Lead Software Engineer

\n Mō te tūranga | About the Role\n

Provides hands on technical leadership across up to two squads, ensuring high quality delivery, modern engineering practices, and strong collaboration that drives customer focused and strategic outcomes. The role balances deep technical expertise with guiding, enabling, and uplifting the team while continually improving ways of working and engineering excellence across Product & Digital Engineering. As a Technical Lead in the Engineering team, you will play a pivotal role to collaborate with Engineers, Designers, Architects, Craft Specialists, Principal Engineers, and key stakeholders across the bank to ensure we: Deliver outstanding experiences for our customers Provide strategic technical leadership across your technology area, shaping long‑term engineering direction and ensuring decisions support both the business strategy and target architecture Build solutions aligned with best industry practice Influence and ensure engineering decisions are aligned with business goals to support the technical roadmap Identify and advocate for opportunities to drive business value through technology, identifying and leading organisation wide improvements Shape, champion and comply with internal standards and policies Minimise and manage technical debt Support and role model agreed squad work practices while fostering a positive team culture, improving team health and reduction of cognitive load Create a development community shaping shared behaviours and engineering culture Shape sprint goals that align with delivery, customer, and strategic outcomes Be viewed as a subject matter expert Accountability for operational readiness This role balances hands‑on engineering with leadership responsibilities driving a development community beyond squad level. You’ll spend approximately 50% of your time contributing directly to squad work, and 50% enabling, mentoring, and guiding your team to continuously improve. The exact balance may vary based on squad needs and leadership direction.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?\n

Several years relevant experience. Able to speak about experience within the IT Industry, specialising in one or more of Java, React, Mobile development. Able to speak about experience leading small teams (not necessarily as a line manager). Experience in Agile Teams, who have had Development and Operations responsibilities. Institutional Banking experience highly desired.

Skills and Knowledge\n

Proficient in modern software development practices and tools. Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles. Experience with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in unit testing, code reviews, and debugging. Ability to break down complex problems and deliver practical solutions.

Ko mātō tēnei | Our Organisation\n

At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together. What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you! The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.

Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater\n

Applications close: 8 August 2026 Our culture is rich with stories of how our people like to help, our customers, our community and each other. This is reflected through flexible working arrangements to ensure that our people have a balance in their life with those things that are important to them. Through ensuring that we provide opportunities to everyone regardless of what society throws at them, we are a safe place to work where you are treated equally and appreciated.

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