Sr. Software Engineer-AI Products
Description For Sr. Software Engineer-AI Products
Xero is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer for their AI Products team. This role is part of the Data & Science team, working on building AI and ML systems that power Xero's next generation of products. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience delivering ML and AI products at scale, strong coding skills in Python or similar languages, and expertise in SQL and distributed processing.
Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and building infrastructure and services for AI products
- Collaborating with Applied Scientists to take models from research to production
- Leading technical delivery of projects and designing system architectures
- Ensuring scalability while maintaining flexibility for research teams
The role offers an opportunity to work with a diverse, globally distributed team, solving complex problems and constantly learning. Xero provides a human-first culture with excellent benefits, including generous paid leave, health insurance, parental leave, and an Employee Share Plan.
Xero's purpose is to make life better for small businesses, their advisors, and communities worldwide. They value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every requirement but are excited about the role.
Responsibilities For Sr. Software Engineer-AI Products
- Building AI research and production infrastructure and services, ensuring their scalability while preserving flexibility for research teams
- Making sure we're solving the right problems with the right methods
- Sharing knowledge with colleagues and lifting the bar for the AI Products team
- Working with teams across Xero to improve the quality and usability of data
Requirements For Sr. Software Engineer-AI Products
- 3+ years of experience delivering ML and AI products at scale
- Strong coding and system design skills in Python or another language used in web scale data and AI applications
- Strong SQL skills and understanding of distributed processing (data, ML, etc)
- Ability to break down complex and unstructured problems into clear delivery milestones
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for communicating technical concepts to technical and business stakeholders
- Experience developing sensible standards and mentoring early career engineers
Benefits For Sr. Software Engineer-AI Products
- Very generous paid leave
- Dedicated paid leave for physical and mental wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program for mental health care
- Health insurance and dental reimbursement with vision allowances
- Healthcare spending account
- Fertility and family forming financial support
- Wellbeing and sports programmes
- Employee resource groups
- 26 weeks of parental leave for primary caregivers
- Employee Share Plan
- Beautiful offices with shared meals
- Flexible working
- Career development opportunities
