Senior Software Developer

Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | Digital Services

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• 12-month fixed term role in our collaborative team
• Fantastic opportunities in our teams for.Net and Azure developer
• 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE) 

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
You will work in agile teams progressing UC's high-profile internal projects - currently a backend project developing containerised microservices using .net in Azure.Our projects have a focus on improving the UC experience for both students and staff. You will participate in detailed design sessions and build innovative software that complies with coding standards. We see code quality as everyone's concern, so you will be comfortable developing high-quality code, and test code as well as feature code. Depending on your experience, you may be involved in leading feature development and improving our internal processes. In this role you will be building your skills and professional experience by seeking and engaging with formal and informal learning opportunities and sharing your expertise with colleagues.

Mōu | Who You Are

You have significant commercial software development experience (7+ years') or hold a relevant post-graduate qualification.  Software developers at UC can expect to use a variety of languages, frameworks and tools throughout their career. For this project, you should have experience with several of the following:

• Back-end application/web service development with .Net Core, including API design (required)
• Some exposure to front-end web application development with React, NodeJS and Typescript
• Microservice development, and asynchronous event-based programming
• Azure Platform as a Service application development, including APIM, Azure networking and Event Hub
• Source control with Git, and CI/CD tools and techniques, as well as unit and automated testing
• Domain Driven Design
• DevOps & Site Reliability Engineering
• Integration with internal and external systems
• An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

 As our team works in an agile manner, it's important that you are adaptable, enjoying working in a collaborative environment, have an eye for detail, and can communicate effectively.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

Building world-class digital capability is crucial to the University of Canterbury's ongoing success. Digital Services is a large team, striving to provide a modern dynamic foundation from which the University (UC) can explore new business models and ways of working. Digital will transform how we work, behave, and the expectations of the communities we service.  For more information about our team, please visit us @ Digital Services.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

 We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us:

https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 2nd February 2025 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date. 

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.