IDEXX Auckland is looking for a Technical Leadtospearheadabrand newData Services software engineering team in the Auckland office!
This isahybridrole basedin our Auckland office, onsite 3 days per week and remote 2.
We'reon the hunt for aTechnical Leadto mature and lead our new Data Services squad right here in Auckland. Your mission: Drive the vision fordatastreaminganddelivernew services andproductsfor sharing and modelling data within our cloud-basedveterinary application.Our Data services teamisbuilding infrastructure, schemas, and frameworks that ensuredataflows efficiently and securelyto consumers that need this data. No data science wizardryrequired—this is about engineering rock-solid data pipelines from disparate sources, aligning with enterprise architecture, and collaborating with stakeholders to evolve our data ecosystem.
This is an exciting new role, leading a new team with 3-4 direct reports. The team willbe responsible forbuilding a data layer so our internal teams and customers can betterleveragethe data within our software products.Our products process a huge amount ofdata,so you need to be confident dealing with large data volumes. This team will be pivotal in bringing this data alltogether.This rolewill behands on technically, as well as involving people, and technical leadership.
Predominantly powered by AWS,you'lldesign architectures for capturing, integrating,organising, andmaintainingdata, doubling down on Kafka for real-time, event-driven streaming that keeps our veterinary worldin sync. Dive into Go and TypeScript for robust backends, cloud-native setups, and seamless integrations with AWS services. With a DevOps mindset,you'llautomate CI/CD,IaC, and reliability in distributed systems—mastering event-driven practices to handle scale like a pro. Ifyou'refired up about herding data cats in a fast-paced, domain-driven world with Kafka at the heart,let'schat!
Key Responsibilities:
Inspire, mentor, and grow a cross-functional squad to deliver end-to-end data value streams, embedding engineering excellence that aligns with our roadmap—especially in Kafka streaming and event-driven architectures.
Build engaged teams (starting with one squad), balancing tech quality, morale, and user outcomes alongside Product Managers and Architects.
Lead by example in data engineering or architecture, instilling best practices in Kafka pipelines, AWS integrations, and event sourcing to empower your team and scale IDEXX's data ecosystem.
What You Need to Succeed:
Strong in systems/software design, modern web/cloud tech (e.g., React, Go, TypeScript, Java), and deep hands-on with Kafka for event-driven streaming, plus AWS services for scalable infra.
Agile mastery (Scrum, Kanban, etc.), plus a passion for building resilient data schemas and real-time pipelines.
What you can expect from us:
So, what is IDEXX Veterinary Software?
Here inAucklandwe develop a portfolio of cloud platforms and applications.We’rebuilding a vertical SaaS platform for animal health that requires significant technicalexpertiseto deliver. Solutions for practice management (PIMS), diagnostics, payments, client engagement, analytics & insight plus many more.We’reon a mission to build the best health technology business and we need you to help us do it! You can learn more about IDEXX Veterinary Software here: https://careers.idexx.com/us/en/veterinary-software
At IDEXX we are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock around the world. Through the power of the cloud, IDEXX Veterinary Software solutions simplify the flow of information across any practice and link vets to what they need when they need it. Patient data. Client communications. Business insights. All at their fingertips.
Our journey is solving veterinary practices’ most pressing needs by focusing on innovation to drive meaningful improvements in animal health.
Why IDEXX
We’reproud of the work wedo, becauseour work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.
So, what does that meanforyou? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Let’spursue what matters together.
IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws.
