Auckland Hybrid Employment $500 per year

lightspeedhq is hiring a Principal Software Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement systems for new initiatives with strong emphasis on scalability, maintainability, and long-term viability
  • Evaluate current systems and infrastructure to find and act on opportunities for architectural optimization, efficiency gains, and performance improvements
  • Identify common patterns that contribute to system incidents or operational overhead and create strategies to resolve and prevent them
  • Lead ongoing efforts to enhance system reliability, scalability, and performance across services
  • Improve engineering standards across the board, including code design, testing practices, deployment processes, and incident response
  • Lead in-depth architectural reviews and provide technical mentorship to senior engineers across multiple service teams
  • Help shape and sustain a high-performing, growth-focused engineering culture within the Retail division
  • Collaborate across teams to support broader organizational goals, even when tasks fall outside core responsibilities

Benefits

  • Work in a highly flexible environment that supports individual needs and productivity
  • Access to meaningful career progression in a rapidly expanding company
  • Be part of a team large enough to offer growth opportunities, yet small enough to drive tangible impact
  • Participate in an employee share scheme, fostering a sense of ownership
  • Unlimited paid time off to support work-life balance
  • Option to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 60 days annually
  • Flexible working arrangements to suit personal and professional needs
  • Annual $500 benefit for health and wellness expenses
  • Access to digital mental health resources, counselling, and coaching services
  • Generous paid leave and support for new parents
  • One paid day per year to volunteer with a cause of choice
  • Enhanced health insurance coverage through Southern Cross with premium contributions
  • Regular social and cultural events hosted by the local team
  • Subsidized public transportation covering up to 75% of commute costs
  • Secure full-time parking available for office-based staff
  • Office environment that welcomes dogs
  • Complimentary breakfast, lunch, snacks, fruits, and beverages provided on-site
  • Modern, newly refurbished office located in Newmarket, Auckland

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Engineers work in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment that balances scale with agility, enabling individuals to influence both technical direction and team culture.

Other

  • Applicants are required to disclose any criminal convictions, and criminal record checks are conducted as part of the hiring process.
  • Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Fees will not be paid for未经 solicitation.
  • The company is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, welcomes applicants with disabilities, and offers accommodations upon request during the hiring process.
About company
lightspeedhq
Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Their cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
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Job Details
Department Technology
Category backend
Posted 3 months ago