Senior Front-End Engineer

Xero

Senior Front-End Engineer leading architecture and implementation of front-end solutions at Xero. Ensuring website performance and collaborating with teams on engineering problems.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeMelbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJenkinsNext.jsNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ownership of the engineering heart of Xero.com
Lead architecture and implementation of front-end solutions
Ensure technical health and reliability of the website
Collaborate with various teams to solve complex engineering problems
Contribute to the evolution of shared component library and experimentation frameworks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep expertise in building accessible, high-performance web applications using React, TypeScript and NextJS
Strong understanding of modern backend and infrastructure tools such as NodeJS and AWS services, including S3, Lambda, and API Gateway
Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, TeamCity, or Jenkins
Effective communication skills
Growth mindset and passion for technical excellence
Comfort with website reliability, including willingness to participate in on-call rotation

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working model with no mandated office days
Boost days in the office to foster connection and collaboration within the team
Opportunity to work on website modernization and AI integration

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactTypeScriptNextJSNodeJSAWSS3LambdaAPI GatewayCI/CDGitHub Actions

Soft Skills

effective communicationgrowth mindsetpassion for technical excellence