Senior Software Engineer - Backend

IDEXX Auckland is looking for a Senior Back End Software Engineer with a passion for data, to join a new team we are building in the Auckland office!

This is a hybrid role based in our Auckland office, onsite 3 days per week and remote 2.

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will be driving the vision for data streaming and deliver new services and products for sharing and modelling data within our cloud - based veterinary application. Our Data services team is building infrastructure, schemas, and frameworks that ensure data flows efficiently and securely to consumers that need this data . This is a software engineering role heavy on data, NOT a data science or data engineering position. This is about engineering rock-solid data pipelines from disparate sources, aligning with enterprise architecture, and collaborating with stakeholders to evolve our data ecosystem.

The team will be responsible for building a data layer so our internal teams and customers can better leverage the data within our software products. Our products process a huge amount of data, so you need to be confident dealing with large data volumes . This team will be pivotal in bringing this data all together . This role will be hands on technically, as well as involving people, and technical leadership.

Predominantly powered by AWS, you'll design architectures for capturing, integrating, organising , and maintaining data, doubling down on Kafka for real-time, event-driven streaming that keeps our veterinary world in sync . Dive into Go and TypeScript for robust backends, cloud-native setups, and seamless integrations with AWS services. With a DevOps mindset, you'll automate CI/CD, IaC , and reliability in distributed systems—mastering event-driven practices to handle scale like a pro. If you're fired up about herding data cats in a fast-paced, domain-driven world with Kafka at the heart, let's chat!

Key Responsibilities

• Inspire, mentor, and grow a cross-functional squad to deliver end-to-end data value streams, embedding engineering excellence that aligns with our roadmap—especially in Kafka streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Define, own and run the ecosystems common master data model for streaming data, you have the opportunity to help shape a common data model across the organisation .
• Build engaged teams (starting with one squad), balancing tech quality, morale, and user outcomes alongside Product Managers and Architects.
• Lead by example in data engineering or architecture, instilling best practices in Kafka pipelines, AWS integrations, and event sourcing to empower your team and scale IDEXX's data ecosystem.

What You Need To Succeed

• Bachelor's in Computer Science /Info Systems or equivalent experience/qualifications.
• 5+ years as a Software Engineer, with proven technical leadership.
• Expertise in evolving cultures toward agility, automated testing, and DevSecOps .
• Strong in systems/software design, modern web/cloud tech (e.g., React, Go, TypeScript, Java), and deep hands-on with Kafka for event-driven streaming, plus AWS services for scalable infra.
• Agile mastery (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), plus a passion for building resilient data schemas and real-time pipelines.

What You Can Expect From Us

• Salary of 130-150k
• Annual bonus
• Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training and transparent performance driven professional development
• Continuous L&D (both internal and externally)
• Great tech for both work and personal use
• Hybrid working with a great office space to collaborate - including a gym and roof top breakout space!
• Coffee + snacks + Food Truck Friyay !)
• Dog friendly office
• Fully subsidised Southern Cross Health insurance
• Part subsidised parking via Parkable

So, what is IDEXX Veterinary Software?

Here in Auckland we develop a portfolio of cloud platforms and applications. We’re building a vertical SaaS platform for animal health that requires significant technical expertise to deliver. Solutions for practice management (PIMS), diagnostics, payments, client engagement, analytics & insight plus many more. We’re on a mission to build the best health technology business and we need you to help us do it! You can learn more about IDEXX Veterinary Software here: https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/veterinary-software

At IDEXX we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock around the world. Through the power of the cloud, IDEXX Veterinary Software solutions simplify the flow of information across any practice and link vets to what they need when they need it. Patient data. Client communications. Business insights. All at their fingertips.

Our journey is solving veterinary practices’ most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health.

Why IDEXX

We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.

Let’s pursue what matters together.

IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.