Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

Join one of New Zealand’s largest technology shops, where our team is a mix of customer-focused, digital and tech-loving folk, who are passionate about formulating and delivering experiences to our customers to ensure ANZ is known as the bank that helps Kiwis get ahead in their lives.  

As a Java Staff Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping technical direction while remaining hands-on with development. You’ll combine deep engineering expertise with leadership that elevates the people and systems around you. 

You’ll be working on our Internet Banking platform, helping uplift and modernise the backend application, while building features that power our customer‑facing experiences. Working closely with the frontend and services teams across the Internet Banking ecosystem. 

Role Location: Auckland or Wellington.

Role Type: Permanent

Hours: Standard 37.5hrs

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role you will bring most of the following:

• Strong development experience building enterprise applications using Java (12+ years) 
• Good understanding of software development principles and microservices architectures 
• Strong technical leadership experience and proven track record in influencing technical direction 
• Able to convey complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively 
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking and decision-making skills, even under demanding deadlines 
• Strong technical knowledge for designing scalable, reliable, and maintainable applications utilizing CI/CD pipelines 
• Strong Scrum/Agile skills 
• Experience working with remote vendor teams 

Outside of the tech skills we want people who: 

• Come to work every day keen work in an exciting, high performing, collaborative environment. 
• Are always willing to lend a helping hand to help teams succeed, even outside of your squad, project or area of expertise. 
• Have a growth mind-set, can embrace on-going change and can constantly challenge themselves to try something new.  
• Have the ability to lead discussions and communicate and present complex ideas clearly 

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 109233.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

Monday 01 June at 11.59pm (NZ)