Backend Jobs in New Zealand
There are 57 open Backend jobs in New Zealand on freehire right now. 31 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, ai and cloud.
Most requested skills
- api 67%
- ai 40%
- cloud 39%
- java 37%
- rest 35%
- ci-cd 33%
- microservices 32%
- spring 26%
How the work is done
- Remote 10 · 18%
- Hybrid 7 · 12%
- Onsite 4 · 7%
Visa sponsorship offered in 0% of the 2 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 37
- Intern 3
- Lead 1
- Middle 1
Who is hiring
- 51-200 employees 1
Senior Backend Engineer: Build Modern APIs, Flexible Hours
Westpac New Zealand Ltd is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable backend services. You will work on a critical legacy transformation, replacing it with a modern stack starting from…
Senior Software Engineer - Backend Contractor
Senior backend contractor on Westpac NZ's Cards and Consumer Finance product engineering team: designing, building and maintaining scalable backend and integration services in Java/Spring Boot with Kafka and IBM MQ, replacing a critical legacy system with a modern stack, plus CI/CD, automated testing and release work.
Senior Software Engineer - Backend Contractor
About us At Westpac New Zealand, our purpose is to Help New Zealanders Succeed. As a Bank and one of New Zealand's leading employers, we are passionate about helping people. We are taking action today to create a…
Senior Backend Engineer, Conversational AI & LLMs
Senior backend engineer at Probe CX's ConvAI unit in Auckland, building and scaling an AI-powered conversational product suite. Day to day: designing APIs and resilient services in Node.js/TypeScript and applying hands-on LLM/Generative AI knowledge across cloud infrastructure.
Senior Backend Engineer
Senior backend engineer at New Zealand fintech Emerge, designing, building and operating Kotlin/Spring services that move and account for customer money — authorisation, ledger, limits, reconciliation and settlement — on PostgreSQL and AWS, with production ownership and daily use of AI coding tools.
Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, Java & Spring Expert
Fully remote senior backend engineer who designs, develops, and maintains scalable backend systems using Java and Spring. Day to day involves building robust APIs, working with relational and NoSQL databases, applying security best practices, shaping backend strategy, and mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer, Real-Time Fintech Platform
Senior Backend Engineer in Auckland designing, building, and operating Kotlin/Spring services that move and account for customer money in real time on Emerge's core banking platform, with emphasis on correctness, resilience, and production ownership.
Senior Backend Developer (Java/Spring)
Fully remote senior backend role for an enterprise software client: designing, building, and maintaining scalable Java/Spring backend services and REST APIs, optimizing SQL/NoSQL databases, and contributing to architecture while mentoring junior engineers. Core stack: Java, Spring Boot/MVC/Data, PostgreSQL/MySQL or MongoDB.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer — Python/Django
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining server-side systems in Python and Django: designing RESTful APIs, optimizing performance, ensuring data security, and contributing to architecture. Fully remote position for candidates based anywhere in South Africa, working with a globally distributed team.
Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)
Senior Backend Engineer building and maintaining server-side services in Python/Django: designing REST APIs, optimizing performance and database queries, and ensuring data security. Fully remote role (work from anywhere within South Africa) on a globally distributed team.
Java Backend Engineer | AI-Driven Microservices
EROAD, a Kiwi fleet-management technology company, is seeking an intermediate Software Engineer to join its Java engineering team in Albany. You will own the backend features end to end, designing with security,…
Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Spring) - Remote & Growth
Fully remote senior role designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services in Java and the Spring framework. Day to day: building robust APIs and data access layers, collaborating with product, QA, and frontend, mentoring juniors, and contributing to CI/CD pipelines with modern cloud-based tooling.
Senior Backend Engineer — Conversational AI & LLMs
Probe CX in Auckland is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and scale AI-powered services: designing REST APIs, integrating LLMs, and building conversational workflows with Node.js and TypeScript. The role includes cloud infrastructure work, partnering with frontend teams, and ownership of technical design, mentorship, and code quality.
Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Spring)
Design, build, and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backend services and REST APIs for a software solutions provider as part of a fully remote engineering team. Day-to-day involves relational databases, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers.
Senior Backend Engineer – Conversational AI & LLMs
Senior backend engineer on Probe Group's ConvAI unit, building and scaling an AI-powered contact-centre product suite. Day to day: designing enterprise-grade Node.js/TypeScript APIs and services and applying LLMs/Generative AI to conversational workflows.
Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable Microservices (Remote)
Senior Backend Engineer joining a fast-growing SaaS company's fully remote team (hired via Placements24). Day to day: design and maintain scalable microservices, build RESTful APIs and gRPC services, manage SQL/NoSQL databases, and own CI/CD pipelines using Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Microservices
Senior Backend Engineer, recruited by Placements24 on behalf of a fast-growing SaaS client: day to day you design, build and operate a fully remote, scalable microservices platform — REST/gRPC APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, CI/CD and cloud/container infra — using Go, Python, Java or Node.js.
Rust Backend Architect - AI Training Projects
About Gramian Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies…
Game Backend Development Intern
Internship at Lightspeed Studios' Tech Center (Tencent, makers of PUBG Mobile) in Auckland: develop next-generation game backend solutions on Unreal Engine, designing and coding game-related backend services. Suited to CS students who code well (C++/Python/Go a plus) and learn fast.
Senior Backend Software Engineer | Hybrid (3 O, 2 H) | Christchurch
Senior backend engineer at a global cross-border payments fintech, owning payment services end-to-end — API design, data modeling, architecture, reliability, and legacy modernization — while mentoring engineers. Preferred stack is C#/.NET on AWS (SQS, DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda); hybrid role tied to the Christchurch office.