Job Description
About Us
At Seequent, we help organisations to understand the underground, giving the confidence to make better decisions faster.
We build world-leading technology that is at the forefront of Earth sciences, transforming the way our customers work. Every day we help them develop critical mineral resources more sustainably, design and build better infrastructure, source renewable energy, and reduce their impact on the environment.
We operate in 145+ countries while proudly maintaining headquarters in New Zealand.
About the role
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a newly formed AI capability within Seequent Evo — our geoscience data platform used by earth scientists and engineers globally.
In this role, you’ll help build and deliver applied Generative AI (Gen AI) solutions, influencing how Gen AI is built into the platform and operated at scale. The systems you deliver will help customers surface insights from their data, simplify workflows, and make informed decisions.
You’ll also play a key role in shaping this emerging team as it develops over the coming year.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Design and architect GenAI solutions using appropriate modelling techniques and agreed engineering standards.
Produce and communicate design views that address stakeholder needs and meet functional and non-functional requirements, including security.
Identify design trade-offs, evaluate alternatives, and prototype or model behaviours to secure stakeholder alignment.
Build, test, document, and maintain complex software and integration services; refactor and improve codebase quality over time.
Advocate for effective engineering tools, techniques, and ways of working; monitor and improve adherence to standards (including software security).
Lead reviews of colleagues’ designs and code; provide technical mentorship and guidance across the team.
Plan and coordinate release activities across teams, ensuring quality, security, and compliance standards are met; lead post-release reviews.
Deliver small projects/sub-projects end-to-end: scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder alignment, governance, and outcome tracking.
Contribute to building the new team as we hire and scale.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
7+ years working in relevant Software Engineering roles.
1+ years building and operating Gen AI products using LLMs in production environments.
Experience with and ability to strategize about:
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, semantic search and vector databases, and how to optimize knowledge retrieval for better results
MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A (Agent2Agent Protocol) and/or similar frameworks for exposing services to agentic applications.
Familiarity with developing cloud services, particularly experience with Docker, Kubernetes, FastAPI a bonus.
Familiarity with CI/CD Pipelines and DevOps practices.
Strong stakeholder communication, the ability to work autonomously, and confidence mentoring others and driving good engineering practices.
Additional information
Office-based working environment, work from our Christchurch office three or more days per week.
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Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Seequent, we champion the uniqueness of each individual. Our commitment to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility is fundamental to who we are. If you require accommodation during our recruitment process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We are here to ensure a fair opportunity for all.
Research underscores that some individuals, especially women and underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply for roles if they don't meet every requirement. Please don't count yourself out if you don’t tick every box. We are committed to hiring a diverse team and encourage individuals of all background and abilities to apply. Thank you for considering us as your potential employer; we're excited to see what you can bring to our team!
Benefits of being a Seequenteer and why you’ll love being on our team.
Our people – Working at Seequent means becoming part of a community of collaborative innovators with insatiable curiosity and a passion to make a difference. Seequenteers are experts at what they do, visionaries with bold ideas for the future, and driven by a desire to make meaningful change.
Our culture – At Seequent you’ll be encouraged to Find a Better Way, Think Customer, Collaborate Enthusiastically, Exceed Expectations and Take Ownership, no matter what role you’re in. Our values define a culture of open mindedness, connected teams despite geographical distance, transparent communication, and leadership at any level, where everyone is welcome as their authentic self.
Our offices – Seequent operates from offices all over the world; as part of the Bentley Systems family. Our office hubs are fueled by barista-crafted coffee, games, table tennis, Lego, online trivia battles, and regular office team events. We like to celebrate our wins with cake too, lots of cake.
Benefits – Competitive salary, flexible working, a paid day each year to volunteer, an employee share purchase plan in most locations, rewards & recognition program, continuous learning and career growth opportunities, internal engagement events, culture & wellbeing program, personal support resources. Additional benefits are unique to each location Seequent resides in.
How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you, apply today
At Seequent, we help organisations to understand the underground, giving the confidence to make better decisions faster.
