7 hours ago
Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, AustraliaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Build platform tools and developer productivity products that improve engineering workflows and enable teams to ship software faster, safer, and at scale.
- Identify and solve high-impact technical problems across the engineering organization while collaborating with multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Improve local development workflows, pull request reviews, environment provisioning, and the unified developer toolchain.
- Support engineering quality through Tech Health Scorecards and sustainable development practices.
- Influence senior technical stakeholders and executives by communicating complex technical concepts effectively.
- Mentor and develop engineers through influence and example.
Requirements
- Demonstrated expertise in DevEx, DevOps, or Platform Engineering with a track record of building platforms and products used by engineers.
- Platform-as-a-product mindset with the ability to understand engineer customers, identify pain points, and design scalable solutions.
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly changing environments.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-influence skills, including engagement with senior technical stakeholders and executives.
- Exposure to or hands-on experience with AI-native development practices, spec-driven development, or modern AI development lifecycles.
- Ability to mentor and grow others without relying on formal authority.
Benefits
- Distributed role across Australia and New Zealand with predominantly remote-first working arrangements.
- Flexible working hours and arrangements.
- Occasional in-person gatherings, including 1–2 onsite sessions per quarter typically in Melbourne or Wellington/Auckland.
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About Xero
Xero builds cloud-based accounting software for small businesses and their advisors, covering invoicing, bank reconciliation, payroll, expenses, and reporting. It sells subscriptions and supports an extensive ecosystem of connected bank feeds and third‑party apps via APIs and an app marketplace. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand, Xero is a public company dual‑listed on the NZX and ASX.