Hybrid Principal Developer – Full Stack

at Datacom

• Job title: Principal Developer – Full Stack
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: JavaScript, Node.js, React, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Auckland, New Zealand

About the role

• Principal Full Stack Developer leading the development of Datacom's SaaS Payroll product, Datapay. Involves architecture, design, and team mentorship in a hybrid workplace.

Responsibilities

• Leading development teams through influence, including planning, controlling and reporting on progress.
• Designing, coding, and testing applications either in one major language or in a range of programs across multiple platforms.
• Making Tech Stack choices and capturing knowledge continuously as part of your work.
• Mentoring developers in technical and other complementary team delivery skills.
• Ensuring that systems are developed within agreed budgets and time frames and achieving necessary design and systems security standards.
• Overseeing the analysis, design, programming, debugging, and modification of software for our Datapay product.
• Working closely with Product and Design teams to ensure quality solutions- are delivered on time.
• Leads communication and collaboration across Development, Design, and Product teams, to ensure alignment and create successful outcomes.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of various software and performance monitoring techniques.
• 10+ years in Software Development, with at least 4 years in a large IT organisation.
• Expert knowledge across current software toolsets such as C#/.Net, C#/.Net Core, NodeJS
• Knowledge of systems integration using APIs; REST, web services, Auth0 etc
• Knowledge of emerging workflows in AI
• Experience building software using patterns like CQRS, Event Sourcing, Domain Driven Design, Service Oriented Architectures, and Hexagonal/Onion/Clean architecture as these are fundamental to the system.
• Knowledge of web front-end technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, Typescript, CSS, React or a similar front end development tool kit
• Knowledge of spec-first development using OpenAPI/Swagger, Unit, Regression and E2E testing and configuration of UI components with frameworks such as Storybook
• Effective presentation skills with the ability to convey technical information across various levels.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a wide variety of stakeholders.