Senior Software Engineer

Job description
About Transpower

Transpower is a leading IT company that owns and operates the national grid, delivering electricity to all parts of Aotearoa New Zealand.

We strive to ensure a reliable and secure supply of electricity while working towards a net-zero carbon future.

Our Application Services Team

The team helps maintain and evolve complex critical IT systems, ensuring electricity is delivered 24/7.

We work in a dynamic business domain with new challenges every day, making our work matter.

As a team, we're changing rapidly, using new technologies like AI/ML and DevOps methodologies to accelerate product delivery.

The Market System

The market system is a modernized Java/Spring Boot application handling New Zealand's electricity market complexities.

It determines spot prices, balances real-time supply and demand for system stability, managing inputs like generation offers, demand forecasts, and system constraints.

This role contributes to business-led technical improvements and life-cycle refresh projects, balancing strategic objectives and necessary technical upgrades.

About You

As a highly experienced Software Engineer, you'll find this role stimulating.

You will naturally think broadly, seeking to understand how your work contributes to Transpower's wider systems and strategic direction.

To be considered, your CV and cover letter should demonstrate:

Experience delivering complex domain business solutions with a passion for software delivery and quality.
An innate desire to learn and understand the domain you are working within.
5+ years of analysis, design, and programming experience, including large-scale application integration within complex business delivery.
In-depth knowledge of a broad range of hardware and software products.
Skills at a senior level across languages/frameworks: Spring Boot/Java, RESTful web services, JSON, distributed services architecture, open-source frameworks, Maven/Gradle, Oracle Ideal, OpenShift, Linux (RHEL).
Why Join Us?

We stand together for New Zealand, Tu mai Aotearoa, to enable a 100% renewable energy future.

We're an equal opportunity employer, embracing diversity, with people from over 28 nationalities.

Our benefits include health and lifestyle options to support your wellbeing.