Senior Back-end Engineer

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand • Posted April 02, 2026

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Auckland, Auckland
Posted: April 02, 2026
Category: Computer Occupations
Application Deadline: May 12, 2026

Role Description

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by 👋 

Are you an experienced Java, PHP, C#, C++, Ruby, Python, developer looking to make an exciting change: ditching the monolith and building new Golang microservices?

We are looking for a Senior Back-end Engineer to join our team in Newmarket. You are expected to perform at a high level and make strong contributions to the team by rapidly and efficiently building solutions to our retailers' problems, focussing on iteration, experimentation, and stability. This role will focus on the back-end, but you may get involved in front-end work if you show interest.

You do not need to be an expert in Golang but you must be willing to learn, and you’ll have our full support on this journey.

Engineering @ Lightspeed:

  • We build new features on top of a modern stack, consisting of web apps (React) communicating through APIs to Go services, backed by databases and Kafka topics, all deployed usi...
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