Contract Senior Software Engineer (Language Agnostic)
A bit about us
For over 16 years, ClearPoint has helped organisations succeed in a continually changing digital landscape. We are a trusted technology partner combining digital design, software engineering, data and insights, cloud and platforms, and consulting services to help organisations adapt to change. We pride ourselves on forming transformational collaborative partnerships that maximise value, deliver results and make a lasting impact through great outcomes and capability uplift. Through innovative thinking, we strive to make a difference for ourselves, our teams, our clients and our community across New Zealand and Australia.
The ClearPoint culture
We’re proud of the collaborative and inclusive culture we’ve fostered at ClearPoint. Our values are the essence of what we stand for and underpin our way of working and interactions.
- Respect and Care for People
- Act with Integrity
- Earn and Nurture Trust
Our diverse team enables us to better understand and serve our clients, attract the best talent and innovate successfully. So, from the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work you can.
The Role
ClearPoint is seeking a contract Senior Software Engineer to support one of our clients on a significant engineering initiative. While the core solution is built in PHP, we are taking a flexible approach to this search. We are looking for strong engineers irrespective of their primary language background - whether that is C#, Java, Go, or similar strongly-typed languages.
We are interested in your engineering fundamentals and your ability to apply the rigour and structure from these environments to a large, established codebase. This is a 3-month initial contract based in Auckland (high likelihood of extension), requiring you to be on-site 3 days per week at our client’s Central Auckland office.
What you’ll be doing
You will dive into a massive, established solution to understand existing patterns before making architectural changes. Your focus will be on incrementally improving and refactoring legacy code, ensuring stability without "fighting" the system or introducing regressions. A key part of the role involves writing and optimising Raw SQL queries manually to bypass standard ORM inefficiencies, alongside building robust APIs strictly to agreed specifications. Ultimately, you will bring a "quality-first" mindset from your background in Go, Java, or .NET to help elevate the team's approach to structure and testing.
The experience we’re looking for
● Proven background (10+ years) in backend development using C#, Java, Go or similar strongly-typed languages
● Previous commercial experience with PHP is not essential but would be hugely beneficial to hit the ground running
● Mastery of Raw SQL and relational database design such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL, understanding what happens "under the hood" of an ORM
● Tangible experience working with monolithic architectures, knowing how to safely refactor and modernise code without breaking it
● Commercial experience designing and deploying APIs (REST/GraphQL) to strict specifications
● Familiarity with cloud-native principles, CI/CD pipelines, and containerisation
● Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical decisions to product owners and business stakeholders
What’s next?
Sound like the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Please apply and one of our Recruitment & Resourcing team will be in touch for a confidential chat! You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered for this application.