Description:
Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.
At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.
About the role
The Digital Engineering team owns, maintains, and develops digital solutions across Xero's marketing ecosystem. You'll have a positive impact on the innovation & quality of solutions delivered. You'll explore technologies that help create beautiful digital experiences for our customers, and grow yourself professionally with the support of those around you.
The team is composed of several multi-disciplinary individuals, with varying strengths on different areas of the entire tech stack, who look forward to working and mentoring you through the journey. You'll join a highly collaborative & motivated group of people including designers, UX experts, product owners, and marketing stakeholders.
We are looking for a passionate Engineer with the ability to be human and take ownership of your environment. You'll be a great communicator who believes in the value of teamwork, with an excellent eye for aesthetics and out-of-the-box thinking.
Ultimately, you'll have a positive impact on the code, processes, team, and Xero's customers.
Our tech stack, and how we use it...
Technology is made up of many tools, programming languages and frameworks that are continually changing and evolving. Therefore at Xero, you won't find a long list of must-have tech you need to already be working with.
While we don't require you to have worked with our tech stack previously, what is important is you are happy to learn and work with it.
You'll come with knowledge of one of the following:
- React (React Testing Library / Jest; CSS-in-JS; Storybook)
- NodeJS (ES6+ or Typescript)
- AWS Lambda and other services (S3; SNS; SQS; DynamoDB)
- Java/Kotlin (JEE Application Servers; OSGi/AEM/Sling)
What we do look for in an Engineer is:
- Self Awareness and a Growth mindset
- Continual learning and openness to learning from failure
- Honesty, transparency and encouraging of feedback
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer/product focus
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, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, 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.
Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we're immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. Our goal is to make sure you feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.
At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.