Principal Software Engineer

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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team in Auckland. As a hands-on Principal Software Engineer, you’ll shape the design and architecture of Lightspeed Retail’s core systems, powering thousands of merchants worldwide. You’ll lead by example, building innovative solutions that solve real customer problems while elevating engineering excellence across the organisation through mentorship, best practices, and sustainable architecture.

The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about software development and driven by a customer-first mindset. You thrive in a team environment, supporting and mentoring others while taking ownership of complex features and exploring new technologies.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensure systems built to support new initiatives are thoughtfully designed, scalable, and maintainable
• Analyse existing systems and infrastructure to identify opportunities for architectural improvements, reduce duplication, and enhance system performance and robustness
• Recognise recurring patterns that lead to incidents or non-project overhead and develop actionable plans to address and prevent them
• Drive continuous improvements in system reliability, scalability, and overall performance
• Elevate development practices across the team, from design reviews and testing to deployment and incident management
• Conduct architectural deep-dives and provide mentorship to key engineers across all service teams
• As a senior member of the engineering team, contribute to building and sustaining a high-performance, growth-oriented culture within the Retail organisation

And a little bit of… 

• Contributing as part of the wider team to achieve organisational-wide objectives even if this means doing things that aren’t strictly within the scope of your role

What you need to bring:

We're looking for a candidate who has experience with the following:

• Extensive professional experience in software development
• Proven experience providing technical leadership across multiple teams
• Previous experience managing architecture for large-scale systems spanning engineering teams
• Proven track record in developing and scaling business-critical systems in the cloud
• Hands-on experience with multiple technology stacks, such as Go, PHP, Java, Ruby on Rails, and Python
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas
• Strong facilitation and decision-making skills, with the ability to guide technical discussions, balance diverse viewpoints, and make sound, timely calls

We know that people are more than what’s on their CV. If you’re unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the ‘Apply’ button and give it a try!

What’s in it for you?

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

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