Backend Developer Salary in New Zealand

Backend Developer jobs in New Zealand hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $119,365/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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Dawn Aerospace

dawnaerospace.com
Dawn Aerospace builds satellite propulsion systems and a reusable space plane for suborbital flight. Its green propellant thrusters fly on satellites from multiple international operators. The company operates from New Zealand and the Netherlands.
dawnaerospace.com • HQ: Christchurch, New Zealand • Space Services • Information Technology • Space & Aerospace • Est. 2017
HQ: Christchurch, New Zealand • Space Services • Information Technology • Space & Aerospace • Est. 2017
Verified live · 3 hours ago 27 days ago

Senior Systems Engineer - Spaceplane

Senior • In office (Christchurch, New Zealand) • Internship • Senior
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New Era Technology

neweratech.com
New Era Technology is a global managed technology service provider and systems integrator. The company delivers digital transformation, IT infrastructure, and enterprise technology solutions to over 20,000 businesses, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and financial entities worldwide.
neweratech.com • HQ: Chicago, United States • Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Chicago, United States • Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 28 min ago 2 months ago

Full Stack Software Engineer

Remote
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
DynamoDB
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Rest API
Amazon S3
API Gateway
Splunk
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Pushpay

pushpay.com
Pushpay is a financial technology and software company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, and founded in 2011. The company provides a comprehensive donor management system, digital giving platform, and church management software designed specifically for faith-based organizations and non-profits. It serves thousands of churches and parishes across North America and Oceania, offering integrated tools for engagement, administration, and live streaming through its ChurchStaq and ParishStaq platforms.
pushpay.com • HQ: Redmond, United States • Media & Entertainment • Event Management • Events & Ticketing • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Software • Payments • FinTech • Financial Services • Est. 2011
HQ: Redmond, United States • Media & Entertainment • Event Management • Events & Ticketing • Customer Relationship Management (CRM) • Software • Payments • FinTech • Financial Services • Est. 2011
Open 142 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (C#.NET)

Senior • 5+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Senior
C#
C#
.NET
DevOps
CI/CD
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Open 180 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 6 months ago

Software Development Engineer (Intermediate)

Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Middle
C#
C#
.NET
Databases
RabbitMQ
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Amazon Kinesis
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TOMRA

tomra.com
TOMRA (OSE: TOM) is a global leader in sensor-based sorting and collection systems headquartered in Asker, Norway. Founded in 1972 by brothers Petter and Tore Planke - who invented the world’s first automated reverse vending machine (RVM) - the publicly traded multinational operates across more than 100 countries with over 5,000 employees.
tomra.com • HQ: Oslo, Norway • Energy & Utilities • Commerce • Hardware • Electronic Components • Vending & Automated Retail • Waste Management • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1972
HQ: Oslo, Norway • Energy & Utilities • Commerce • Hardware • Electronic Components • Vending & Automated Retail • Waste Management • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1972
Equity • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Senior • German (Optional)
C++
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
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Intern • In office (Auckland, New Zealand) • Visa sponsorship • Master's Degree • Internship • Intern
C++
Python
AI/ML
Time Series Forecasting
DevOps
Git
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Xero

xero.com
Xero (ASX: XRO) is a global cloud-based accounting software platform headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand. Founded in 2006 by Rod Drury and Hamish Edwards, the company provides small business owners, accountants, and bookkeepers with automated financial management software. Operating on a SaaS business model, Xero offers real-time bank reconciliation, automated invoicing, expense tracking, payroll processing, fixed asset management, and financial reporting.
xero.com • HQ: Wellington, New Zealand • Software • Financial Services • FinTech • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
HQ: Wellington, New Zealand • Software • Financial Services • FinTech • 51-200 employees • Est. 2006
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Database

Remote/Hybrid (Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne, Australia) • Full-Time
C#
SQL
Databases
PostgreSQL
DevOps
AWS
Platform Engineering
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Boldin

boldin.com
Boldin (formerly known as NewRetirement) is a financial technology company providing a collaborative financial planning and retirement modeling SaaS platform. Designed to bridge the gap between simple retirement calculators and traditional wealth management firms, the software delivers comprehensive accumulation and decumulation scenario planning for individual investors. Its proprietary modeling engine enables users to run Monte Carlo simulations, aggregate net worth data, optimize tax and Roth conversion strategies, analyze Social Security timing, and forecast healthcare and real estate costs.
boldin.com • Personal Finance • Wealth Management • Financial Services
Personal Finance • Wealth Management • Financial Services
Verified live · 6 hours ago 2 months ago

