About

• Join Gallagher’s Global Growth Journey
• Our purpose at Gallagher is ‘Protect what matters most’ and we live it every day, whether that’s protecting the world’s highest security environments or agricultural businesses, we care deeply about our people, their families, and our wider communities.
• Gallagher Security is on a mission to unlock more value for our customers through the power of our people and solutions - and right now is a pivotal moment in our evolution. We’re scaling with intent, driving an incredible growth trajectory with innovation and customer impact at the heart of everything we do. With operations across New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa, the USA, Canada, and Europe and exports to over 140 countries, we’re offering roles that shape our global mission, while being based right here in New Zealand.
• As we expand our Hamilton-based teams, this is your chance to be part of a true Kiwi tech success story making a global impact. If you’re driven by passion and purpose to protect what matters most, come help shape the future of what’s possible with us.
• The Roles
• We’re kicking off 2026 with exciting expansion in our Devices Team, forming a new squad and hiring across Junior, Intermediate, and Senior Software Engineer levels.
• In these roles, you’ll contribute to the design, development, testing, and maintenance of Gallagher’s next-generation security solutions. You’ll work at the intersection of hardware and software, collaborating closely with hardware engineers, cross-functional squads, and project teams to turn concepts into robust, manufacturable software solutions with real global impact.
• You’ll bring a growth mindset, strong engineering fundamentals, and pride in delivering quality outcomes. Comfortable working in fast-moving, agile environments, you value learning, teamwork, and building software that’s reliable, scalable, and fit for production. Across all levels, you’ll write high-quality code, follow modern development practices, and contribute to Learning First Product Development (LFPD) to strengthen engineering standards and continuous improvement across the squad.
• Junior Software Engineers
• Develop software modules under guidance and build strong foundations in Embedded C/C++ and Linux
• Learn through hands-on coding, testing, debugging, and code reviews
• Collaborate closely with experienced engineers and cross-functional teams
• Apply foundational knowledge of digital electronics, reading schematics, and microprocessor architecture to support embedded software development
• Intermediate Software Engineers
• Take ownership of features and components with increasing autonomy
• Confidently work across Embedded C/C++, Linux-based systems, scripting (Python, Bash, or Ruby), debugging, version control, and testing
• Contribute to design discussions, integration, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Design solutions and clearly document technical decisions and implementations
• Senior Software Engineers
• Lead development of key software components and influence architecture and design decisions
• Guide quality, testing, and integration standards, including automation
• Mentor engineers and support capability uplift across the squad
• Apply deep embedded systems experience, including board bring-up, bootloader modification, and driver development
• Desirable across all levels: familiarity with Buildroot or Yocto, automated testing (unit, API, or UI), multi-threaded or asynchronous applications, and collaborative development in agile environments.
• Why Gallagher?
• At Gallagher, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement drive everything we do. You’ll join a supportive, flexible environment where your work shapes world-class technologies protecting customers worldwide.

We also offer

• Competitive salary + annual bonuses
• Flexible hours in an office-based role
• Free parking, a subsidised on-site café, and excellent local eateries
• Life and Disability Insurance, KiwiSaver, and staff discounts through the Boost App
• A vibrant culture with learning sessions, team events, and great coffee
• If you’re ready to take your software expertise global and design technologies that protect what matters most, we’d love to hear from you.
• We’ll be taking a short break over the holidays but welcome your applications now and will begin reviewing them in early January. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!