Principal Architect

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. How you’ll make an impact… Our Architecture & Integration team is challenged with ensuring that Xero’s technologies and technical direction will support our long-term business goals. You will be joining us at an exciting time as we continue to evolve, scale and transform Xero’s architecture to support our customer needs around the globe. You will be at the peak of our architectural capability, taking the lead on driving Xero towards a target future state architecture across multiple domains. This is a unique opportunity to frame the future of a successful SaaS company, solving large and complex architectural challenges. Through applying your architectural skills and expertise, you’ll work with senior leaders across Xero to develop a clear understanding of their priorities and enable and guide technical roadmaps to support these.  You will proactively collaborate with a variety of teams across Xero including Customer, Product and Technology groups, programmes of work and the wider Architecture community. You will engage with these groups in the most effective way to solve the challenges presented, adjusting as your interactions as needs evolve. You’ll be a mentor and coach to others, supporting the Architecture team to achieve the best possible outcome by providing guidance and governance to architects as well as engineers. Why you should become a Xero It’s a diverse and inclusive environment, with people who will respect, challenge, support and mentor you to do the best work of your life. We’re a place where innovation and change are not only encouraged but also celebrated. We value our people and want them to enjoy and take pride in their work. We’re very supportive of flexible working arrangements and offer a competitive remuneration package including shares and life insurance, in addition to your base salary. We have a culture we’re proud of. Whether you're after a workplace with a social vibe, or a workplace which understands your family is priority - Xero is all of that and more. If this sounds like a team and company you’d like to be a part of, apply today! Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too. Xero is a Rainbow Tick certified employer. Xero strongly encourages 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. Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for this position.