Engineering Team Lead (Front End Platform)

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Cloud • Fintech • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Software
At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business.
The Role
Our Purpose 
At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

Lead the teams building the future of Xero’s Frontend Platform and Design Systems. As the Engineering Team Lead, you’ll be accountable for the engineering of Xero’s frontend systems and shared UI. Your pods will develop the foundational frontend components and systems used across all of Xero's products, enabling teams to build consistent and cohesive experiences with ease.
This includes building Xero’s Design Systems from UI components as small as a button, to complex dashboard experiences enabling each to be built across the business with minimal effort and in a consistent manner. Your teams will also be building our frontend platform elements such as accelerators and pipelines, enabling Xero’s product teams to build high quality frontends with ease. If you're passionate about creating scalable frontend platforms and design systems that empower developers and delight users, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll bring:
- Must have a technical background with previous experience as a Front-end Engineer.
- Experience managing software delivery/engineering teams using Lean-Agile methodologies.
-Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices and lifecycle.
-Ability to balance individual and business needs.    
-Coaching, mentoring, and people leadership skills.    
-Demonstrated growth mindset and high EQ.    
-Ability to lead/live the company vision and values.    
-Experience in a digital product or SaaS environment.

What you'll do:

Team Management & Development:
- Manage engineers, support their development, and foster a positive, high-performing engineering culture.  
- Coach the team, provide feedback, and drive engagement.  
- Attract, recruit, and retain talent.  
- Facilitate team events.  

Engineering & Delivery:
- Ensure effective delivery pipeline, systems, and product health.  
- Drive engineering initiatives, ensure progress towards goals, and advocate for engineering standards.  
- Oversee estimates, delivery forecasting, and reporting.  
- Troubleshoot production issues and ensure post-incident learnings.  

Collaboration & Communication:
- Maintain relationships with product peers and stakeholders.  
- Communicate technical risks and provide information to stakeholders.  

Continuous Improvement:
- Drive continuous improvement and stay updated on emerging practices.

What success looks like:

  • Team delivers high-quality software that meets customer needs and Xero's standards, with a predictable pace.  
  • Accurate and timely information is provided to stakeholders.
  • Team members understand their contributions, development areas, and growth opportunities.  
  • Team members are engaged, empowered, and receive regular feedback.  
  • Good performance is recognised, and poor performance is managed.
  • The leader fosters a positive environment and removes barriers to team success.  
  • Processes are completed efficiently.

Why Xero
Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully.  At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset.

Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.

Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too. 

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The Company
HQ: Wellington
4,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

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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