Software Engineer

NZ Remote | $70,000 - $125,000 + Benefits | Flexible Working Hours

At Centrapay, were revolutionising how you spend money both in-store and online. We allow businesses to create digital assets and loyalty programmes so that you can spend and be rewarded anywhere. Some of our partners include Coca-Cola, BNZ, and Farmlands, and we process payments in New Zealand and Australia.

Our payments platform is the heartbeat of what we do. On top of this, were building our hero app, Payap, that brings all of our best capabilities to life.

Were looking for engineers who love building great products, enjoy supporting their teammates, and who are resilient in the face on ambiguous problems. In return, well provide you with a supportive environment to grow and teach you how we use our tools to build amazing payment experiences.

Your day-to-day

• We prioritise automation, test-driven development, and continuous deployment. Youll be deploying code to production almost every day, including your very first day!
• Youll have the chance to work across various domains, including infrastructure, backend, frontend, and operations, gaining a well-rounded skill set.
• Collaborate closely with your engineering peers while regularly working alongside stakeholders from across Centrapay, as well as our customers themselves.
• Benefit from dedicated support, including a manager focused on accelerating your growth and a comprehensive 2-month onboarding program to get you up to speed.
• Dedicate 10% of your time to self-directed learning, empowering you to explore new ideas and develop your expertise.

Requirements

Who were looking for

• At least 2+ years experience in a similar role
• A builder - your happy place is on the tools, building great software that is easy to read and extendable
• High levels of ownership. If you build it, youre responsible for running it too
• Strong written communication skills to match our bias for async-first working and public-first transparency
• A proactive mentality where you can steer yourself through an ambiguous problem, grab help when you need it, and come up with something great
Must be based in New Zealand

Our Tech Stack

This is our core tech stack, knowledge of these or similar is preferred:

• Node.js, DynamoDB, Redis, Jest, CucumberJS
• Vue.js, Tailwind CSS, Astro, Testing Library, Cypress
• AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Datadog, OpenTelemetry
Git, Github, Slack, Notion, Figma

Our Interview Process

One of our core values is being open and transparent - No hidden surprises!

• First stage interview - a 1 hour video call where well talk to you about your background and experience
• Second stage - a take-home coding task that should take between 2-4 hours to complete
• Third stage - a 1 hour video call where we will review your coding task together, discuss your design decisions and any trade-offs you made
• Final stage - a 30 min catch up with our CEO and CTO

Benefits

We look after our people at Centrapay - a key focus is our culture and ensuring we create a positive and healthy work environment. We continuously look at ways to make improvements and regularly ask for employee feedback and input.

Your key benefits

• We offer flexible working and aim to look after our people. We understand you have commitments outside of work - which could be picking up the kids from school, going to the gym at lunch or just making sure you get to go for a bike ride early morning.
• A Macbook Pro.
• Great CBD location at City Works Depot.
• We have a down-to-earth, open culture that values inclusion.
• Our Working Holiday scheme allows you to work while travelling overseas.
• In-person and online social activities to keep you connected.
• Training and development opportunities.
• A day off to celebrate your birthday.
• Sick leave from day one.
• Free health insurance via Southern Cross.
• Additional parental leave entitlements.
• Contribution to help set up your home office.

For more information on Centrapay please visit https://centrapay.com/