Senior Developer at Bank of New Zealand

, , New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Front-End Development, Agile Methodologies, User Experience, Unit Testing, Ci/CD Pipeline, Cloud Platforms, Mentoring

Industry

Banking

Description

Worker Type: Permanent Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way." We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same. Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us You will dive into the tūranga (role) of Senior Front End Developer in our Digital Channels domain and lead the change in digital banking across New Zealand. Benefit from fantastic perks and a supportive work environment where your contributions matter. Benefits you'll love: Achieve optimal work-life balance with our flexible working policies, enjoy the freedom of working from home for two days each week, while still being able to collaborate with your colleagues in the office for the remaining three days. Six weeks annual leave to relax and rejuvenate. A strong focus on employee wellbeing through supportive policies and initiatives. Digital Channels builds and maintains BNZ’s Internet Banking Customer Channels. We are modernising our tech stack and are working to modularise our front-end banking applications and move them to our target state of micro front ends. We recently added a whole new team to help us on this mission and it’s a great chance to join us at BNZ. If you are a talented and motivated Senior Front-End Developer, we have a spot for you! This role can be based in Auckland or Wellington and is a hybrid position with 3 days in the office and 2 days where you can work flexibly. Mō te Tūranga | About the role We sat down with the People Leader, and they let us know the following about the tūranga. What is the tīma culture and environment like? Join a vibrant domain of highly skilled professionals united in their passion for innovation and collaboration. We foster creative, supportive atmospheres where teamwork and creativity thrive. The new tīma is a mix of experienced Senior Developers and Testers as well as some more Junior members. It’s an exciting chance to learn from the best and bring your own experience to mentor our up-and-comers! What are the day to day tasks the person in this role will complete? Develop solutions to fulfil agreed requirements Participate in agile ceremonies including stand up, retrospective, planning and demos. Contribute to a shared focus on user experience. Contribute to all activities including development, testing and release within the squad. Contribute to all levels of documentation. Monitor and resolve production incidents (through diagnosis, testing and applying fix) for assigned application/s. What capabilities will you need in order to be successful in this tūranga? 5+ Years practical experience in development and maintenance of technology applications. Experienced front-end developer, with practical experience delivering enterprise applications. Experience in unit testing frameworks such as Jest and Cyprus or Playwright. Experience building and deploying code via Ci/CD pipeline such as Jenkins. Proven ability to communicate ideas and designs clearly and concisely. Familiarity with Cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. Ability to mentor / coach / teach more junior developers. Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand If you're ready to join a supportive tīma of BNZers who are passionate about the work they do and the results they achieve, then apply now and let's create great together. Please note applications for this vacancy will close Wednesday 18 February 2026 at 11:59pm. This is an exciting opportunity to join us! We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.” Closing Date: 18 February 2026 Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early. Welcome to BNZ Careers! We are excited for you to apply for a role with us. We're the bank for New Zealand. Our purpose is to serve customers well and help our communities prosper. Every day we find ways for our customers, our people, and our communities to thrive through strong values, diverse teams, and great people - just like you.

Responsibilities

The Senior Developer will develop solutions to meet agreed requirements and participate in agile ceremonies. They will also contribute to user experience, documentation, and resolve production incidents.