Summary
Brock Wills is a Lead Software Engineer based in Wellington, New Zealand, with 11 years of hands-on experience and a background in computer science from Victoria University. He progressed from tutoring and long-term engineering at Playmaker Labs to senior and now lead roles at Kiwibank, bringing startup agility to financial-grade systems. Comfortable across the stack, Brock has a track record of shipping robust web products in fast-moving environments and mentoring teams through growing complexity. He also contributes to projects tied to upnxt.tv on GitHub, signaling ongoing engagement with product-focused engineering outside of work. Known for balancing delivery velocity with maintainable architecture, he thrives on translating fuzzy requirements into practical, scalable solutions. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem-solver who pairs technical depth with thoughtful team leadership.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at Victoria University