Senior Engineer: Distributed Systems Architect & Mentor

JobSpace; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking a Senior Engineer to tackle architecture and implementation of scalable distributed systems across AWS, C#, React and Kubernetes. You will own major design decisions, contribute to engineering standards, and mentor teammates to raise technical capabilities.

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, agile environment with code reviews, pair programming, and a strong focus on test-driven development and robust CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software for our users.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering scalable distributed systems across modern stacks.
• Proven ability to guide architectural decisions and design solutions.
• Mentor teammates and foster technical growth.
• Strong collaboration in an agile environment with code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Own major design decisions for critical systems.
• Contribute to engineering standards and platform direction.
• Mentor and coach engineers to raise technical capabilities.
• Collaborate across teams to align with product goals.

Skills

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Code reviews

Agile methods

Architectural decisions

Pair programming

Tools

C#

React

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD tooling

TDD

Job description

Xero is seeking a Senior Engineer to tackle architecture and implementation of scalable distributed systems across AWS, C#, React and Kubernetes. You will own major design decisions, contribute to engineering standards, and mentor teammates to raise technical capabilities.

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, agile environment with code reviews, pair programming, and a strong focus on test-driven development and robust CI/CD pipelines to deliver high-quality software for our users.