Lead Engineer
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Sydney
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Job Description & Specifications
Official role breakdown, eligibility standards, and core responsibilities
Role Overview
Position: Lead Engineer
Employer: Xero
Work Arrangement: HYBRID
Visa Framework: Australian Subclass 482 (TSS) / Skills in Demand & 186 ENS Eligible
Company & Culture
Xero is an ANZ cloud-based accounting software platform for small businesses and their advisors with millions of subscribers globally.
Key Responsibilities & Scope
About Xero and the TeamAt Xero, our purpose is to make running a business beautiful by empowering small businesses with world-class technology. The Reporting Platform is one of the most heavily used products across the entire Xero suite, serving over 150 reports—such as Profit & Loss and Revenue statements—to millions of users, accountants, and bookkeepers.As part of our growing engineering group, this team operates across Wellington and Vancouver. We are seeking a Lead Engineer to bridge drive technical initiatives in your pod, modernize legacy frameworks, and drive engineering maturity across high-scale platform systems.About the RoleIn this position, you will balance your time roughly 50% hands-on coding and executing projects alongside senior engineers and 50% strategic focusing on technical discovery, incident management, and long-term roadmap planning.Key Responsibilities:Hands-on Delivery & Architecture for Product Features in Reporting: Lead technical design and implementation, balancing speed, quality, and architectural standards across complex systems to deliver features in ReportingModernize Legacy Systems: Guide software application development to modernize legacy .NET frameworks, safely shifting traffic and rolling out updates at scale.Drive AI Integration: Capitalize on unique opportunities to embed AI directly into our reporting products and software development lifecycle (SDLC) and improve the overall Engineer experience in reporting.Incident Managemen
Candidate Qualifications & Profile
- Proven experience operating within high-impact industry or enterprise environments.
- Relevant degree or recognized professional accreditation in Cloud Accounting & SaaS.
- Strong collaborative problem-solving skills and dedication to technical or operational excellence.
Compensation Guidance (AUD)
Salary Range: AUD $1,40,000 - $1,89,000 / year (commensurate with skills & experience).
- Includes standard Australian statutory superannuation (11.5%+), health & wellness allowances, and professional progression pathways.
Official Application Route
Direct Employer Career Portal: Apply directly at the official Xero careers portal: [Lead Engineer at Xero](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/xero/da773841-f0d4-4893-b6d9-706644183615)
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