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Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun

This whakataukī speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds of Tāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.   

DigiGEN (Digital Generation) is our strategic change initiative, driving the next evolution of Generation by empowering teams with data and digital tools to increase asset availability and optimise our Operations & Maintenance costs. 

DigiGEN isn’t just about adopting new technologies, it’s about building capability and working in a different way to embed these digital tools into our DNA to deliver measurable, lasting value. 

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We are looking for a Front end Python Developer for one of our biggest projects (DigiGEN). This role will be a 2-year fixed term contract. This role is focused on designing and building intuitive, high quality user experiences for Meridian’s data driven decision support tools.

The Python Front End Developer works closely with backend developers, data scientists, and business users across our Generation, Portfolio and Trading teams to ensure analytics products support faster, higher quality decisions and scale sustainably over time.

Āu mahi | What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing front end user experiences for analytics driven tools, ensuring complex data and valuation logic is presented clearly, intuitively, and consistently to meet user needs.
• Translating backend models, forecasts, and optimisation outputs into decision focused interfaces that support real world operational use.
• Applying strong user centred design practices to reduce cognitive load, surface key trade offs, and build trust in analytical outputs.
• Working closely with backend and data engineers to shape APIs and data structures that best support front end usability and performance.
• Exercising judgement over how analytics outputs are presented, ensuring assumptions, uncertainty, constraints and limitations are visible and well understood.

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tēnei tūranga | What you’ll bring

• You’ll have strong experience developing front end applications for data driven or analytical products.
• You’ll be proficient in Python for building front-end user or user-facing components connected to analytical models.
• You’ll have experience with UX or product design practices.
• You’ll have the ability to design and build intuitive user interfaces for complex datasets and data practitioners in a product or solution-orientated environment.
• Ideally you’ll be familiar with operational, asset intensive or industrial environments.

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, plus discounts from several partnership.
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind.   
• Enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave. 
• Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!  
• Award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it. 
• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts. 

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?     

We’re a great place to work with plenty of opportunities and career development for those that want it. We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’.

We embrace diversity and inclusion and ensure that everyone feels like they belong, are welcomed, feel valued, and feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We want all our people to be the best that they can be, so we make sure that there’s room for everyone to be exactly who they are, and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including individuals with disabilities, diverse health needs, and those who identify as neurodiverse, because we believe our differences make us stronger. We believe that fun is good for you, and we make sure that our office vibe reflects that. We support each other and celebrate our successes.

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA – both socially and environmentally – and we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and we’re helping support others in our generation communities to do the same.

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now

All in all, we’re a genuinely great place to work, with meaningful work, supportive teams, and a clear purpose. If this role sounds like a fit and you’re keen to make a real impact on New Zealand’s energy future, apply today and tell us what you’ll bring to the role.

If you’ve got any questions, please email careers@meridianenergy.co.nz. We’re committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here: meridianenergy.co.nz/careers).

View the full Python Front End Developer JD.

Location – Wellington/Christchurch.

Advertising closes Tuesday 2nd June 2026.

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