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Staff Backend Engineer – Network Team

Auckland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-25

Core

Designing and building fault-tolerant, scalable network infrastructure to handle millions of real-time messages from cattle collars and towers, enabling zero-touch deployment for sustainable grazing operations.

Role type

Staff Backend Engineer (Network Infrastructure)

Builds

High-uptime messaging systems, automation for collar & tower deployments, and scalable AWS-native infrastructure.

Domain

AgTech / IoT / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Distributed systems design, AWS cloud infrastructure, Terraform, Load testing, Chaos engineering, MQTT/TCP/IP protocols, System debugging, Technical leadership

Preferred skills

LoRa experience, Scaling distributed systems to global scale

Technologies

AWS (Kinesis, SNS/SQS), Terraform, MQTT, TCP/IP, LoRa

Responsibilities

Design fault-tolerant systems for real-time device messaging, Scale infrastructure for rapid device growth, Lead troubleshooting of cross-functional network issues, Own and lead technical projects and specs, Build reliable automation for deployments, Mentor teammates on technical direction

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope

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