Lead Mobile Engineer (React Native) — AI-Driven, Scaled for Growth

Xero; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero seeks a Lead Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA). You will balance fast product delivery with system health, mentor engineers, and shape what the squad builds for mobile experiences.

Based in Australia with a hybrid role in Melbourne or Sydney, you will work closely with Product and Design, tackle open-ended problems, improve reliability, and scale mobile applications for customers on the go.

Qualifications

• Strong React Native expertise with iOS/Android depth optional.
• Experience integrating back-end APIs and mobile backends.
• Mastery of software design patterns and distributed architectures.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and raise technical bar.
• Customer-focused, action-oriented, thrives in fast-moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and unblock the squad, defining what and how for product goals.
• Mentor engineers and foster an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Balance rapid delivery with system health and engineering best practices.
• Champion production-first mindset with incident response and health monitoring.
• Drive efficiency and AI-driven improvements to reduce technical waste.

Skills

React Native

Swift

Kotlin

API integration

Distributed architectures

Cloud infrastructure

Mentoring

Job description

Xero seeks a Lead Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA). You will balance fast product delivery with system health, mentor engineers, and shape what the squad builds for mobile experiences.

Based in Australia with a hybrid role in Melbourne or Sydney, you will work closely with Product and Design, tackle open-ended problems, improve reliability, and scale mobile applications for customers on the go.