About Us
At Seequent, we help organisations to understand the underground, giving the confidence to make better decisions faster.
We build world-leading technology that is at the forefront of Earth sciences, transforming the way our customers work. Every day we help them develop critical mineral resources more sustainably, design and build better infrastructure, source renewable energy, and reduce their impact on the environment.
We operate in 145+ countries while proudly maintaining headquarters in New Zealand.
The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Geotechnical Information Management (GIM) development team. This is a permanent role, focused on our OpenGround product suite. Working closely with our development team, you will provide subject matter expertise required for tooling, planning and delivery, recommending appropriate solutions to meet product and business objectives using knowledge of trends, best practices, and leading-edge techniques.
You will play an integral role in our continued success and will play a key role in managing and advancing our software development practices, as well as our build and release systems. You will work closely and collaboratively with other developers, AppSec, QA, and other teams across the business to ensure stable software is delivered on-time and in a secure manner. As required you will provide coaching and mentoring to more junior members of the software developer team.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Design and develop new platform capabilities to meet ongoing business and user requirements.
- Be a key contributor to the maintenance and configuration of our continuous build and release system across a range of products and cloud services.
- Write code to deploy builds, automate tests, and validate software.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the development team to investigate and resolve problems when they occur.
- Design, develop, debug, maintain and integrate test automation scripts and tooling.
- Leverage, dashboards and alerts, to monitor cloud infrastructure health and performance.
- Meet project milestones in an iterative and incremental development process.
- Communicate with management and/or team leads on task prioritization, scheduling, and results.
- Contribute as a member of an Agile team, utilizing Agile development practices.
- Produce technical build, test, and release documentation as required.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- A desire to build and release innovative, high-quality software on time.
- An aspiration to grow your career as part of a globally distributed Agile team.
- An interest in science (mathematical, engineering, or science background)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, open-minded to innovation and new solutions.
- A hunger to learn, coupled with the humility to collaborate.
- Passionate, driven and motivated to work in a highly technical environment.
- Experience in numerous software languages and technologies.
- Adaptable – we develop cloud, enterprise, desktop, web, and mobile applications.
Role Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience maintaining enterprise software in a production environment.
- Strong understanding of source code versioning in Git.
- Good knowledge of application security best practices.
- Experience running and monitoring automated software tests.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and build sustainable working relationships.
- Confident oral and written communication skills, in English.
- Proven experience managing containerised applications using Kubernetes.
- Team-oriented attitude and good conflict management skills.
- A balanced and informed approach to problem solving, distilling complex issues into actionable insights.
- Tenacity, persistence and focus, and the ability to prioritise between tasks.
- The ability to work in a quickly growing, fast-paced, and constantly changing industry and environment.
An ideal candidate would have…
- A university degree in Computer Science (or an equivalent).
- Knowledge of or experience using Azure DevOps for work management (or an equivalent).
- Previous experience programming in a Microsoft environment (C#, .NET).
- Interest in, or knowledge of, geoscience or geotechnical engineering.
- Experience running build security scans with tools such as Mend.
Additional Information
Office-based working environment, work from our Redditch or Reading office three or more days per week.
Why you will enjoy working with us..
You will be joining a highly skilled, highly productive team of technical experts who are passionate about what we do. We are a friendly, intelligent, and supportive bunch and are looking forward to you bringing your expertise to the team. Our wider team is geographically diverse and from multi-disciplines, so even though you will be Calgary based you will have opportunity to work with colleagues from across the globe.
In addition to awesome colleagues and work culture, you can also expect the following benefits:
We aspire to be pioneers of positive change in the way organizations work with the underground. We work collaboratively, stay curious, make change happen and have a global impact. We bring our authentic selves to work and are enthusiastic about what we do. Plus, you can expect great benefits; these benefits are unique to each location Seequent resides in
Facilities – Make use of the onsite gym, Golf Simulator facilities, Indoor Food Trucks, ergonomic standing desks, ping pong tables, and spacious in building café.
Financial – Competitive compensation, reviewed regularly, plus the option to join our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and RRSP Match. We also offer generous vacation leave.
Learning – Access to a wealth of training resources through our digital learning platform Degreed, quarterly career conversations with your manager and a culture that believes in promoting from within.
Wellbeing – Health Insurance, fully subsidized subscription to Headspace, work life balance, regular wellness webinars, and 24/7 EAP access.
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Seequent, we champion the uniqueness of everyone. Our commitment to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility is fundamental to who we are. If you require accommodation during our recruitment process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We are here to ensure a fair opportunity for all.
Research underscores that some individuals, especially women and underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply for roles if they don't meet every requirement. Please don't count yourself out if you don’t tick every box. We are committed to hiring a diverse team and encourage individuals of all background and abilities to apply. Thank you for considering us as your potential employer; we're excited to see what you can bring to our team!
If this posting gets you excited about joining Seequent please apply now!
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