Senior Data Engineer
Xero
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Melbourne • Australia
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About the role
- play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing systems that power analytics for the entire organisation
- take ownership of technical problems from design through to implementation
- focus on the architecture of modern cloud data platforms
- improve observability and reliability across the platform directly influencing how data informs critical business decisions
- join the Data Platform Pod, building shared platform capabilities that support every internal employee at Xero
- work closely with partner analytics groups to personalise data flows and improve overall developer experience
Requirements
- extensive experience in building and operating modern self serve cloud data platforms
- background with infrastructure-as-code and container environments such as Terraform, Kubernetes, and AWS
- in depth understanding of core DevOps and Software Engineering practices; such as test driven development (TDD), automated testing, CI/CD, version control
- possessing a proactive ownership mindset allowing you to identify and resolve complex technical challenges
- appreciation for Python or SQL to navigate and optimise our data transformation layers effectively
- comfort with ambiguity; thrive when experimenting with new components and iterating on platform features
Benefits
- hybrid working model that balances the flexibility of remote work with purposeful office time to collaborate
- Technical mentorship opportunities
- A collaborative team environment
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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud data platformsinfrastructure-as-codeTerraformKubernetesAWSDevOps practicesSoftware Engineering practicestest driven developmentautomated testingCI/CD
Soft Skills
ownership mindsetproblem solvingproactiveadaptabilitycollaboration