.

5+ years of experience developing complex applications (Or equivalent study and work)

Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals , including data structures, concurrency, architecture, APIs, testing, and design patterns.

Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills

Strong knowledge of databases and data models

Experience building reliable, distributed systems

(Bonus) Experience with automotive parts

(Bonus) Experience with Node.js

(Bonus) Experience with Rust

Please note : if you don’t have all the skills / experience listed above but believe you could be outstanding in this role, please still consider applying. Many folks, especially those from underrepresented or marginalised groups, often count themselves out. Please allow us to learn more about you and why you're exceptional!

High trust, low process and no bureaucracy. We hire exceptional people whose judgment we trust. This means we proactively remove any process or rules that slow us down (for example, our expense policy is simply the “red face test”).

Competitive base salary + equity . We offer competitive salaries and generous equity options for all full-time employees, ensuring everyone shares in the financial upside when we win.

Flexible working hours. Choose when to work based on what time you’re most effective (no mandatory or set hours). We combine flexibility with an office-first approach (in cities where we have critical mass, i.e. London, Christchurch, Auckland).

Focus Days. Two days per week, with zero meetings, dedicated solely to uninterrupted deep work

Take time when you need it. We don’t ask questions or care if people have a negative leave balance. We work extremely hard and trust our team to take the time they need to recharge.

Offices in Christchurch CBD and on Auckland’s Karangahape Road . We invest heavily in our offices (standing desks, healthy snacks, quality coffee, drinks on tap) to ensure they’re places people are excited by, where they build relationships and get their best work done.

Learn from the best. Whether it’s during a ‘Lunch n Learn’ or hearing from a unicorn CEO at a Fireside chat, you’ll have the opportunity to constantly learn from the world’s best.

Quarterly season openers & annual global offsite. Connect regularly at the nearest centralised location for a week of collaboration, big-picture planning and team events.

Team connection. Monthly team lunches, celebrating our wins, happy hours and more!

Parental leave and flexible return to work . Do what works for you. Primary carers can return with 4-day weeks (on 100% pay for the first 12 weeks). Secondary carers get 10 days full pay.

Payroll Giving : We encourage generous giving and donate to the high-impact charities you support

If you are relocating from overseas or domestically to Partly HQ, we offer a generous relocation allowance to support your move

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