We build world-leading technology that is at the forefront of Earth sciences, transforming the way our customers work. Every day we help them develop critical mineral resources more sustainably, design and build better infrastructure, source renewable energy, and reduce their impact on the environment.
We operate in 145+ countries while proudly maintaining headquarters in New Zealand.
About the role
This is a great opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a newly formed AI capability within Seequent Evo — our geoscience data platform used by earth scientists and engineers globally.
In this role, you’ll help build and deliver applied Generative AI (Gen AI) solutions, influencing how Gen AI is built into the platform and operated at scale. The systems you deliver will help customers surface insights from their data, simplify workflows, and make informed decisions.
You’ll also play a key role in shaping this emerging team as it develops over the coming year.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Design and architect GenAI solutions using appropriate modelling techniques and agreed engineering standards.
Produce and communicate design views that address stakeholder needs and meet functional and non-functional requirements, including security.
Identify design trade-offs, evaluate alternatives, and prototype or model behaviours to secure stakeholder alignment.
Build, test, document, and maintain complex software and integration services; refactor and improve codebase quality over time.
Advocate for effective engineering tools, techniques, and ways of working; monitor and improve adherence to standards (including software security).
Lead reviews of colleagues’ designs and code; provide technical mentorship and guidance across the team.
Plan and coordinate release activities across teams, ensuring quality, security, and compliance standards are met; lead post-release reviews.
Deliver small projects/sub-projects end-to-end: scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder alignment, governance, and outcome tracking.
Contribute to building the new team as we hire and scale.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
7+ years working in relevant Software Engineering roles.
1+ years building and operating Gen AI products using LLMs in production environments.
Experience with and ability to strategize about:
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, semantic search and vector databases, and how to optimize knowledge retrieval for better results
MCP (Model Context Protocol), A2A (Agent2Agent Protocol) and/or similar frameworks for exposing services to agentic applications.
Familiarity with developing cloud services, particularly experience with Docker, Kubernetes, FastAPI a bonus.
Familiarity with CI/CD Pipelines and DevOps practices.
Strong stakeholder communication, the ability to work autonomously, and confidence mentoring others and driving good engineering practices.
Additional information
Office-based working environment, work from our Christchurch office three or more days per week.
#LI-NP1
Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Seequent, we champion the uniqueness of each individual. Our commitment to inclusiveness, equity, and accessibility is fundamental to who we are. If you require accommodation during our recruitment process, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We are here to ensure a fair opportunity for all.
Research underscores that some individuals, especially women and underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply for roles if they don't meet every requirement. Please don't count yourself out if you don’t tick every box. We are committed to hiring a diverse team and encourage individuals of all background and abilities to apply. Thank you for considering us as your potential employer; we're excited to see what you can bring to our team!
Benefits of being a Seequenteer and why you’ll love being on our team.
Our people – Working at Seequent means becoming part of a community of collaborative innovators with insatiable curiosity and a passion to make a difference. Seequenteers are experts at what they do, visionaries with bold ideas for the future, and driven by a desire to make meaningful change.
Our culture – At Seequent you’ll be encouraged to Find a Better Way, Think Customer, Collaborate Enthusiastically, Exceed Expectations and Take Ownership, no matter what role you’re in. Our values define a culture of open mindedness, connected teams despite geographical distance, transparent communication, and leadership at any level, where everyone is welcome as their authentic self.
Our offices – Seequent operates from offices all over the world; as part of the Bentley Systems family. Our office hubs are fueled by barista-crafted coffee, games, table tennis, Lego, online trivia battles, and regular office team events. We like to celebrate our wins with cake too, lots of cake.
Benefits – Competitive salary, flexible working, a paid day each year to volunteer, an employee share purchase plan in most locations, rewards & recognition program, continuous learning and career growth opportunities, internal engagement events, culture & wellbeing program, personal support resources. Additional benefits are unique to each location Seequent resides in.
How to apply
If this sounds like the role for you, apply today
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Software Engineer (AI) position is now open for candidates interested in the IT Engineer & Developer Jobs sector. This role in Christchurch offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in IT Engineer & Developer Jobs is a plus.
