Technical Lead Software Engineer

As a Technical Lead Software Engineer within IDEXX Veterinary Software, you will lead a squad focused on advancing our mission to build the leading vertical SaaS platform for animal health. You will guide engineers, shape technical direction, and deliver scalable cloud solutions that help veterinary practices improve clinical care, practice management, and client engagement. Why this role matters: IDEXX Veterinary Software is expanding its engineering organization to accelerate delivery across our Clinical, Practice Management, and Client Engagement domains. As a Technical Lead, you will help build and scale the cloud platforms and applications that veterinary teams rely on every day, enabling better outcomes for practices, pet owners, and patients. In this role: Lead by example, serving as a trusted technical leader and mentor for your engineering team. Drive the design and delivery of high‑quality, scalable solutions across our cloud platforms and applications. Create technical designs and build robust, maintainable software using modern engineering practices. Monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve solutions throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Write unit tests and conduct senior‑level code reviews to ensure quality, reliability, and maintainability. Refactor platform components to improve performance, scalability, and long‑term sustainability. Contribute to technical strategy discussions and help guide the evolution of our technology stack. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to solve challenges related to scale, reliability, and customer impact. Support DevOps practices, automation initiatives, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and system reliability efforts. Work with technologies including TypeScript, Go, AWS, cloud‑native architectures, event‑driven systems, and containerized environments. What you need to succeed: Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead guiding the delivery and quality of engineering teams. Demonstrated success improving engineering culture, agility, automated testing practices, and DevSecOps capabilities. Strong software design and architecture experience, with a track record of solving complex technical challenges. Deep understanding of cloud technologies and associated best practices. Experience with modern web technologies such as React and backend technologies including Go, TypeScript, or object‑oriented programming languages. Experience working with AWS cloud infrastructure. Strong understanding of object‑oriented design patterns, modular architecture, and modern APIs.Experience with automated and unit testing. Ability to lead or guide Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, or similar frameworks. Previous experience within a scaled SaaS environment is highly desirable. What you can expect from us: Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training, and transparent performance‑driven professional development. Competitive salary package with incentive opportunities. Continuous learning and development support, both internal and external. High‑quality technology equipment for work and personal use. Hybrid work environment with a collaborative Auckland office featuring a gym and rooftop terrace. Dog‑friendly workplace. Fully subsidised Southern Cross Health Insurance. Partially subsidised parking through Parkable. Clear career pathways within a growing global organization. Why IDEXX: We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, ensure safe drinking water for billions, and help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a collaborative global workforce. Our culture is one that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you’ll be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement. Knowing our work makes a meaningful impact on the health and well‑being of pets and people is what motivates us every day. If meaningful work and a sense of purpose are at the top of your list, you’ll find it here. 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. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people. Approximately one‑third of our team is located outside the United States. #J-18808-Ljbffr