Senior Software Engineer: AI-Driven Full-Stack & Cloud Remote

Xero; Marlborough; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is looking for a senior software engineer to lead delivery of high-impact, customer-focused software that powers partner tools. You will shape engineering direction with data, rethink workflows, and explore AI-assisted development to create new value.

You will collaborate with engineers across teams and participate in on-call support to ensure reliability. You will work in a hybrid setup across New Zealand with remote options and occasional office days, contributing to scalable, modern

Qualifications

• Deep experience with C#, ASP.NET Core and modern frontend frameworks.
• Proven ability to build and evolve AI-enabled production tools.
• Strong background in distributed systems using REST APIs on AWS.
• Solid CI/CD, automated tooling and test-driven development.
• Experience creating SDKs or internal libraries for teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of customer-focused software solutions with ownership.
• Drive cross-team alignment and influence engineering direction with data.
• Rethink workflows and research AI-assisted development tools.
• Participate in on-call roster and incident response to ensure reliability.

Skills

C#

ASP.NET Core

React

Redux

SQL Server

AWS

REST APIs

CI/CD

TDD

AI tooling

SDKs

Tools

AWS

REST APIs

CI/CD

SDKs

Job description

Xero is looking for a senior software engineer to lead delivery of high-impact, customer-focused software that powers partner tools. You will shape engineering direction with data, rethink workflows, and explore AI-assisted development to create new value.

You will collaborate with engineers across teams and participate in on-call support to ensure reliability. You will work in a hybrid setup across New Zealand with remote options and occasional office days, contributing to scalable, modern