Software Engineer – Intermediate/Senior

About Gallagher

At Gallagher, our mission is 'Protect what matters most.' This commitment is central to our operations, whether safeguarding leading security environments or supporting agricultural enterprises. We deeply value our people, their families, and community connections. Gallagher is undergoing significant growth driven by innovation and customer impact across multiple regions including New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, USA, Canada, and Europe, reaching customers in over 140 countries. Joining our expanding Hamilton-based teams offers the chance to contribute to a successful Kiwi tech company with global influence.

Role Summary

This position involves joining a product-focused engineering group dedicated to developing digital solutions that enhance how customers access and manage their workplaces. Responsibilities include designing, building, and evolving capabilities that allow seamless management of physical and mobile credentials within the workplace ecosystem. Two roles are open: an intermediate role aiming to deepen technical skills and a senior role emphasizing technical leadership, engineering direction, and mentorship for high-quality delivery.

Engineers in this team impact critical systems related to identity, access, and trust, directly affecting customer onboarding, daily usability, and trust in Gallagher products. Collaboration with product managers, designers, and platform engineers is essential to provide reliable, secure, user-friendly solutions that combine technical rigor with user needs.

These roles provide opportunities to solve large-scale, customer-facing challenges, engage with modern software engineering practices, and develop products bridging digital and physical security experiences, ideal for engineers who appreciate ownership, continual growth, and reliable product delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and maintain software components integrating cloud services.
• Refine, break down, and estimate work items within an agile product development framework.
• Adhere to secure coding, testing, and peer review best practices to ensure software quality.
• Optimize systems for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate effectively within agile squads and broader teams.
• Keep current with evolving technologies and trends to enhance team capabilities.
• For senior engineers: provide technical leadership, influence engineering strategies, and mentor teammates.

Candidate Profile

• Possess a relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrate equivalent professional experience.
• Have commercial software development experience, ideally more than 3 years for intermediate, and greater depth for senior roles.
• Proficiency with C# programming language.
• Experience working with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar.
• Familiar with development of RESTful APIs.
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines or GitHub Workflows.
• Experience contributing in agile, product-oriented teams.
• Senior applicants should be capable of influencing technical decisions, guiding engineering processes, and mentoring peers.
• Additional experience with C++ and/or mobile application development is a plus.
• Background in access control systems, including conventional card-based and emerging digital/mobile credential technologies, is advantageous.

Working at Gallagher

You'll join a global organization that values and nurtures engineering skills, working alongside passionate colleagues on products with worldwide reach. The environment supports personal growth and career advancement.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration with an annual bonus scheme.
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement, generally 3-4 days onsite with 1-2 days remote.
• Life and disability insurance alongside KiwiSaver contributions.
• Opportunities for mentorship and ongoing professional growth.
• A supportive, engaging team culture featuring team events, social lunches, and a positive workplace atmosphere.