Full Stack Engineer

$67k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • Remote • Full-Time • Middle
Ruby
TypeScript
JavaScript
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Sidekiq
Databases
PostgreSQL
Frontend
React.js
Material UI
Redux
SWR
Yarn
DevOps
AWS
Marketing
ActiveCampaign
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Everbridge

everbridge.com
Everbridge is a critical event management software company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, and founded in 2002. The company runs a platform that detects threats such as severe weather, active shooters, or IT outages, then locates affected people and sends coordinated alerts across phone, SMS, email, and public warning channels. It serves corporations, hospitals, universities, and government agencies including national public warning systems, and was taken private by Thoma Bravo in 2024.
everbridge.com • HQ: Burlington, United States • Managed Security • Civil Defense • Government • Communication & Collaboration • Software • Incident Response • Cybersecurity • Est. 2002
HQ: Burlington, United States • Managed Security • Civil Defense • Government • Communication & Collaboration • Software • Incident Response • Cybersecurity • Est. 2002
Verified live · 11 hours ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer

Staff+ • 5+ years expAuckland • Remote (New Zealand) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Java
Node JS
Python
JavaScript
AI/ML
AI Agents
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
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OP Labs

oplabs.co
OP Labs PBC is a software development company that contributes to the Optimism protocol, a layer two blockchain solution designed to scale the Ethereum network. The organization focuses on technology that enables faster and more scalable smart contract transactions while supporting mechanisms for funding public goods.
oplabs.co • New York • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto
New York • Cryptocurrencies • Blockchain & Crypto
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer, Protocol (Rust)

$100k – $243k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Full-Time • Senior
Rust
Solidity
Web3
Account Abstraction
Ethereum
Layer 2
OP Stack
Optimism
Smart Contracts
Uniswap
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Binance

binance.com
Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao and Yi He. The platform offers spot, margin and derivatives trading across hundreds of digital assets, alongside staking, savings products, payments, an institutional custody arm and a self-custodial Web3 wallet. The group also created BNB Chain, one of the most used smart contract networks, and now operates under a licensed regional structure after a 2023 settlement with United States authorities that installed new leadership and compliance oversight.
binance.com • HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Mining & Staking • Crypto Payments • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Mining & Staking • Crypto Payments • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto • Cryptocurrencies • Crypto Exchanges • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$47k – $167k per year (Estimated) • Junior • Remote (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand) • Junior
Python
Databases
Apache Kafka
Redis
AI/ML
Function Calling
LLM
RAG
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
AI Agents
Embeddings
LangChain
LangGraph
LlamaIndex
LLMOps
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Vector
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$47k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Remote (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Junior
Java
Java
Spring Boot
Databases
Apache Kafka
MySQL
RabbitMQ
Redis
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Cursor
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
ZooKeeper
GitHub
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Vector Limited

vector.co.nz
Vector is New Zealand's distributor of electricity and gas, owning, and operating networks. Delivering gas and electric power safely and reliably to customers, and creating a new energy future with sustainable energy technology, which includes sol...
vector.co.nz • Auckland • Fossil Fuels • Energy & Utilities • Power Grid
Auckland • Fossil Fuels • Energy & Utilities • Power Grid
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Software Developer

Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
JavaScript
Databases
DynamoDB
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Amazon S3
IAM
Terraform
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Open 151 dayVerified live · 4 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Developer

Senior • In office (Auckland, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Senior
Java
JavaScript
Databases
DynamoDB
Frontend
React.js
DevOps
AWS
AWS Lambda
CI/CD
Terraform
Amazon S3
IAM
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Exploring better ways

bellroy.com
Bellroy puts its heart, soul and countless design hours into helping the world carry with simplicity and ease. Every piece has been deeply considered, for the best of life's little moments.
bellroy.com • New York • Melbourne • Delivery • Food & Beverages • Consumer Goods • 51-200 employees
New York • Melbourne • Delivery • Food & Beverages • Consumer Goods • 51-200 employees
Open 119 daysVerified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Software Engineer - Functional Programming (AU & NZ)

