Lead Engineer, Xero
Cloud-based accounting software
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Cloud-based accounting software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Experience in the tech we use C#/.NET, React, SQL Server, and AWS
- Able to experiment with new languages and tooling
- Ability to make code design decisions for all teams’ products
- Experience in auditing teams codebases, aiming to maintain high standards for security, testability, and ability to make changes easily
- Expertise in distributed systems architecture
- Ability to lead or facilitate discussions on application design
- Experience in leading discussions and implementation for scaling products to 2-10 times the number of users
- Able to ensure team products meet Xero's various engineering standards
- Experience in contributing to discussions around new standards and revisions to existing ones
- Able to act as incident coordinator in production incidents
- Experience in coaching and mentoring engineers across multiple disciplines
What the job involves
- You’ll work in collaboration with other Xeros to help create and deliver beautiful software to our customers, faster
- You’ll model the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, supporting your team to grow their technical capability and improve development practices
- You’ll undertake software application development on applications in our suite of products (including new ones), contributing to new or improved experiences for our customers, internal and external
- You’ll contribute to the technical direction of the product group, helping grow our cross functional environment by identifying technical gaps, promoting capability growth, and championing & demonstrating modern principles and practices
- You'll help build and manage software that solves engineering problems at scale
- You will be enabled to seek clarity with technical complexities and be able to demonstrate smart ways to simplify
- You’ll be able to make data-driven decisions that will release value early to solve Xero customers' problems more effectively
- Live Xero’s vision and values - Keeps Xero’s vision and values at the forefront of decision-making and leadership. Communicates and helps others understand the importance of the vision and values. Translates the vision and values into day-to-day activities and behaviours
- Communication skills - Communicates complex ideas skilfully and with nuance, and establishes alignment within the wider organisation. Maintains awareness and understanding of the team's vision and strategy to help make better technical decisions
- Build relationships - Builds and maintains trust and credibility with a wide range of internal stakeholders, and supporting teams from across Xero
- Innovation and delivery - Leads teams to innovate and deliver technology and solve customer problems through software
- Coaching and mentorship - Role models best practice mentoring and coaching, encourages others to mentor each other and creates ways for them to do so
Application process
- CV screening call: A brief introductory call with our talent team to discuss your application and answer any initial questions you may have
- Take-Home task: A technical task in two parts to assess your skills and technical aptitude in a real-world scenario
- Technical interview: An in-depth interview with our technical team to evaluate your technical expertise and knowledge
- Team and values alignment interview (Culture Contribution Interview) : A final interview with your potential team members to assess overall fit for the role and ensure alignment on values and working styles
Salary benchmarks
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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Company benefits
- Top-spec MacBook or HP Z-book
- Employee Share Plan (own a part of Xero!)
- 23 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (plus an extra 3 days over the Christmas period!)
- 10 days Wellbeing Leave (for sickness, emergencies and taking a mental health break)
- Company Pension Scheme (matched contributions up to 4.5%)
- A range of wellbeing initiatives
- Remote and Flexible Working
Company values
- Human - Xeros are authentic, inclusive and really care. We’re kind and assume the best intent. We’re inclusive, approachable and show empathy. We’re willing to be vulnerable, sharing our fears, failures and learnings.
- Ownership - Xeros deliver on commitments. We do what we say we’ll do. We own our mistakes and take positive action. We move fast to get the right things done.
- Challenge - Xeros are curious. We think and dream big. We welcome challenging conversations and do it with respect. We lead and embrace change, seeking new and better ways.
- Beautiful - Xeros create experiences people love, and that inspire and delight. We do high-quality work and go the extra mile.
- Team - Xeros are great team players. We champion Xero’s purpose and priorities. We work together to do what’s best for Xero and our customers. We appreciate and celebrate each other and our successes.
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Articles
Leadership
Rod Drury
(Founder)Previously Consultant at EY, Founder of Glazier System. Was CEO of AfterMail and Director at TradeMe. Also founded Pacific Fibre and was Director at NZX.
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