Lead Software Engineer - Product & Technology

Lead Software Engineer - Product & Technology

Join to apply for the Lead Software Engineer - Product & Technology role at Xero

Lead Software Engineer - Product & Technology

Join to apply for the Lead Software Engineer - Product & Technology role at Xero

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

What's the role?

As a Lead Engineer at Xero, you will be working as a key part of one of our product teams. It is a hands on, on the tools role and you’ll be the focal point where technical decisions meet strategic thinking. Day to day, you'll support the team by providing guidance and coaching around what great delivery, testing and performance practices look like.

These roles will also enable you to grow into a Principal Engineer or Architecture role, as you demonstrate the ability to influence the organisation around you towards engineering excellence.

We're hiring for multiple positions across Xero, with a focus on two key areas : Xero Product , where you will work to continuously improve the features of Xero software; Xero Platform , where you'll build and maintain critical applications and services consumed by teams throughout Xero globally.

We believe that a solid technical foundation and strong growth mindset are the keys to success in Software Engineering. You won’t find a long list of must-have tech requirements below!

While you don’t have to have worked with our tech stack previously, what is important is that you have relevant experience that will help you get started quickly, and you are happy to learn as you go.

Generally, if a team is creating a new code base, it may look like the following :

• A microservice, written in C# on .NET
• Utilising a variety of AWS services
• Running in a Docker container, orchestrated by Kubernetes
• Accessed by SPA written in React with TypeScript
• Deployed with an automated CI / CD pipeline
• Monitored by industry leading monitoring, alerting, tracing, and logging tools

What we look for in a Xero Engineer :

Life @ Xero

As an engineer at Xero, you’ll be joining us on our mission to be one of the most sustainably excellent software engineering companies in the world! You’ll have exposure to a variety of complex challenges at a global scale, whether it’s linking payments to different global markets, working on our world-renowned third party ecosystem or delivering solutions to small businesses around the world.

Why Xero

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset.

Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Xero by 2x

Get notified about new Lead Software Engineer jobs in New Zealand .

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 3 days ago

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Platforms

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, Platforms

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 1 month ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Senior Principal Software Engineer - Platform Engineering

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 3 days ago

Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack (NZ)

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Lead Software Engineer - Small Business Growth

Senior Software Engineer - Product & Technology

Senior Software Engineer - Small Business Growth

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 months ago

Embedded Linux Senior Software Engineer - Optimisation

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 1 day ago

Embedded Linux Senior Software Engineer - Optimisation

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand 1 day ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 months ago

Embedded Linux Senior Software Engineer - Optimisation

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 1 day ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand 2 months ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 weeks ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

#J-18808-Ljbffr