Lead Engineer - Front End Platform & Design System

XeroCanberraHybridFull-time1 day ago

Lead Engineer for Front End Platform & Design System at Xero, responsible for shaping technical direction, building shared tools and standards, and coaching engineers. Requires deep front end expertise, experience with large-scale platforms, CI/CD, and influencing roadmaps across teams. Role can be hybrid or fully remote across East Coast Australia.

What you'll do

Leading the technical direction of Xero’s front end
Guiding a modern front end stack (React, TypeScript, and associated tooling) across multiple teams
Influencing CI/CD and delivery pipeline improvements at a platform level
Shaping the longer term roadmap for front end performance, accessibility and developer experience
Leveraging Harness Engineering to modernise legacy front end pages and components
Building deep relationships across engineering, product and design
Coaching engineers toward their next level

What you need

Must-have

ReactTypeScriptCI/CDAutomated testingTDDDistributed architecturesHarness EngineeringAI tools

Soft skills

CollaborationCoachingMentoringStrategic thinkingProblem solvingInfluencingCommunication

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