Data Applications Engineer

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.  At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place. About the team: Xero’s Machine Learning solutions operate as evolving products that are owned by cross-functional pods made up of Data Applications Engineers and Applied Scientists. Our teams are largely geographically co-located, however in today’s world, we are open to remote working. Our teams remain connected to the global guilds of their specific discipline to leverage and share practices, tools and expertise. We are evolving and maturing constantly! About the role: As a Data Applications Engineer, you'll design and build the data pipelines and applications that will enable Xero to bring intelligent, insightful products and beautiful experiences to millions of customers around the world. You will have a strong interest in building Machine Learning applications that can run and evolve at scale, leveraging microservices and the latest technologies. Our tech stack currently includes: - A lot of Python, which may evolve to include languages like Go - Deployments on Kubernetes using Helm and AWS Lambda using CloudFormation - Data stores that include S3, DynamoDB, MS SQL and Snowflake - Spark and Presto for data analysis and processing   - Model pipelines in Tensorflow Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too. Please note that we currently require all employees and contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to work from a Xero office, or engage in any face-to-face Xero business.  Xero will work with anyone who is not vaccinated, or prefers not to disclose their vaccination status, to determine if any reasonable accommodations can be provided to ensure their role can be performed safely whilst the restriction is in place. Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for this position.