Software Engineer (Quantifi Photonics, New Zealand)

Our Purpose

TERADYNE, where experience meets innovation and driving excellence in every connection. We are fuelled by creativity and diversity of thought and in our workforce. Our employees are supported to innovate and learn something new every day.

Based in Auckland, Quantifi Photonics is proud to be part of the Teradyne family, combining New Zealand’s innovative spirit with the resources of a global leader in test, automation, and robotics. We’re growing fast, tackling increasingly complex challenges, and are looking for passionate, talented people to help take Quantifi Photonics to the next level.

Quantifi Photonics designs and manufactures advanced optical and electronic test instruments that enable engineers to develop and scale up next-generation photonics technologies. Our customers include global tech companies, leading universities, and world-class research institutions in over 25 countries; working across R&D, high-volume manufacturing, defence, aerospace, and academia.

We cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences enable us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation and delivers better business results.

Opportunity Overview

We are seeking a motivated and eager to grow Software Engineer to join our Engineering team and contribute to the development and evolution of our Cohesion Framework — a key platform enabling extensibility, scalability, and integration across our software products. This role is ideal for a practical software engineer who enjoys building reliable and maintainable systems, working across layers of software architecture, and contributing to shared frameworks used by multiple applications, including web-based user interfaces backed by modern service architectures. We value practical experience, problem-solving ability, and technical curiosity over formal qualifications.

• Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Cohesion Framework


• Develop reusable, scalable, and high-performance software components


• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integration across products


• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code


• Participate in architecture discussions and contributing to technical decisions collaboratively


• Support debugging, performance optimization, and issue resolution


• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices and processes

All About You

We seek individuals who share our passion and determination. Our commitment to customer success drives us to go the extra mile. If you’re ready to join us in this mission, take a closer look at the minimum criteria for the position.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or related field.


• Minimum 1+ year of relevant professional software engineering experience, or an equivalent combination of industry experience and postgraduate research or study in a related field.


• Strong programming skills in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, C#, C++, C, etc).


• Good understanding of:




• Object-oriented design principles


• Software architecture and system design


• Data structures and algorithms




• Experience with debugging and troubleshooting complex systems.


• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.


• Version control experience (e.g., Git).

Nice to Have

• Experience working with frameworks, SDKs, or platform-level development


• Familiarity with plugin architectures or modular systems


• Experience working in cross-product or shared codebases


• Exposure to performance optimization and memory management (especially in C++)


• Knowledge of web technologies (e.g., frontend/backend interaction, REST APIs)


• Experience with web frameworks and web server environments (e.g., Apache)


• Familiarity with SCPI (Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments) or instrument control/automation protocols


• Knowledge of distributed systems, APIs (gRPC/REST), or inter-process communication


• Experience in test automation and CI/CD pipelines

**We are only considering candidates local to position location and are unable to provide relocation for this position.

Benefits

• Health insurance


• Paid birthday off


• Great staff facilities (lunchroom outdoor flow and BBQ area)


• Walking distance from Constellation Bus Station


• Employee centric company


• If you would like to work on the North Shore and be part of an employee centric culture, we would love to engage with you.