Accepting applications from across New Zealand and remote.
The role / impact
You will lead the delivery of high-impact, customer-focused software solutions that directly shape the practice tools our partners rely on daily. Navigating ambiguity with ease, you will solve complex, open-ended problems with a strong sense of ownership, technical depth, and operational insight.
Driving cross-team initiatives, you will build alignment across disciplines and influence engineering direction through clear communication, data-informed decision-making, and constructive collaboration. Going beyond simply shipping what is asked, you will rethink workflows and use artificial intelligence to build genuinely new value and capability for the team.
The team / how they connect
You will join a collaborative engineering community dedicated to supercharging small businesses by connecting them with big business technology. Working closely with Lead and Principal Engineers, the team applies modern software delivery frameworks to improve system performance, reliability, and developer efficiency. Together, they champion agile practices and bring outside pattern-matching into our ecosystem to proactively solve high-stakes logic challenges.
The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on
Building full-stack features using React, Redux, C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server.
Refactoring complex, monolithic systems, balancing legacy WebForms with modern distributed system architectures on AWS.
Reimagining everyday engineering workflows by researching, prototyping, and adopting real AI-assisted development tools.
Participating in an on-call roster and incident response to help ensure 24/7 product support and reliability.
Where and how you can work
Xero offers a flexible working environment designed to support balance and collaboration. This position operates on a hybrid model out of Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, or Brisbane, combining remote work options with collaborative time in our modern office spaces. You will participate in designated team boost days to connect in person, brainstorm, and strengthen team relationships, with occasional travel to Melbourne as required.
Here are some of the things we are looking for
You bring deep technical expertise across C#, ASP.NET Core, modern frontend frameworks like React, and SQL Server data modelling.
Proven experience in building and implementing AI tools into production environments delivering real impact to the business/ customers
A proven background in the architecture, implementation, and refactoring of distributed systems using REST APIs on AWS is essential.
Your skillset includes solid experience with CI/CD concepts, automated tooling, and a passion for test-driven development principles.
Having a natural instinct to treat artificial intelligence as a tool to completely redesign workflows and create automated agents rather than just a personal productivity add-on will set you apart.
Experience building SDKs and internal libraries that enable other teams to seamlessly integrate with your products will be highly regarded.
An inclusive approach to mentoring and coaching, combined with a challenger voice comfortable with disagreeing early to help the team design better systems.
Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
Skills Required
- Deep technical expertise in C# and ASP.NET Core
- Experience building full-stack features with React and Redux
- SQL Server data modelling and database experience
- Proven experience implementing AI tools into production environments
- Architecture, implementation, and refactoring of distributed systems using REST APIs on AWS
- Experience with CI/CD concepts, automated tooling, and test-driven development
- Participation in on-call roster and incident response
- Experience balancing legacy WebForms and modern distributed architectures
- Experience building SDKs and internal libraries for other teams
- Inclusive mentoring and coaching, with a challenger mindset
Xero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The U.S. package lists 21 days of annual leave, 10 days of wellbeing leave, five “Xtra” days, three year‑end company holidays, and a paid volunteer day. Global materials also point to 20+ days of annual leave and additional wellbeing time across regions, indicating broad coverage beyond the U.S.
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Parental & Family Support — Primary caregivers can receive up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with six weeks of paid partner leave. Family‑forming benefits (e.g., Carrot) and counseling/coaching access for employees and immediate family further strengthen support.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical (Cigna and Kaiser options), dental (Cigna PPO), and vision (VSP) are complemented by life, AD&D, and short/long‑term disability coverage. Modern Health mental‑health support and a funded ThrivePass wellbeing account add depth to the health offering.
Xero Insights
What We Do
Xero is small business accounting software that provides a platform on which businesses can build a fully integrated solution. It’s designed to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. Xero minimises tedious admin by automating routine tasks, delivers valuable insights when needed, and brings together business data, trusted advisors, and powerful apps in one intuitive platform. By alleviating pain points, Xero empowers small business owners to supercharge their business, simplifying the complex and freeing up time from manual admin so they can focus on what really matters to build the business they’ve always envisaged.
Why Work With Us
Xero is a human-centric organization where you’ll have a tangible impact on the success of small businesses and their communities, globally. Our team of energised, forward-thinkers work to make life better for our customers and each other every day. We’re also always committed to supporting you with a flexible environment.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Join us from home or at one of our beautiful workspaces. Xero has offices in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Singapore, and South Africa.
