" \u003cdiv class=\"ja-job-details\"\u003e \u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003eSenior Backend Engineer\u003c/h2\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e \u003cul class=\"classifications\"\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20502\"\u003e ICT, Digital \u0026amp; Technology \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20503\"\u003e Back End Developer \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20504\"\u003e Wellington \u003c/li\u003e \u003cli data-id=\"20505\"\u003e Fixed Term Contract \u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cp class=\"date-posted\"\u003e 22/10/2026 \u003c/p\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003cul class=\"bullet-points\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eFixed Term (12 month) | Wellington\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOwn the backend behind real AI features, from prototype to productionn\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork directly with the Technical Lead and Product Owner\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e About the Role\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOur client is a specialised New Zealand software company that provides a cloud-based CRM to financial advisers, mortgage brokers and insurance professionals. They are now building AI-powered features into that platform and into new standalone products. They need a senior engineer to make those features reliable, secure and affordable to run in production.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports. You\u0027ll report to the Technical Lead and work closely with the Product Owner. Together you\u0027ll turn prototypes into dependable workflows, and you\u0027ll build reusable capabilities that both the CRM and the new products can share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What You\u0027ll Be Doing \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigning and building TypeScript backend services, APIs and integrations for AI-powered workflows and the CRM\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping reusable components for workflow execution, data access, tenancy, permissions, auditability, retries, failure recovery and human review\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurning prototypes into production workflows with clear contracts, controlled execution, traceability and measurable outcomes\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding the services around AI behaviour, including secure context assembly, tool execution, structured outputs and state management\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping and maintaining infrastructure across Cloudflare and AWS, including infrastructure as code, deployment pipelines, environments and runbooks\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSetting up observability for requests, workflows, integrations and AI usage so failures, latency and costs are easy to see and act on\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviewing AI-generated code for correctness, security, performance and maintainability, and strengthening testing and technical documentation\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e What We\u0027re Looking For \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e5+ years of experience in backend software engineering\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrong TypeScript skills, with experience designing and building APIs and integrations\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHands-on experience with AWS and/or Cloudflare, including infrastructure as code and deployment pipelines\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience applying secure development practices such as least privilege, encryption, secrets management and audit logging\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience designing secure data models and integration flows for sensitive information\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExperience with observability, automated testing and clear technical documentation\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e You don\u0027t need to have used every tool mentioned here. If you have the experience and you\u0027re keen to work on production AI systems, we\u0027d like to hear from you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What\u0027s on Offer \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA one-year fixed term role with a clear focus and real ownership of assigned backend and infrastructure work\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe chance to shape reusable AI platform capabilities that sit under a CRM and new standalone products\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA direct line to the Technical Lead and Product Owner, with a real say in architecture and production standards\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork that matters: you\u0027ll be building systems that handle sensitive financial-advice data, where quality and security count\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA hands-on mix of backend engineering, cloud infrastructure and AI, rather than a narrow slice of one\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e How to Apply \u003cbr\u003eIf this sounds like the kind of role you\u0027ve been looking for, click Apply and send us your CV. We\u0027d love to hear from you.\u003cbr\u003e #SCR-joel-norris \u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"apply\"\u003e \u003ca class=\"back-link\" href=\"#\" title=\"Back to search results\"\u003eBack to search results\u003c/a\u003e \u003cinput type=\"button\" class=\"ja-button\" data-job-id=\"2004480\" value=\"Apply Now\" title=\"Apply Now\" /\u003e \u003c/div\u003e \u003c/div\u003e "