Lead Engineer

Xero, a leading cloud-based accounting software company, is seeking a Lead Engineer to join their Tooling team. This role represents a unique opportunity to shape the developer experience across the organization by owning and scaling core engineering tools. The position combines technical leadership with hands-on infrastructure work, focusing on maintaining critical internal tools like SonarQube, Playwright, and LaunchDarkly.

As a Lead Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of designing scalable architectures and driving technical decisions that impact the entire engineering organization. The role requires expertise in Infrastructure as Code (preferably Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud architecture. You'll be responsible for building integrations that streamline engineering processes and ensuring high availability of crucial development tools.

The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in infrastructure engineering or DevOps, combined with excellent communication skills to drive tool adoption and support across teams. This role offers significant growth opportunities through mentoring others, leading technical initiatives, and contributing to the company's long-term tooling strategy.

Xero offers an impressive benefits package, including generous paid leave, comprehensive health coverage, and an Employee Share Plan. The hybrid work environment, beautiful offices, and strong focus on work-life balance make this an attractive opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact in a growing global technology company.