Xero is seeking a Senior Back-End Software Engineer who cares deeply about customer problems and technical excellence. In this role, you will develop high-quality, scalable software while coaching others and contributing to engineering standards in close partnership with Lead and Principal Engineers.
What You'll Do
- Develop high-quality and scalable software while coaching others to do the same.
- Design and perform sophisticated testing activities to reveal product quality across various risk areas.
- Efficiently assess and resolve development or production issues, recognizing failure patterns to mitigate risks.
- Work closely with Lead and Principal Engineers to contribute to engineering standards and champion automation of delivery processes.
- Proactively share knowledge of emerging technologies.
- Participate in interviews and recruitment processes to bring in new talent.
What We're Looking For
- Extensive experience with .NET, designing and building high-performance RESTful APIs that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
- Technical mastery of software design patterns and principles.
- High proficiency in the architecture and implementation of distributed systems.
- Highly comfortable working with CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes.
- Deep expertise with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.
- Significant experience operating production systems with a focus on observability, resiliency, and performance.
- Customer obsession, ensuring customer needs remain at the centre of everything you do.
- Proactively advocate for paying down technical debt to ensure long-term system health.
- Remain resilient and effective through shifting priorities by focusing on new opportunities.
- A bias for action, preferring to take incremental steps and learn through execution.
- Clear and accurate communication, allowing translation of business needs into technical specifications.
Technical Stack
- .NET
- RESTful APIs
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD pipelines
Team & Environment
You'll work in a hybrid, cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product and Design teams.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role, based on the Australian East Coast.
Xero hires based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
