Job Description

At Halter, we work at the interface of where software meets firmware meets hardware underpinned by deep data to transform and improve what our customers (farmers) have been doing for centuries. This space is challenging and intellectually really stimulating. We're just scratching the surface.

About the role
We are looking for software engineers (Backend or Full stack) who are hungry to make an impact on the world; people from all backgrounds who can continue to make our team greater than the sum of its parts. We’re looking for people who are comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where they will be challenged daily. To succeed you will need to be able to learn quickly and use your own initiative while working under pressure and to tight deadlines. We embrace learning, we strive to help each other succeed, and will help you make this the best job you’ll ever have.

What your day could look like

• Hands-on full-stack development delivering tested and reliable software through to production
• Work with other software engineers and product specialists as part of a cross-functional agile teams, contributing to your teammates’ success, encouraging cross-pollination of roles, challenging the team to continuously inspect and improve, and encouraging collaboration and task sharing
• Maintain high levels of communication with your team and others about product requirements, timelines, risks, and priorities
• Join your teammates in ensuring your systems are always available and responsive, as part of our on-call roster, following good reliability engineering practices
• Stay up to date with your area of expertise and ensure the team is aware of new technological advances and better ways of working
• And finally, this is a start-up, so you’ll also be rolling your sleeves up and helping with whatever is required to succeed in our mission, knowing that your whole organisation is with you doing the same

Extra Benefits:

• The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company growing successfully on the global stage.
• The opportunity to work with and grow alongside a dynamic, and highly talented team with diverse backgrounds.
• The opportunity to supercharge your career in a supportive and caring environment.
• Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
• State of the art, dog-friendly office that’s been thoughtfully designed right in the heart of Auckland city.
• Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
• Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels their growth.
• Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave & unlimited annual leave.
• Importantly, we offer a highly competitive “top of market” remuneration package made up of salary and an employee stock ownership plan.

Skills & Knowledge

• Experience working as a software development engineer, with some examples of outcomes you’re proud to have delivered through University/Course-related experience
• Experience working with modern cloud-based distributed systems (especially in the AWS context)
• Experience working in agile development practice, in a cross-functional development team
• Experience working with any backend or full-stack tech stack! AWS, Java, TypeScript, Node js, or React Native would be a HUGE bonus but most importantly, we're looking for someone who is super passionate about what they do and is eager to learn!