Intermediate Software Engineer

4 days ago

Auckland NZ Hawkes Bay NZ Remote NZ Wellington NZ Xero Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year
Our Purpose  At Xero, we're here to help supercharge small businesses. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we're not only making life better for small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.
As an Intermediate Engineer, you'll be a hands-on contributor, helping to build and manage software that solves engineering problems at scale. You will collaborate with other Xeros in a cross-functional environment to help create and deliver beautiful software to our customers, faster. You will undertake software application development on our suite of products, contributing to new or improved experiences for our customers, internal and external. What You'll Do
  • Produce robust, high-quality, and scalable software while caring deeply about customer problems and technical excellence. You'll relentlessly automate any manual processes and contribute to technical solution designs that embrace a quality-first approach.
  • Maintain the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, developing your knowledge and skills, and supporting your team members. You'll deploy software that meets Xero's current and emerging engineering standards and practices.
  • Design and automate testing activities to reveal product quality across a range of risk areas. You will triage and solve development and production issues, quickly tracking down the root cause. You'll actively participate in incident responses and communicate the problem's business impact to stakeholders.
  • Practice agile software development and occasionally facilitate agile ceremonies. Proactively work to improve team processes.
  • Maintain and monitor delivery processes. Ensure all software is running as expected and proactively work to prevent customer-facing problems.
  • Maintain knowledge of current and emerging development technologies and methodologies. Develop expertise in one or more programming languages and ecosystem specific technologies. Mentor people under the guidance of a Senior Engineer and People Lead.
What You'll Bring
  • Previous experience delivering high-quality software solutions at scale
  • Proficient use of one or more programming languages and tools. Experience in our core stack will be highly valuable: Xero's new codebases often use a microservice written in C# on .NET, utilising a variety of AWS services, running in a Docker container orchestrated by Kubernetes, and accessed by SPA written in React with TypeScript.
  • Experience or strong interest in utilising AI tools and technologies to drive innovation and efficiency.
  • Developed a specialisation in one or more specific technologies or areas of the development stack. Ability to debug across a technology stack.
  • Able to implement resilient software design patterns and proficient in the roll-out and maintenance of cloud infrastructure for team's products.
  • Familiar with application and infrastructure security concerns and proactively mitigates issues.
  • Demonstrated ability to respond to production incidents. Confident in upgrading tooling and technology underlying products.
  • Successfully build trust and credibility with stakeholders and the team. Communicate with the wider team appropriately, focusing on timeliness and good quality conversations.
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, free medical insurance, 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.  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.
Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too. 

  • Lead Software Engineer

    2 days ago

    Wellington, NZ / Hawkes Bay, NZ / Remote, NZ / Auckland, NZ Xero Full time NZ$120,000 - NZ$180,000 per year

    Our Purpose  At Xero, we're here to help supercharge small businesses. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we're not only making life better for small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world. About the...

  • Intermediate Software Engineer

    4 days ago

    Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand PICWA Full time NZ$60,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

    Our Client: Is looking for aJunior or Intermediate Full Stack Engineer to join their dedicated team in pushing the boundaries of technology in the world of yacht racing and focusing on the goal of designing the fastest yacht to defend the 38th America's Cup.The successful candidate will take charge of new and existing web-based tools utilised daily by...

  • Network Engineer

    4 days ago

    Auckland (Albany HQ) (NZ) EROAD Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

    Network Engineer A career with EROAD offers the unique opportunity to work in a fast-growing organisation at the forefront of in-vehicle technology, enhancing road safety, productivity, and reducing environmental impact. EROAD's mission is to deliver intelligence you can trust, for a better world tomorrow. What We're Looking For:Are you seeking a hands-on...

  • Intermediate Software

    1 week ago

    Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Imara Limited Full time

    Tauriko based - Loving the Bay of Plenty for it's balanced work/life. - Extensive R&D environment, many products on the global stage. Good time to join. - Blended S/W Engineering role with DevOps accountabilities. Growth oriented role. **The Client** Our client, a globally recognised, ambitious and a proud New Zealand business are focused on improving...

  • Intermediate Software Engineer

    1 week ago

    Wellington City, New Zealand Montoux Limited Full time

    Montoux is the leading Actuarial Automation platform specifically designed for life and health insurers. Our cloud-based platform offers a scalable, high-performance compute engine, sophisticated model-building capabilities, and a beautiful, modern web-based user interface that enables insurers to leverage cutting-edge technology and new data sources to...

  • Intermediate/senior Software Developer

    5 days ago

    Remote, New Zealand Talent Army Full time

    Intermediate and Senior roles - Fully remote within NZ - C#/.NET **Role**: As an Intermediate/Senior C#.NET Developer, you will work on their SaaS Online Payroll Product helping more than 20,000 clients to with their payroll needs. Ideally, you will have at least 3 years of working on with C#/.NET; have a great ability to solve problems, design & write...

  • Intermediate Software Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    Auckland City, New Zealand TVNZ Full time

    Reference: 43797 - Applications close on: 15 Oct 2024 17:00 - Location: Auckland - Work Type: Fixed term full time - Expertise: Business/System Analysts, Developers/Programmers, Engineering - Hardware, Engineering - Network, Engineering - Software - JOB DESCRIPTION: JD - Intermediate Software Engineer (Backend).pdf Te Reo Tātaki (TVNZ) translates to "the...

  • Intermediate Software Engineer

    3 days ago

    Auckland City, New Zealand Fergus Full time

    **Product based software company**: - **Solve interesting problems that enhance and change our customers lives** **Who is Fergus**: Our intuitive cloud-based job management software is helping tradespeople across the globe manage their business in a smarter, more efficient way. From site visits through to scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and much more -...

  • Software Engineer

    2 weeks ago

    Auckland City, New Zealand MRI Software Full time

    This individual will work under the Agile development methodology in a cross-functional environment with other groups, both inside and outside the department including Product Management and Documentation, as well as create and test code in our dynamic team setting. You will be able to gain a deeper understanding of specific programming languages such...

  • Software Engineer

    5 hours ago

    Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Re-Leased Full time NZ$80,000 - NZ$120,000 per year

    Does driving innovation and enriching our human experience through technology make you tick? At Re-Leased our vision is to shape the future of Commercial Real Estate and drive better outcomes for people, property and planet.Our cloud-based commercial property management software is designed to specifically meet the needs of commercial property owners and...