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As one of Australasia's leading technology providers, we work with customers across industries to solve real-world problems and deliver meaningful outcomes.\nWhether we're supporting governments, enterprise organisations, or growing businesses, we're committed to creating meaningful outcomes for our customers, communities, and each other.\nAbout the team stuff:\nDon’t miss an incredible opportunity to work with an awesome hybrid team based in the Ōtautahi Christchurch office. We offer a unique blend of software developers and BAs who show up to work on challenging projects, experiment with cutting edge AI tech, and run some of the best Teams chat channels you’ll find south of the Strait.\nSure, there are policies and company-wide emails about timesheet due dates, but you’ll find that anywhere. 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