Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Xero is a small business accounting platform that helps small businesses send invoices, do bank reconciliation, pay bills, claim expenses, connect to their bank, and accept payments. The company also offers products for accountants and bookkeepers, like Xero Practice Manager.
Founded in New Zealand, the company was one of the first to move accounting software into the cloud. Its origin story involves 14 early employees crammed into a studio apartment, pinching the wifi signal from a nearby cafe.
The company went public in 2007, early on, as a way to raise the capital required to be successful. From the early days the company had a culture of robust product debates and that's still a part of the company's culture today.
Xero is a small business accounting platform that helps small businesses send invoices, do bank reconciliation, pay bills, claim expenses, connect to their bank, and accept payments. The company also offers products for accountants and bookkeepers, like Xero Practice Manager.
Founded in New Zealand, the company was one of the first to move accounting software into the cloud. Its origin story involves 14 early employees crammed into a studio apartment, pinching the wifi signal from a nearby cafe.
The company went public in 2007, early on, as a way to raise the capital required to be successful. From the early days the company had a culture of robust product debates and that's still a part of the company's culture today.
“Within our community, there’s a place at Xero that I belong to. In our front-end development community, I’m not the only one trying to bake better UX and accessibility into the way we develop software. I’m not the only one at Xero who wants to learn how to build great designs with resilient code.”
“Since I got Xero, our year-on-year profits have gone up. It’s made a huge difference knowing what the business is actually doing.”
The founders built to company on the principle that since small businesses are highly sensitive to shifts in their balance sheet and cash flow, it's essential that they have the capability to keep track of their financial performance in real-time and make plans accordingly.
This is significant as small businesses comprise more than 90% of all businesses in OECD countries. Therefore, the performance of small businesses has a direct impact on the overall economy.
The founders built to company on the principle that since small businesses are highly sensitive to shifts in their balance sheet and cash flow, it's essential that they have the capability to keep track of their financial performance in real-time and make plans accordingly.
This is significant as small businesses comprise more than 90% of all businesses in OECD countries. Therefore, the performance of small businesses has a direct impact on the overall economy.
Engineers at Xero operate across two core areas: Product, where the teams work to improve the features of Xero software, and Platform, which builds and maintains applications and services consumed by Xero's global teams.
Daily tasks can involve solving complex challenges at global scale, like linking payments to different global markets, working on the product's third party ecosystem or delivering new features to small businesses.
When an engineering team at Xero is starting a new project, they typically use the following process:
Engineers at Xero operate across two core areas: Product, where the teams work to improve the features of Xero software, and Platform, which builds and maintains applications and services consumed by Xero's global teams.
Daily tasks can involve solving complex challenges at global scale, like linking payments to different global markets, working on the product's third party ecosystem or delivering new features to small businesses.
When an engineering team at Xero is starting a new project, they typically use the following process:
Assume that others have our best interests at heart and are well-intentioned in what they say.
Be willing to go the extra mile to create an experience people love.
Look for ways you can be and do better.
Seek out feedback and handle it well.
Respectful and robust debates are healthy.
Xero's training and development programs include the opportunity to become AWS certified.
Join the Xero Mentorship Program or one of many communities of practice and Employee Resource Groups such as Rainbow X, Parents @ Xero and Neurodiversity @ Xero.
10 days of Wellbeing leave and 1 day to volunteer in your community. Plus, Xtra Leave (5 days annually), Holiday Leave (3 days over the end of year close-down), and the option to purchase up to 10 days of Lifestyle leave.
26 weeks parental leave payments where Xero tops-up to your base salary up to maximum of 100%. Available from your first day.
Subsidised medical, life, income and trauma insurance for all permanent employees.
Pay for selected items before tax through LeasePlan.
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