Ko wai te Pakihi nei | About the Organisation:
This is a high-growth New Zealand technology business tackling complex, highly regulated problems at scale.
They are in the middle of a strategic shift to significantly increase their in-house engineering capability, with a strong focus on building, owning and scaling their core systems rather than outsourcing critical work.
The culture is ambitious but grounded. People are encouraged to challenge the status quo, ask better questions, understand the why and focus on delivering real value. The structure is relatively flat, progression is based on capability rather than tenure, and there’s a genuine balance between healthy pressure and care for people.
A truly exciting company to be part of in 2026!
Ko te āhua o te tūranga | About the Role
As part of a wider engineering scale up, the business is hiring a mix of Senior and Intermediate Developers to increase capacity across multiple teams.
You will be:
- Building and scaling in house systems that sit at the heart of the business
- Working on bespoke solutions, not off-the-shelf implementations
- Collaborating closely with other engineers and cross-functional teams
- Solving problems that don’t have neat answers, often at scale
- Everyone writes code. Python is the primary language, but prior Python experience is not essential if you’ve demonstrated the ability to learn new technologies quickly. Experience across more than one language (e.g. Python, C#, Java, JavaScript, etc.) is valued more than deep specialisation in a single stack.
- Senior developers will be expected to take on more ownership, influence technical decisions, and support less experienced engineers. Intermediate developers will be trusted with real work and supported to grow quickly.
Location & flexibility
Wellington is preferred, but Auckland and flexible working arrangements are considered. New starters are expected to spend time in Wellington initially to get properly embedded in the team and culture.
About You | Mōu:
- You’re a strong problem solver who can reason about systems, not just write code
- You’ve worked with at least one backend language (Python, C#, or similar) and are comfortable picking up others
- You enjoy understanding WHY you’re building something, not just what
- You communicate well, ask good questions, and are comfortable challenging ideas constructively
- You value teamwork, learning, and doing work that actually matters
You don’t need to tick every technical box. Curiosity, adaptability and mindset matter more here than a perfect CV.
At Tribe Group we’re committed to building teams that reflect the diversity of our communities. We strongly encourage applications from women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and others who are under-represented in technology. If you’re excited by the role but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you.
Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid working with remote, mobile and internet allowances
- Employee share options
- Life, income protection and trauma insurance (fully covered)
- Extra leave, including wellness days and enhanced parental leave
- Personal development budget to support learning and growth
- Wellbeing support, including mental health, career and financial coaching
Apply Now – don’t miss this one!
We encourage you to apply now as our recruitment process is underway, however, please note that we are closed from the 23rd of Dec to the 5th of January. Applications will not be progressed to further stages until after the 5th of January 2026.
At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.
At Tribe we have our guiding light to show us the way. We bring our whole selves to work. We encourage inclusion in every single interaction. We genuinely care about people and are curious about their stories. We celebrate all points of view. We will help you find your tribe, the same way we have. We’re all on a journey together so come along…