18 hours ago
Auckland, New Zealand or Wellington, New ZealandStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and build modern React, Next.js, and TypeScript customer-facing web experiences.
- Set the architecture for a multi-site platform with API-driven content layers, a headless CMS, composable architecture, and AWS backend infrastructure.
- Lead one engineering pod and guide the target architecture for Xero’s customer experiences.
- Plan and execute careful migrations of live, high-traffic sites without disruption.
- Make performance and accessibility default, including attention to Core Web Vitals and WCAG.
- Coach engineers and help teams develop skills in React and AI.
- Partner with Product, Marketing, and Support to deliver customer experience improvements and explore agentic AI proofs of concept.
Requirements
- Deep experience with TypeScript, React, and Next.js at architecture level.
- Experience designing high-performance, content-rich multi-site platforms.
- Experience migrating live, high-traffic websites with a careful, low-risk approach.
- Working knowledge of Core Web Vitals and WCAG, with strong performance and accessibility practices.
- Experience coaching engineers and leading through influence.
- Experience in e-commerce, media, agency, or other high-traffic web environments is valued.
Benefits
- Hybrid role based in Wellington or Auckland, with approximately one day per week in the office as a minimum.
- Opportunity to build a modern customer platform rather than maintain a monolith.
- Opportunity to work on AI-powered and agentic customer experience features.
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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.