$42k – $149k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote (Australia, New Zealand) • Junior
Clojure
Elixir
Erlang
F#
Haskell
Kotlin
OCaml
Ruby
Rust
Scala
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Scala
Scalaz
DevOps
AWS
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Sourcegraph

sourcegraph.com
Founded in 2013, Sourcegraph is an AI-powered code intelligence platform designed to help software engineers search, understand, and automate edits across massive codebases. The platform offers universal code search and an AI coding assistant named Cody, enabling developers to navigate complex repositories, speed up context gathering, and fix issues faster. By integrating directly into existing developer workflows and hosting environments, the company helps large engineering teams scale productivity and maintain code quality.
sourcegraph.com • Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Media & Entertainment • Books • Artificial Intelligence • Code Intelligence • Est. 2013
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer/Tech Lead - Code Plane [IC5]

$114k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • Remote • Internship • Staff
JavaScript
Go
TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
AI Agents
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
Model Context Protocol
Frontend
Svelte
GraphQL
SvelteKit
DevOps
Docker
Kubernetes
QA
Rest-Assured
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Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer - Platform [IC3]

Remote
Model Context Protocol
DevOps
AWS
Azure
CDKTF
GCP
Kubernetes
SLI/SLO/SLA
Terraform
gRPC
QA
Rest-Assured
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Alpaca

alpaca.markets
Alpaca is a developer-first financial infrastructure, clearing, and brokerage API enterprise headquartered in San Mateo, California. Founded in 2015 by Yoshi Yokokawa and Hitoshi Harada, the company has raised over $320 million in venture funding - including a $150 million Series D at a $1.15 billion valuation led by Drive Capital, alongside Citadel Securities, Portage, and Horizons Ventures.
alpaca.markets • HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cybersecurity • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • FinTech • Capital Markets • Est. 2015
HQ: San Mateo, United States • Cybersecurity • Blockchain & Crypto • Financial Services • FinTech • Capital Markets • Est. 2015
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Staff Software Engineer - New Markets Japan (JLPT N1 Fluent)

Equity • Staff+ • Remote (APAC) • Staff • Japanese: C1
C#
C++
Go
Java
Kotlin
Rust
Scala
DevOps
gRPC
Management
Slack
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - New Markets Japan (JLPT N1 Fluent)

Equity • Senior • Remote (APAC) • Senior • Japanese: C1
C#
C++
Go
Java
Kotlin
Rust
Scala
DevOps
gRPC
Management
Slack
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Defuse Labs

defuse.org
Defuse Labs develops NEAR Intents to enable seamless cross-chain interactions in an automated world — connecting AI, services, and financial applications.
defuse.org • Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Artificial Intelligence • Web3 & dApps • Blockchain & Crypto
Open 130 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 5 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

$94k – $229k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Senior
Node JS
Rust
TypeScript
JavaScript
DevOps
GCP
Grafana
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
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Open 153 daysVerified live · 10 hours ago 6 months ago

Senior Software Engineer (Solvers)

$92k – $223k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Remote • Senior
JavaScript
TypeScript
C++
Rust
Web3
NEAR
Smart Contracts
MEV
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Sandfield

sandfield.co.nz
Sandfield delivers software solutions that give clients an edge. We love to partner with ambitious companies who want to get that competitive edge and find innovative ways to stand out from the crowd. We build software on proven frameworks that we have already developed, to provide out-of-the-box certainty with all of the benefits of a custom-built system.
sandfield.co.nz • Richardson • Auckland • Transportation & Logistics • Cybersecurity • Software • Est. 1989
Richardson • Auckland • Transportation & Logistics • Cybersecurity • Software • Est. 1989
Verified live · 1 day ago 2 months ago

