Remote Software Engineer

Description:

• At Xero, the purpose is to help businesses by automating routine tasks, providing actionable insights, and connecting them with the right data, advisors, and apps.
• As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate with other team members to create and deliver high-quality software to customers efficiently.
• You will be responsible for software application development on existing and new products, enhancing customer experiences.
• The role involves maintaining engineering excellence standards, developing your skills, and supporting team members in product development.
• Key responsibilities include creating robust, high-quality, and scalable software, automating manual processes, and participating in code reviews.
• You will design and automate testing activities to ensure product quality and collaborate with the team to understand quality responsibilities.
• The position requires triaging and resolving development and production issues, communicating their impact to stakeholders, and participating in incident responses.
• You will maintain knowledge of Xero’s engineering standards and practices, ensuring software meets these standards.
• Continuous improvement is essential, requiring knowledge of current development technologies and expertise in programming languages.
• You will maintain and monitor delivery processes in a production environment, ensuring software runs as expected and preventing customer-facing problems.
• Practicing agile software development and facilitating agile ceremonies will be part of your responsibilities.

Requirements:

• Proficiency with the technology stack used at Xero, including .net/C#, React, and AWS.
• Ability to debug across a technology stack effectively.
• Confidence in upgrading tooling and technology underlying products.
• Proficiency in the rollout and maintenance of cloud infrastructure for team products.
• Capability to implement resilient software design patterns.
• Ability to maintain, update, and document team APIs.
• Familiarity with application and infrastructure security concerns, with a proactive approach to mitigating issues.
• Regular practice of test-driven and trunk-based development.
• Demonstrated ability to respond to production incidents effectively.

Benefits:

• Xero offers very generous paid leave that can be used flexibly, in addition to statutory holidays.
• There is dedicated paid leave for physical and mental wellbeing, along with an Employee Assistance Program for mental health care for employees and their families.
• Employees receive private medical insurance and gym passes.
• Xero supports employee resource groups and provides 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
• An Employee Share Plan is available, along with beautiful office spaces and flexible working arrangements.
• The benefits reflect Xero's human values, allowing employees to do their best work.