About Gallagher
Our purpose at Gallagher is 'Protect what matters most' and we live it every day, whether that's protecting the world's highest security environments or agricultural businesses, we care deeply about our people, their families, and our wider communities.
Gallagher Security is on a mission to unlock more value for our customers through the power of our people and solutions.
Our culture is entrepreneurial in spirit, complex, challenging, and ever changing.
With operations in New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, USA, Canada, the UK and Europe and exports to over 160 countries, we're proud to be unlocking globally focused career paths for New Zealand based candidates.
We're painting the future of what's possible.
Come join us.
The Opportunity
The Senior Software Engineer (Front End)
role overview : At Gallagher Security, our Senior Software Engineers (Front End) are key drivers in creating world-class user experiences for our SMB platform, used by customers across the globe.
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our agile development team.
You'll take a lead role in designing and implementing the user-facing aspects of our products, working closely with the UX team and wider engineering squads.
Your expertise will ensure that our applications are robust, secure, and scalable, while providing an outstanding user experience.
What You'll Be Doing :
Leading collaboration with the UX team to define product scope and design solutions through techniques such as design sprints, prototypes, and user story mapping
Developing and delivering high-quality front-end software components using modern web frameworks, including ReactJS and Redux
Applying HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills to produce clean, maintainable, and efficient code
Reviewing and providing feedback on peers' code, promoting best practices and coding standards across the team
Supporting existing products through technical troubleshooting, debugging, and quality assurance
Mentoring junior and intermediate developers, sharing knowledge, and contributing to team growth
Staying up to date with emerging technologies and front-end development trends to continuously improve team capability
About You
You're a hands-on front-end engineer who enjoys solving complex problems, collaborating in an agile environment, and delivering high-quality user experiences.
You take pride in clean, secure code and in seeing your work used by real-world customers.
You'll bring :
A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience
5+ years of commercial software development experience
Strong proficiency in front-end web development backed by a Cloud-hosted microservice architecture, including ReactJS, Redux, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks
Experience in developing secure web applications, including knowledge of OWASP and CORS policies
Proficiency with version control, debugging tools, and agile development practices
Demonstrated experience mentoring and enabling other team members
Some experience in mobile application development
A preference for working and delivering in an Agile, customer-focused, outcome-driven, collaborative environment
Why Gallagher?
At Gallagher, you'll join a global technology leader with a proud history of innovation.
We design and deliver security solutions that protect some of the world's highest-security sites - from airports to government agencies.
We also offer :
Competitive Salary and Bonuses
Hybrid flexibility (3 days office / 2 days home)
Kiwi Saver on top & Life and Disability insurance
Global exposure and professional development opportunities
Plenty of fun along the way; Team building events, inspiring guest speakers, and team lunches
Join our SMB Squad and help shape the technology that drives Gallagher's world-leading security solutions.
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Software Engineer • Waikato, Auckland, New Zealand