Intermediate Software Engineer - Small Business Growth

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.

About our division:Be at the forefront of empowering small businesses and advisors to thrive! Our dynamic Small Business Growth Division builds innovative solutions dedicated to providing solutions that simplify complexity and drive informed decision-making. From transforming accounting data into clear, actionable insights, best-in-market reporting, to creating seamless and intelligent experiences with integrated platforms, we're building the future of small business management.

Our teams work on the foundational suite of services focused on organisations and their data, we evolve key platforms for scalability and innovation, and we ensure secure and intuitive gateways for new customers. If you're passionate about solving complex problems with a human-centered approach and owning outcomes that truly matter, join us in making life beautiful for small businesses worldwide.

As a Intermediate Software Engineer at Xero, you’ll play an essential role in delivering and running impactful solutions. You’ll focus on building scalable, reliable software while contributing to team success and collaborating effectively with others.

Join Xero's Small Business Growth Division! We have a range of roles across our various teams. Dive into hands-on roles shaping how customers understand their businesses through impactful reporting and analytics, seamless integrations, robust platforms, and secure access. Drive innovation and make a real difference!We believe that a strong technical foundation and a mindset focused on growth are essential for success in Software Engineering. Instead of a lengthy list of technical requirements, we value adaptability and a willingness to learn!

What you'll bring with you:

• Experience in software development, with a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
• Proficiency in NodeJS, Typescript & React, with practical experience in building applications using any of these frameworks.
• Proven ability to independently design, implement, and deliver production-ready features while debugging complex issues and maintaining application stability in a commercial environment.
• Proven experience in building, contributing to, or working with design systems to ensure consistency, efficiency, and scalability in product development.
• A solid understanding of the development lifecycle, including design, coding, testing, and deployment. Familiarity with on-call duties, monitoring and observability tooling, including running systems in production at scale.
• Familiarity with modern development tools and practices, with exposure to cloud platforms like AWS being a bonus.
• A collaborative mindset, with excellent communication skills to work effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• Problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex challenges into manageable solutions.
• A growth mindset, eager to learn and improve while contributing to a supportive team environment. Bachelor’s degree majoring in Software Engineering, or other related disciplines.

What you'll do:

• Design, maintain and develop high-performance, custom built complex design systems which power sites visited by 1million+ users and scalable user interfaces (UIs) for web applications using React, Next, React Testing Library and Storybook frameworks
• Gathering of user analytics data and behaviour through multiple tools, providing operational insights and optimization strategies.
• Collaborating with UI/UX designers to refine user flows and interactions for intuitive and engaging interfaces.
• Compliance with regulatory bodies around accessibility requirements to meet WCAG. "Ensures all user interfaces are developed to meet standards, creating inclusive digital experiences for all users.
• Providing expert guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their technical growth and understanding of complex frontend architectures and best practices.
• Conducting code reviews, offering constructive feedback, and ensuring adherence to quality standards and design principles across the team.
• Facilitating Agile/Scrum ceremonies (e.g., daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives) to ensure efficient team collaboration and project delivery.
• Execution of multi quarter periods for UI modernisation, including project rollout and approaches to management
• Develops comprehensive operational runbooks to proactively maintain high system availability and ensure rapid incident resolution
• Create high-quality, scalable software that addresses customer needs and drives business growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and to implement features.
• Uphold engineering excellence by driving best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges to maintain system stability and performance.
• Contribute to and promote Xero's engineering standards and practices. Embrace agile methodologies and actively seek to improve team processes.

This is a full time position. Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week.

This role has a salary band of $100,000 - 138,000 NZD.

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.