Our Purpose At Xero, were 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, were not only making life better for small business, well 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 Lead Engineer at Xero, you'll be a role model for engineering excellence, supporting your team to grow their technical capability and improve development practices. 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 solid technical foundation and strong growth mindset are the keys to success in Software Engineering. You wont find a long list of must-have tech requirements below What you'll bring with you: Previous tenure in a Lead Engineer / Technical Lead role, with experience delivering software solutions at scale.

Proficiency in at least one of C#, NodeJS or React, with practical experience in building applications using any of these frameworks. You'll be a master of your art, well versed across the full development and implementation lifecycle. Proven experience in auditing teams codebases, aiming to maintain high standards for security, testability, and to make changes easily; coupled with the ability to make code design decisions for all teams products.

Proven leadership in on-call practices and deep understanding of monitoring and observability tooling to proactively manage, troubleshoot, and optimise production systems at scale. Proven experience designing and building modern engineering stacks, ideally with hands-on experience working in AWS. Ability to lead and/or facilitate discussions on application design and implementation for your team's products.

You'll come with strong leadership traits, and a proven track record of coaching and mentoring engine.