Senior Engineer, Xero
$150-180k
Cloud-based accounting software
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Cloud-based accounting software
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$150-180k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in building, delivering and maintaining highly scalable production systems using a diverse range of tools and technologies across the full stack of our products
- An interest in building a feature rich and scalable document processing pipeline (and products and features that use it) using C#, .NET, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Temporal.io and more. Able to diagnose and resolve complex issues across the entire Xero technology stack to unblock the team
- Able to make major code and architectural design decisions for individual products and services such as refactoring complex, monolithic systems into scalable, resilient components
- Create and update technical documentation for existing and new systems, including architecture diagrams, to improve maintainability and knowledge sharingHighly proficient in the architecture and implementation of distributed systems
- Proficient with DevOps and CI/CD concepts and tooling
- Strong advocate of the testing pyramid and automated tooling to safely and frequently release code. Ability to review and coordinate team processes to improve quality and strengthen feedback loops
What the job involves
- As a Senior Engineer on the Document Processing team, you'll own Xero's document pipeline, the engine behind our document processing capabilities.
- Built using Temporal.io, this event-driven pipeline is critical to enable seamless, end-to-end document workflows for accountants and small businesses.
- By helping millions of users manage their documents effortlessly within Xero, you'll contribute to automating essential accounting and bookkeeping tasks that drive real value for our customers
- Architect: Design and implement highly scalable and resilient documents domain microservices using C#, .NET, Docker, Kubernetes, Temporal.io, and AWS
- Innovate: Develop and champion new approaches to document ingestion, processing, and data extraction, pushing the boundaries of what's possible
- Collaborate: Partner with product managers, and other engineers to deliver exceptional user experiences that simplify financial management for our customers
- Mentor: Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning, growth, and engineering excellence within the team
- Problem-Solve: Tackle complex technical challenges, debug across the entire Xero technology stack, and implement effective solutions
- Optimize: Refactor complex systems into scalable, resilient components, ensuring high performance and reliability
- Champion: Advocate for best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing, driving continuous improvement within the team
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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
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 HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
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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