You will inspire, mentor, and grow a cross-functional squad to deliver end-to-end data value streams, embedding engineering excellence that aligns with our roadmap-especially in Kafka streaming and event-driven architectures.
You'll define, own and run the ecosystems common master data model for streaming data, you have the opportunity to help shape a common data model across the organisation .
You will build engaged teams (starting with one squad), balancing tech quality, morale, and user outcomes alongside Product Managers and Architects.
As one of the senior members, you'll lead by example in data engineering or architecture, instilling best practices in Kafka pipelines, AWS integrations, and event sourcing to empower your team and scale IDEXX's data ecosystem.
What You Need To Succeed
Bachelor's in Computer Science /Info Systems or equivalent experience/qualifications.
5+ years as a Software Engineer, with proven technical leadership.
Expertise in evolving cultures toward agility, automated testing, and DevSecOps .
Strong in systems/software design, modern web/cloud tech (e.g., React, Go, TypeScript, Java), and deep hands-on with Kafka for event-driven streaming, plus AWS services for scalable infra.
Agile mastery (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), plus a passion for building resilient data schemas and real-time pipelines.
What You Can Expect From Us
Salary of 130-150k
Annual bonus
Structured onboarding, induction, ongoing training and transparent performance driven professional development
Continuous L&D (both internal and externally)
Hybrid working with 3 days on site and 2 days from home per week
Great office space to collaborate - including a gym and roof top breakout space!
Coffee + Fruit + Food Truck Friday
Dog friendly office
Fully subsidised Southern Cross Health insurance
Part subsidised parking via Parkable
So, what is IDEXX Veterinary Software?
Our journey is solving veterinary practices' most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health.
Why IDEXX
We're proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve since 1983, our team members help pet owners worldwide keep their companion ani
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus
Additional Information
IDEXX Auckland is looking for a Senior Back End Software Engineer with a passion for data, to join a new team we are building in the Auckland office!
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer will be part of our Data services team where they are building infrastructure, schemas, and frameworks that ensure data flows efficiently and securely to consumers that need this data. The position will be driving the vision for data streaming and deliver new services and products for sharing and modelling data within our cloud - based veterinary application.
This is a software engineering role heavy on data, NOT a data science or data engineering position. This is about engineering rock-solid data pipelines from disparate sources, aligning with enterprise architecture, and collaborating with stakeholders to evolve our data ecosystem.
The team will be responsible for building a data layer so our internal teams and customers can better leverage the data within our software products. Our products process a huge amount of data, so you need to be confident dealing with large data volumes . This team will be pivotal in bringing this data all together . This role will be hands on technically, as well as involving people, and technical leadership.
Predominantly powered by AWS, you'll design architectures for capturing, integrating, organising, and maintaining data, doubling down on Kafka for real-time, event-driven streaming that keeps our veterinary world in sync. Dive into Go and TypeScript for robust backends, cloud-native setups, and seamless integrations with AWS services. With a DevOps mindset, you'll automate CI/CD, IaC , and reliability in distributed systems-mastering event-driven practices to handle scale like a pro. If you're fired up about herding data cats in a fast-paced, domain-driven world with Kafka at the heart, let's chat!
Idexx · Auckland, New Zealand