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Xero

Principal Software Engineer - Mobile

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12 days ago
Sydney, Australia or Melbourne, AustraliaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Define reference patterns for integration and performance across native and React Native technologies.
  • Lead strategic prevention of operational issues by defining frameworks for SLOs and quality standards.
  • Coach lead engineers, recruit top talent, and engage with the broader technology community.
  • Define and execute an AI-led engineering vision to improve software design, development, testing, and maintenance.
  • Shape technical roadmaps and architectural direction in alignment with product strategy and the global product roadmap.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration, simplify complex engineering challenges, and improve development productivity and velocity.

Requirements

  • Extensive experience building and leading mobile applications in high-growth, large-scale environments.
  • Experience scaling mobile build and release pipelines and architecting cloud-native backend services and APIs, with AWS preferred.
  • Hands-on integration across the mobile stack and deep exposure to both native and cross-platform application development.
  • Ability to align technical architecture with product strategy and customer experience.
  • Experience using delivery and production metrics to drive systemic improvements in security and scalability.
  • Ability to translate changing business directions into high-level technical roadmaps and communicate complex technical trade-offs clearly to leadership.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement based in Melbourne or Sydney, Australia, with flexibility to balance focused work and office collaboration.

Tech Stack

AWSReact Native

Categories

BackendMobile