We are Theta, a New Zealand-owned technology consultancy helping organisations transform through technology. With offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Tauranga, we work with leading organisations across Aotearoa to deliver smart, pragmatic, and impactful digital solutions.
About the Role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi
We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Developer to join our Digital Practice. In this role, you’ll bring user interfaces to life. Designing and building modern, responsive, and accessible web applications that deliver exceptional user experiences.
What You Will Do | Ngā haepapa
- Develop responsive, accessible, and high-performing front-end applications using Angular and TypeScript
- Collaborate with designers, back-end developers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into elegant UI solutions
- Integrate front-end components with RESTful APIs and cloud-based services
- Contribute to front-end architecture decisions and advocate for best practices
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code
- Participate in code reviews, Agile ceremonies, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Mentor junior developers and share knowledge within the team
- Stay up to date with front-end trends, tools, and emerging technologies
Must-Have:
- 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development
- Strong hands-on experience with Angular 10+, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and working with JSON
- Familiarity with responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and cross-browser compatibility
- Experience with version control (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines
- Understanding of Agile development practices (Scrum/Kanban)
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
- You’ve helped foster a culture of learning, inclusivity, and innovation
- A valid NZ work visa, NZ Residency, or NZ Citizenship.
- Experience with React, Vue, or other modern front-end frameworks
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or other CI/CD tools
- Experience using AI tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, Roo Code) to aid development
- Understanding of front-end performance optimisation techniques
- Exposure to testing frameworks (e.g., Jasmine, Karma, Cypress)
- Knowledge of UX principles or experience working closely with UX/UI designers
- Please share your public portfolio, if you have one.
Our team of 280+ experts span software development, data and insights, cloud transformation, integration, cyber security, and more. We’re proud to be a Microsoft and AWS partner, and we’re deeply committed to inclusivity, sustainability, and Te Ao Māori.
Our values are:
- Our people are our greatest asset.
- We conduct business ethically.
- Invention, imagination and creativity are the foundation for growth.
- We work with positive energy, enjoyment, humour and work/life balance.
- Excellence is our passion, and we deliver what we promise – or more!
- We strive to take a pragmatic approach to all of our activities
- We value and appreciate our natural environment and seek to play our part to maintain it
Theta offers a family friendly work environment with flexible work hours where practical; especially relevant for caregivers.
We embrace gender equality and are committed to providing a supportive, diverse and inclusive work environment throughout our workplace.
Theta is committed to giving back to the community and are avid supporters of Cure Kids. We compete in various adventure races and do many other things to raise money for Cure Kids. And we make time for the fun things in life!
We currently provide the following benefits to ensure your professional development and personal wellbeing:
- Professional growth and learning opportunities
- A competitive salary (commensurate with experience)
- Fully subsidised medical insurance for employees
- Heavily discounted medical insurance for immediate family of employees
- Enhanced parental leave payment – salary top-ups plus return-to-work incentive
- Hybrid working model (minimum 2 days in the office)
- Volunteer days
- Internal Referral Incentive
- Staff Assistance Programme
- Annual Flu injections
- Sick leave from your first day on board
- Remote working options where practical and mutually agreed
- Daily fresh fruit basket, coffee machine, wide selection of teas and biscuits in all of our offices
- We are also an accredited employer with INZ
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