Associate software developer

Te Ratonga Tautoko Hangarau | Digital Services

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

Permanent position, 37.5 hours per week
Generous superannuation provisions (up to 6.75% employer contribution)
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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
You will work in our suburban Christchurch office, within an established project team developing UC's innovative student management systems, with a focus on improving the UC experience for both students and staff. You will assist in detailed design sessions and build innovative software with contemporary tools and practices, including microservice development and cloud deployment.

You will focus on developing UC's software assets, assisting with analysis, design, deployment, testing and assisting support teams. In this role you will be building your skills and professional experience by seeking and engaging with formal and informal learning opportunities.

Mōu | Who You Are
You are a team player skilled in developing web-delivered commercial products. You will have good written and verbal communication skills, with an understanding of agile ways of working. You will also be able to demonstrate the following:

At least 1.5 years of software development experience, using more than one programming language or environment.
Bachelor’s Degree (Computer Science or closely related software development discipline).
An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.
Experience in and understanding of the challenges facing higher education organisations
Experience in Python
A self-starting attitude
Serverless computing with AWS is key to our application. Software developers at UC can expect to use a variety of languages, frameworks and tools throughout their career. For this project, experience with several of the following would be desirable:

Back-end application/web service development with Python/Django/Django REST Framework
Front-end web application development with Angular and Typescript
Source control with GitHub or similar, and build/test automation tools
Ensuring software quality with techniques like unit and end-to-end testing
Public cloud application development using AWS and/or Azure, including serverless experience
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.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
At UC, being part of our team means more than just a job. We are committed to supporting our kaimahi | staff’s career and wellbeing with benefits designed to help our kaimahi grow and feel connected, supported and valued.

We offer a range of benefits, 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: 8 April 2026 (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.

Pleasenote, 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 WorkatUC@canterbury.ac.nz

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role.

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Job Details

Reference #
31642

Posted on
02 Apr 2026

Closes on
08 Apr 2026 23:55

Location(s)
Christchurch

Expertise
Information Technology

Job level(s)
Entry/Graduate

Work type(s)
Continuing (Permanent) full-time