Senior Mobile Engineer (Android)

This hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, with flexibility.

Our mobile engineering teams are distributed across both locations, with regular collaboration and dedicated boost days that bring teams together to solve problems, share knowledge and strengthen connections.

Android engineering excellence: deep mastery of performance optimization, accessibility, testing strategies, release management and platform conventions; a track record of building robust apps at scale

AI-native development mindset: practical experience using AI (copilots, code generation, debugging tools) to improve productivity while maintaining sound judgment about correctness, security, privacy and over-reliance; comfort integrating AI into your daily workflow

Cross-platform fluency: solid understanding of iOS conventions and the ability to collaborate meaningfully with iOS engineers on shared architectural decisions; valued ability to contribute to backend services, API design, and service integration

Hands-on API and service development: experience designing or evolving service endpoints, API contracts, and integrations (exposure to .NET, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD is valuable)

Customer-first thinking: ability to connect technical decisions to employee, employer and business outcomes; clarity about why things matter

Growth mindset under ambiguity: comfort with change and shifting direction; you help the team find clarity and make pragmatic trade-offs without getting paralyzed

Bias for action: preference for incremental delivery and learning through execution over analysis paralysis; shipping wins trust

Communication discipline: translating business needs into technical solutions and explaining constraints/trade-offs with data-driven clarity

Mentorship and raising the bar: genuine commitment to helping others grow; thoughtful code reviews, knowledge sharing and constructive feedback that elevate team capability

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, curiosity and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.