Principal Applied Scientist, Xero
$250-287k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Accounting software for small businesses
Job no longer available
Accounting software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$250-287k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of experience delivering customer facing ML and AI products at scale
- You are drawn to solving hard problems
- You are comfortable reading research papers and adapting them to problem at hand
- You have first hand experience on why it's important to write high quality code from day one, not just when it's time to go to production
- Constant learning and growth are an important part of who you are
- Ability to translate between the business and machine learning domains
- Sound software engineering skills in Python, Scala, or similar
- Expert level hands on practitioner skills in one or more of: time series forecasting, natural language processing, classical machine learning, deep learning
- Ability to grasp and teach the mathematical concepts that underpin the domains outlined above
What the job involves
- The AI team at Xero brings together Applied Scientists and ML Engineers to build systems that power Xero's next generation of beautiful, insightful products
- The AI Products group exists to collaboratively build products that use AI and ML to reduce toil and deliver the right insight at the right time
- Working within the Data & Science team, you will join a diverse, globally distributed team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and analysts who help Xero turn data into beautiful, insightful products
- Applied Scientists work cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and designers to apply AI and ML to deliver seamless product experiences that save time and provide insight – allowing our customers to focus on what matters most
- As a staff scientist, you'll be tasked with leading research programs that push the boundaries of what's possible with today's technology
- Leading the scientific aspect of cross-functional delivery of AI products, striking a balance between managing delivery risk and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with ML and AI
- Collaborating closely with ML engineers to manage the growth rate of technical debt and costs across our stack
- Making sure we're solving the right problems with the right methods
- Sharing knowledge with colleagues and lifting the bar for the AI Products team
- Working with teams across Xero to improve the quality and usability of data
- Building Xero's profile in market through public facing content and events
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
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Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Prior to Xero, she founded Boardlist and Joyus. She also served as the CEO of Polyvore and as a President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations at Google.
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