Join Gallagher’s Global Growth Journey

Our purpose at Gallagher is ‘Protect what matters most’ and we live it every day, whether that’s protecting the world’s highest security environments or agricultural businesses, we care deeply about our people, their families, and our wider communities.  

Gallagher Security is on a mission to unlock more value for our customers through the power of our people and solutions - and right now is a pivotal moment in our evolution. We’re scaling with intent, driving an incredible growth trajectory with innovation and customer impact at the heart of everything we do. With operations across New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, the USA, Canada, and Europe and exports to over 140 countries we’re building globally focused career pathways right here in New Zealand.

As we expand our Hamilton-based teams, this is your chance to be part of a true Kiwi tech success story making a global impact. If you’re driven by passion and purpose to protect what matters most, come help shape the future of what’s possible with us.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Software Engineer (Intermediate or enthusiastic Junior) to join our SMB team. In this role, you’ll focus on developing robust, scalable software solutions and maintaining our existing products.

The SMB team is a cross-functional squad with both front-end and back-end developers, working collaboratively to deliver our Cloud-based alarms and access control security product. This role focuses on back-end development, giving you the opportunity to work with Java and AWS cloud products while contributing to real-world security solutions.

It’s a great fit for developers who are passionate about back-end development, eager to learn, and motivated to make an impact in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

In this role you will:

• Developing assigned back-end software components using Java and related tools

• Maintaining, testing, debugging and providing technical support of existing applications

• Breaking down tasks, estimating work, and completing tasks efficiently

• Using modelling techniques (e.g., UML diagrams) to communicate technical designs

• Contributing to technical design approaches that meet functional, quality, and performance requirements

• Analysing system performance and recommending improvements

• Providing technical support to existing products and helping resolve defects

• Participating in peer code reviews and following agreed coding standards

• Collaborating with your squad, value owners, and other teams in an agile environment

• Staying up to date with cloud technologies, back-end frameworks, and best practices

• Taking ownership of your learning and development, with opportunities to grow into more advanced back-end and cloud-focused development

About You

You enjoy solving complex problems, writing clean, efficient code, and exploring new technologies. We’re looking for a motivated and curious developer who’s eager to deepen their expertise in back-end development and cloud technologies while continuing to grow their skill set.

You’ll bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

• 3+ years of commercial development experience, or strong enthusiasm and demonstrated learning ability for junior applicants

• Proficient in Java and comfortable working in back-end systems

• Exposure to or interest in AWS cloud products and cloud-hosted architectures

• Knowledge of SQL databases, debugging tools, and software development practices

• Comfortable working in a collaborative, agile team environment

• Passionate about clean, maintainable code, problem-solving, and continuous learning

We’re looking for developers who are excited to grow their skills, contribute to team success, and learn from experienced engineers.

Working at Gallagher

You’ll be part of a global, future-focused organisation where engineering talent is valued and supported. You’ll work with smart, passionate people, build products used worldwide, and have room to grow your skills and career.

We also offer:

• Competitive salary and bonuses

• Hybrid flexibility (3-4 days office / 1-2 days home)

• KiwiSaver on-top and Life and Disability insurance

• Mentorship and professional development opportunities

• A supportive team culture with team-building events, lunches and a fun environment

Join our SMB team and help shape the technology that drives Gallagher’s world-leading security solutions. Applications may be considered and appointments made prior to the closing date.