Principal Engineer - Inventory

A company that helps businesses by automating routine tasks, providing actionable insights and connecting businesses with data, advisors and apps.
Auckland, New ZealandWellington, New Zealand
Backend
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
8+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Principal Engineer - Inventory

Xero is seeking a Principal Engineer to join their Inventory team, working across New Zealand and America. This role involves leading a significant uplift of their legacy stack and coordinating complex changes across multiple teams. The position requires expertise in C#/.NET and modern development practices, with a focus on technical leadership and mentoring. The successful candidate will work with Lead Engineers and other Principal Engineers, collaborating closely with Engineering Managers and Product teams. They'll be responsible for implementing engineering standards, improving processes, and ensuring quality delivery. Xero offers an attractive benefits package including generous leave, health benefits, and flexible working arrangements. The role presents an opportunity to work on transformative projects while helping shape the future of small business software.

Last updated 12 days ago

Responsibilities For Principal Engineer - Inventory

  • Work on multi-team initiatives to improve software creation and delivery
  • Design and author code, driving proof of concepts and solving technical problems
  • Promote quality engineering strategy and standards
  • Implement practices and tooling for preventing issues
  • Create and promote engineering standards and frameworks
  • Maintain and share knowledge of development technologies
  • Ensure deployment pipelines are fit for purpose
  • Coach and develop others in agile and delivery practices

Requirements For Principal Engineer - Inventory

PHP
  • Well versed with C#/.NET and modern development practices
  • Some exposure to PHP (not essential)
  • Ability to review delivery and production metrics
  • Experience in developing techniques to quantify technical debt
  • Ability to design automated processes and tooling
  • Extensive technical leadership experience on cloud-native platforms
  • Experience in coaching and mentoring engineers across multiple disciplines

Benefits For Principal Engineer - Inventory

Medical Insurance
Mental Health Assistance
Parental Leave
Equity
  • Generous paid leave
  • Dedicated paid leave for physical and mental wellbeing
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Free medical insurance
  • Wellbeing and sports programmes
  • 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers
  • Employee Share Plan
  • Flexible working
  • Career development

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