TL;DR (too long; didn't read): Help us protect and evolve the technical integrity of the Komodo platform. This is a critical hire for our engineering team, focusing on translating product intent into robust, high-impact software that improves the lives of students and staff in schools globally.

Why Komodo now?

Komodo is helping schools across the world lead with wellbeing through insight, education, and a platform built to scale.

• You’ll work in a growing global EdTech business with real traction

• You’ll work on meaningful problems that affect young people

• You’ll have a clear scope to evolve you career

• You’ll have access to ESOP

At a glance

• Role title: Senior Software Engineer

• ️ Role level: Senior (E3)

• Reports to: Chief Product Officer

• Start date: April 2026

• Location: Christchurch, NZ (Hybrid)

• Hours: Full-time, permanent

Why This Role Exists

As we continue to scale, the complexity of our systems grows. We need a Senior Software Engineer who brings deep technical judgement and systems thinking to our product initiatives. You aren't just here to ship features; you are here to anticipate downstream impacts, manage technical debt, and ensure our platform remains reliable as it evolves. You will fill a vital gap in our backend capability while contributing across the full stack.

What You'll Own

• Technical Ownership: Own the end-to-end implementation of product initiatives, from initial design considerations through to deployment and post-release follow-up.

• Architecture & Design: Contribute to architectural decisions, proposing approaches that balance immediate customer value with long-term maintainability.

• Engineering Practice: Help evolve our testing, deployment workflows, and code review standards to increase delivery confidence across the team.

• Production Stability: Lead the investigation and resolution of production issues, identifying root causes and implementing durable fixes rather than quick patches.

• Quality & Peer Review: Conduct thorough peer code reviews to raise the quality bar and ensure our codebase remains clean and well-tested.

• Collaboration: Work closely with the Product and Customer Experience teams to share risks, trade-offs, and progress, ensuring technical decisions are made with full context.

What Success Looks Like

First 90 days:

• You have a deep understanding of our architecture.

• You are leading the technical execution of mid-sized features.

• You have established a rhythm of providing high-quality, timely code reviews.

• You have delivered your first sets of tickets/features that directly impact customers.

At 6-12 months:

• You are a go-to person for complex technical challenges.

• You have significantly improved our automated testing or deployment workflows.

• You are consistently delivering work with minimal regressions.

• Location and Collaboration: This is a full-time, permanent role based in our Christchurch, NZ office. We are an office-first team with a strong culture of in-person collaboration.

• Responsible Autonomy: We trust our team to manage their time responsibly and offer flexibility. You will have the autonomy to decide how you get the work done, provided the needs of our customers and the wellbeing of our teammates are always at the forefront.

• Learning and Candour: We have a strong culture of continuous improvement and encourage giving and receiving feedback in a considerate way. Proactiveness is a necessity.

How to Apply

Interested? Apply via the link and tell us why this role with Komodo speaks to you.