Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Xero as an Engineer and play a crucial role in integrating Syft Analytics into our ecosystem. You will build reliable, scalable solutions, contribute directly to our products, and help your team adopt strong development practices. This hands-on role involves integrating analytics tools, building analytics from the ground up, and creating experiences that turn complex data into clear insights for customers. Success requires a solid technical foundation and a strong growth mindset. Xero offers generous paid leave, wellbeing support, private medical insurance, gym passes, employee resource groups, paid parental leave, an Employee Share Plan, flexible working, and many other benefits.

Requirements

• Have previous experience as a Senior Software Engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality software solutions at scale
• Be proficient in Node.js (Express) and React, with a demonstrated ability to build scalable and reliable solutions using these technologies
• Have extensive hands-on experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks and backend systems, including full lifecycle ownership of production-level codebases
• Demonstrate success mentoring junior engineers and establishing technical best practices within teams

Responsibilities

• Stay hands-on: Dedicate at least 50% of your time to technical tasks, including code and design reviews, technical kick-offs, legacy code exploration, proof-of-concept development, and incident response
• Lead by example: Set the technical direction for the team, mentor team members, and foster a culture of technical excellence
• Drive innovation: Encourage experimentation and the adoption of new technologies to improve our products and processes
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions
• Solve complex problems: Tackle challenging technical problems and find innovative solutions

Benefits

• 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
• Private medical insurance
• Gym passes
• Employee resource groups
• 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• An Employee Share Plan
• Beautiful offices
• Flexible working