Software Engineer - Snr/int backend contractor

About us At Westpac New Zealand, our purpose is to Help New Zealanders Succeed. As a Bank and one of New Zealand's leading employers, we are passionate about helping people. We are taking action today to create a better future for the people who bank with us, work with us, invest in us or are part of our broader communities. Mō te tūranga | About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer you will work with a cross-functional team to build and implement APIs for Westpac's Digital applications. This will include ongoing design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of features. Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to team members on code quality and make sure software engineering best practices are met. Actively engage in requirement analysis discussions and come up with technical solutions. Design and develop new product features with minimum defects. Deliver project sprint commitments on time. Participate in Agile software development practices. Create, review, and maintain documentation. Conduct POCs to research and identify the optimal solution. Utilises experience with Jira and Confluence. Promptly respond to production incidents by troubleshooting and providing solutions to them. Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring? 5 - 7 years for intermediate and 7-10 years for senior level of commercial experience with Java, Apache Camel, SQL, Kubernetes / Docker (infrastructure), Cucumber (testing), and Jenkins (CI/CD Pipelining) or equivalent. Ability to work independently to deliver solutions from basic requirements. Capability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team. You’ll feel at ease contributing to team meetings. Practical Experience with CI/CD methodologies, processes, and tools. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. high-quality code. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr