Xero

Lead Engineer

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3 hours ago
Auckland, New ZealandStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical design and implementation of complex Reporting product features while balancing delivery speed, quality, and architectural standards.
  • Modernize legacy .NET frameworks, shift traffic safely, and roll out software updates at scale.
  • Identify and drive opportunities to integrate AI into reporting products and the software development lifecycle.
  • Lead incident response, participate in the team on-call roster, and establish robust testing and continuous deployment strategies.
  • Coach senior engineers, improve multi-quarter project planning, and foster an inclusive engineering culture.
  • Facilitate technical discovery, align stakeholders, and drive cross-functional technical initiatives.

Requirements

  • Experience operating high-volume, high-transaction systems, such as in fintech, banking, major SaaS, or medtech.
  • Full-stack development experience or strong familiarity, particularly with .NET/C#, React, and SQL.
  • Experience with legacy modernization is prioritized.
  • Demonstrated technical maturity, end-to-end ownership, strong communication, and a builder mindset.
  • Ability to facilitate technical discovery, break down operational silos, and align stakeholders across multi-quarter initiatives.

Benefits

  • Work on critical software used daily by millions of global small business customers.
  • Opportunity to set modern development practices and spearhead early-stage AI initiatives.
  • Wellington is the preferred hub, with remote work welcomed.
  • Work within an inclusive culture guided by Xero's stated company values.

Tech Stack

C#.NETReactSQL

Categories

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