Senior Software Engineer

Location: Christchurch

Employment Type: Full time

Department: Product & Engineering

Partly's mission is to connect the world’s replacement parts by building the first global platform for replacement parts, starting with auto parts. We are a global team spanning Europe and Australasia, using bleeding‑edge technology to solve challenging problems in a $1.9 trillion industry.

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

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• You will be working on mission‑critical systems for our core SaaS and API platform.
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• You will be ensuring these features are highly scalable, fault‑tolerant and accurate.
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• You will be working to provide a great experience to businesses using the Partly platform.
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• You will be helping to develop and share software best practices with the team.
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• This is an opportunity to become an expert in the extremely complex and underserved auto parts domain.
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• 5+ years of experience developing complex applications.
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• Firmly grounded computer science and engineering fundamentals, including data structures, concurrency, architecture, APIs, testing, and design patterns.
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• Strong written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.
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• Strong knowledge of databases and data models, relational and NoSQL.
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• Experience building reliable, distributed systems.
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• (Bonus) Experience with automotive parts.
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• (Bonus) Experience with Rust.
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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. We encourage people from underrepresented or marginalised groups to apply.

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• Healthy, Catered Lunches – Fresh, healthy lunches every workday in our Christchurch office; snacks and drinks always on hand.
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• Healthy Body, Healthy Mind – Every team member receives a $1,500 annual wellness allowance on a Partly‑branded card for gym memberships, physical therapy, GP visits, etc.
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• Family Comes First – Primary caregivers receive 3 months of fully paid parental leave, plus a flexible return‑to‑work option (four days on full pay for your first three months back).
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• Getting Here Is On Us – Paid 24/7 car park or commute allowance for those commuting to an office or co‑working space.
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• Workspaces That Inspire – Brand‑new, architecturally designed offices built for collaboration and creativity, with great coffee and nearby cafes.
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• Office-First with Flexibility – In cities with an office, we default there daily; we also operate a high‑trust environment so you can manage your time and schedule flexibly.
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• We Celebrate Together – Weekly happy hours, monthly lunches, quarterly season openers, and an annual global offsite to connect, celebrate, and have fun as one team.
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