Job Description

Worker Type:

Permanent

Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Front-End Developer to join our Colleague Digital tīma (team).

You’ll be joining a Technology tīma that is on a mission to ‘Reimagine banker experience & platforms to brilliantly serve customers’. We are unifying and simplifying our colleague experience so we can make BNZ the best place to be a banker.

This role can be based in Wellington or Auckland. It is a hybrid role with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We sat down with our Colleague Digital tīma, and they let us know the following about the tūranga (role).

What projects / work will the candidate be working on now and into the next year?

You’ll join one of our Colleague Digital teams, creating a new platform for our bankers to serve customer needs. This new experience is using target state technology and is intuitive and simple. We are proud of our relentless focus on delivering the best banker experience so our bankers can delight our customers.

What is the tīma culture and environment like?

We're a vibrant mix of talented folks from all walks of life, coming together to innovate and collaborate in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. We have a focus on being Engineering Led and our Product teams are passionate about building the right thing and building it right.

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?

We are creating a new platform where are bankers can view and maintain customer information and products. Bringing the stunning experience that our customers get when using our award winning Internet and Mobile banking – to our colleagues. This ambitious strategic programme is an opportunity to really shift the experience, giving our bankers modern, resilient and user friendly platforms – and we are looking for passionate people who want to be part of this.

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this tūranga?

• Experienced front-end developer: Practical experience delivering modern front-end interfaces for enterprise applications.
• Strong leadership: Drive adoption of advanced development practices and mentor other developers within the tīma. Champion your team across the wider Colleague Digital community.
• Excellent communication and collaboration: Ability to clearly communicate ideas and designs to varied stakeholders.
• Operational Excellence: Monitor and resolve production incidents. Ensure systems remain current, resilient and meet Critical Hygiene Factors.

What specific tech skills are required for this role?

• Modern front-end tooling: React, TypeScript, NodeJS
• Modern front-end architecture patterns: State management, API abstraction
• Experience with modern testing frameworks
• Experience building and deploying code via CI/CD pipelines

In addition, the following experience would be advantageous:

• RESTful APIs: Java Spring Boot and SQL desirable
• Micro-frontend architecture patterns
• Managing and configuring AWS
• Jest, RTL, Playwright

PLEASE NOTE: Advertising closes Thursday 16 April at 11pm.

Please include a cover letter written by you, highlighting your key skills and experience relevant to the above requirements. We look forward to reading it!

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand

This is an exciting opportunity to join us!  We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. 

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Closing Date: 16 April 2026

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.