Developer

Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki te Kuratini Tuwhera.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

We have a current vacancy for someone to come and join our team of young and hungry developers. This is an excellent opportunity for an Intermediate Developer poised to take their first steps into transitioning into a Senior Developer. There will be exciting greenfield projects to influence and work on as we look to migrate from legacy systems. You will be afforded a high level of trust and appreciable autonomy regarding technical execution and implementation.

You will be working with the .NET and Angular frameworks to create and maintain applications that let staff provide top-shelf service and learning to students nationwide. Come work with a small team with big hearts making an even bigger impact as we help students become independent lifelong learners who can contribute in a skilled, internationally competitive workforce

Ngā hua o tō tomo mai ki a mātou - Why you should join our team

• Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the country.
• Upcoming opportunities to work on greenfield projects using the latest technologies.
• The chance to mentor and grow junior developers in the team.
• Your work will help make real and tangible change for the lives of ākonga around the country.
• Free education for yourself, and 50% off for whanau.

Additionally, we offer the following benefits to staff with access to the Lower Hutt Campus.

• Free car parking.
• A modernised working environment.
• Subsidised school holiday programmes for your children.
• Free fitness classes.
• An on-site café with subsidised costs.

We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all our people.

Ngā pūkenga mo te tūnga | What you will bring to the role

You will have a passion for impacting the lives of everyday people and seeing them achieve their educational goals and dreams. You will also constantly be striving to be the best you can be, just as our students do and you pride yourself on the quality of your work. You will be a driven self-starter who has an appetite for helping others and sharing knowledge. You will be leveraging your industry experience to solve problems, offer solutions, and influence direction.

You will have:

• At least five years industry experience.
• Evidence of meaningful work using the .NET and Angular frameworks.
• Competence using SQL Server.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or similar relevant qualification.
• Ideally, experience working with Agile methodologies.

Mō mātou | About us

The Kuratini Tuwhera is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We are a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga (New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology). We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 students each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

We offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

Open Polytechnic is a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, together with all other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Set up as part of the Government's Reform of Vocational Education , Te Pūkenga is creating a national network of online, on-campus and on-job learning. Under this exciting new direction, Open Polytechnic will be fully incorporated within the new organisation from 2023.  

Tono mai | Apply now

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Applications must be submitted online via our career's website. Contact [email protected] with any questions about the role.  Applications close 11pm Sunday 23rd October 2022.