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Lead Cloud Engineer

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  5. 37.6%30 days
  6. 59.1%60 days
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Lead Cloud EngineerFull-time | On-site | ChristchurchAbout the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Lead Cloud Engineer to lead a small engineering team and help build the next generation of Herd-i's platform.You will combine technical leadership with software development, working across Python services, AWS infrastructure, data systems and React applications. You will guide technical decisions, support and mentor engineers, and take responsibility for the quality and delivery of the team's work.You will work closely with our ML, IoT and operations teams to deliver reliable systems that support a growing business.Agentic AI tools such as Claude Code are central to how we work. We expect you to use these tools actively and help the team apply them effectively, while maintaining sound engineering judgement and accountability for the results.What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead a small engineering team, providing technical direction, mentoring and day-to-day support.
  • Work with product and engineering colleagues to turn priorities into practical plans and deliver working software.
  • Design, build and maintain Python services, APIs and AWS infrastructure.
  • Develop and integrate React applications with backend services and data systems.
  • Guide architectural decisions, balancing delivery speed, reliability, maintainability and cost.
  • Set clear engineering standards through code reviews, testing and practical development practices.
  • Diagnose and resolve performance and reliability issues across services, databases and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with ML, IoT and operations teams to bring new capabilities into production.
  • Improve how the team uses AI tools for development, prototyping, refactoring and troubleshooting.

What We're Looking For

  • At least 1–2 years' experience leading a small software engineering team.
  • Strong hands-on software engineering experience and a willingness to remain actively involved in development.
  • Experience supporting engineers, reviewing technical work and taking responsibility for team delivery.
  • Solid Python experience, including frameworks such as Flask, Django, Streamlit or similar.
  • Experience designing, building and consuming RESTful APIs.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, including Lambda and service-based architectures.
  • A good understanding of SQL, relational data modelling and efficient data access.
  • Experience with React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly.

Working with AI

You should be comfortable using AI-assisted development tools and critically assessing their output for correctness, security, performance and maintainability.Experience with Claude Code, Codex or similar tools is highly desirable. We are looking for someone who will help the team build confidence and improve its development practices as these tools evolve.

About Herd-i

Herd-i builds computer vision and analytics systems for the dairy industry. Our platform processes video and sensor data to deliver insights into animal health, welfare and farm performance.Our work brings together edge computing, machine learning and cloud systems to solve practical problems on farms. This is an opportunity to lead a small team, remain close to the technology and have a direct influence on how our platform develops.

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