Senior Developer .NET C

Senior Developer .NET C

Datacom · Tauranga, New Zealand (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-13

Salary: unknown currency 110,000–140,000

Workplace: hybrid

Department: LG Professional Services

Description

About us

At Datacom, we combine technology, expertise, and talented people to help organisations thrive in a rapidly changing world. As one of Australasia's leading technology providers, we work with customers across industries to solve real-world problems and deliver meaningful outcomes. Whether we're supporting governments, enterprise organisations, or growing businesses, we're committed to creating meaningful outcomes for our customers, communities, and each other.

About the role

As a Senior Developer, you will play a key role in analysing, designing, developing, debugging and enhancing software applications across local, networked, cloud-based and Internet environments. You will help ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality standards while providing technical guidance, contributing to continuous improvement, and collaborating with customers and stakeholders.

What you will do

• Analyse, design, develop, debug and modify software applications and ensure solutions achieve intended business requirements.

• Take an active role in code reviews, resolve defects and address gaps or ambiguities in functional and technical designs to maintain high standards of software quality.

• Work with Project Leads, customers and business owners to provide technical thought leadership, identify potential improvements and contribute to continuous improvement. • Complete and review implementation plans, technical documentation and procedures for the installation and ongoing maintenance of systems.

• Monitor system performance and availability, install and test new or modified software, and analyse and resolve operating system and application issues.

• Provide technical guidance to team members, contribute to design, estimation and planning activities, and effectively communicate progress, risks and solutions to relevant stakeholders.

What you will bring

Must haves

· 5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering and supporting production-grade applications.

· Strong proficiency in one or more modern programming languages and ecosystems such as C#, .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, or similar.

· Experience designing and building scalable, maintainable, and secure software solutions using modern architectural patterns and engineering practices.

· Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or similar) to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and delivery outcomes.

· Experience working with cloud platforms and services such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.

· Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals including API design, distributed systems, performance, security, observability, and operational excellence.

· Experience with modern DevOps practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment automation.

· Proficiency with relational and/or NoSQL database technologies and data modelling principles.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, sound engineering judgement, and the ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery.

· Experience working in Agile product and engineering teams, including estimation, planning, technical discovery, and iterative delivery.

· Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

· A collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring, knowledge sharing, and raising engineering capability across the team.

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent industry experience.

Nice to have

· 7+ years of software engineering experience, including experience in complex enterprise or SaaS environments.

· Technical leadership experience, including leading initiatives, mentoring engineers, and influencing architectural decisions.

· Experience implementing AI-assisted or agentic development workflows, including prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, testing automation, and developer productivity tooling.

· Experience with platform engineering, developer experience (DevEx), or engineering enablement initiatives.

· Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

· Experience building and maintaining observability solutions using tools such as Application Insights, Datadog, Grafana, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, or similar.

· Experience with automated quality engineering practices including unit, integration, contract, performance, and security testing.

· Understanding of secure software development practices, governance, compliance, and risk management.

· Commercial awareness and the ability to balance customer outcomes, engineering investment, technical debt, and delivery commitments.

· Experience working in Local Government, ERP, Financial Management, Revenue Management, Rates, Utilities, or other enterprise software domains.

· Knowledge of modern software engineering trends including AI-powered development, specification-driven development, platform engineering, and software delivery automation.

Culture and benefits

Join a team where you'll be supported to grow your career, prioritise your wellbeing, and make a genuine impact. From industry-leading learning and development opportunities to parental leave, wellbeing support, and employee benefits, we're committed to helping our people thrive both professionally and personally We're passionate about creating a workplace where people feel supported, empowered, and inspired to do their best work. Whether you're developing new skills, tackling complex challenges, or collaborating with some of the best minds in the industry, you'll be part of a team that values curiosity, innovation, inclusion, and making a genuine difference.

Why you will love working here

· Paid parental leave

· 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (DataCare)

· Ongoing learning, certifications, and career development opportunities

· Access to industry-leading learning platforms and future skills training

· Recognition programmes that celebrate great work

· Great employee discounts and financial wellbeing benefits

· Meaningful work that makes a real impact

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