Full Stack Software Developer - Intermediate

Middle • In office (Auckland, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Middle
C#
JavaScript
SQL
TypeScript
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Copilot
Frontend
React.js
Mobile
MVC
DevOps
Azure
Azure DevOps
CI/CD
Git
GitHub
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Cognition

cognition.com
Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab founded in 2023 that created Devin, an autonomous software engineering agent able to plan, write and debug code across a full repository. The company drew attention for demonstrating long-horizon coding work rather than single-file completion, and it sells Devin to engineering organisations. In 2025 it acquired the Windsurf coding assistant team and product, broadening its developer tooling.
cognition.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Home Healthcare • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Deployed Engineer - ANZ

$83k – $152k per year (Estimated)SydneyMelbourne • Remote (ANZ) • Full-Time
Cursor
Devin
Scale AI
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Zapier

zapier.com
Build and scale AI workflows and agents across 9,000+ apps with Zapier—the most connected AI orchestration platform. Trusted by 3 million+ businesses.
zapier.com • Artificial Intelligence • Data Integration • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 2011
Artificial Intelligence • Data Integration • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Est. 2011
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer, Revenue

Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (AMER, EMEA, APAC) • Full-Time • Staff
ChatGPT
Claude
Management
Zapier
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HR Connect

hrconnectlimited.com
HR Connect is an outsourced human resources consultancy and workplace advisory firm headquartered in Hamilton, New Zealand. Founded in 2003 by Sandra Diekerhof, the privately held company operates across the Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Auckland regions. Operating on a B2B professional services, hourly consultancy fee, retainer-based HR management, and project-based recruitment model, HR Connect provides tailored HR support to small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs).
hrconnectlimited.com • HQ: Hamilton, New Zealand • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2003
HQ: Hamilton, New Zealand • Professional Services • Human Resources • Est. 2003
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Full Stack Developer

Middle • 4+ years expIn office (Hamilton, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Middle
C#
C++
JavaScript
SQL
C#
ASP.NET Core
xUnit
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
Rest API
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IDEXX Laboratories

idexx.com
IDEXX Laboratories is a multinational corporation headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, and was founded in 1983. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes diagnostic products, equipment, and software for the veterinary, livestock, poultry, and dairy markets, as well as testing solutions for water quality. It operates globally through a network of reference laboratories and sales offices, serving customers in over 175 countries and maintaining a listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
idexx.com • HQ: Westbrook, United States • Software • Water Utilities • Energy & Utilities • Livestock • Health Care • Farming & Agriculture • Diagnostics • Veterinary Medicine • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
HQ: Westbrook, United States • Software • Water Utilities • Energy & Utilities • Livestock • Health Care • Farming & Agriculture • Diagnostics • Veterinary Medicine • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Technical Lead Software Engineer

Lead • Remote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Staff
Go
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

Senior Developer Experience Engineer

Senior • Remote/Hybrid (Auckland, New Zealand) • Full-Time • Senior
Go
PHP
TypeScript
DevOps
AWS
CI/CD
Terraform
Datadog
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Udacity

udacity.com
Udacity is an online education company headquartered in Emeryville, California, and founded in 2011 by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky after a free Stanford artificial intelligence course. The company sells Nanodegree programs in areas such as programming, data science, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and autonomous systems, built together with industry partners. It shifted toward enterprise and government reskilling contracts and was acquired by Accenture in 2024.
udacity.com • HQ: Emeryville, United States • Corporate Training • Vocational Education • Education • EdTech Platforms • E-learning • Est. 2011
HQ: Emeryville, United States • Corporate Training • Vocational Education • Education • EdTech Platforms • E-learning • Est. 2011
$149k – $280k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • Remote (MENA, APAC, Europe, United States, Canada) • Visa sponsorship • Contractor • Architect • English: C1
Pytest
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Backend Developer Salary in New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
How many Backend Developer jobs in New Zealand are available on Alion?
There are currently 52 active listings from 22 hiring companies on Alion, refreshed daily.
What salary do Backend Developer jobs in New Zealand pay?
The average salary is around $119,365 per year based on the current listings.
Are remote options available for Backend Developer jobs in New Zealand?
Yes, many of these roles offer remote or hybrid work, and you can filter listings by remote, relocation and visa sponsorship.
How do I apply for Backend Developer jobs in New Zealand?
Open any listing on Alion and apply directly with the employer through the provided link - no lengthy sign-up required.