Senior Frontend Platform Engineer — Design System & DX

Xero; Canberra; Híbrido; AUD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Xero is seeking a senior frontend leader to shape the technical direction of the Front End Platform. You will work across multiple teams to deliver shared tools, design systems and standards that accelerate frontend work, improve safety, and increase consistency.

The role blends hands-on work with strategic influence and mentoring across engineers. You will build relationships across engineering, product and design, identify gaps, and champion modern frontend practices while guiding teams toward

Formación

• Deep expertise in front end engineering, with the ability to pick up new languages and tools as needed.
• Experience with large-scale shared platforms and developer experience.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and automated testing.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the technical direction of Xero's front end platform across multiple teams.
• Guide a modern front end stack (React, TypeScript) and associated tooling.
• Influence CI/CD and delivery pipeline improvements at a platform level.
• Shape the longer term roadmap for front end performance, accessibility and developer experience.
• Leverage Harness to modernise legacy front end pages and components.
• Coach engineers toward their next level and mentor others.

Conocimientos

Front end engineering

Large-scale platforms

CI/CD

Secure scalable systems

Roadmap influence

Mentoring engineers

AI tooling awareness

Descripción del empleo

Xero is seeking a senior frontend leader to shape the technical direction of the Front End Platform. You will work across multiple teams to deliver shared tools, design systems and standards that accelerate frontend work, improve safety, and increase consistency.

The role blends hands-on work with strategic influence and mentoring across engineers. You will build relationships across engineering, product and design, identify gaps, and champion modern frontend practices while guiding teams toward