Search Engineer

📋 Description

• Help maintain and evolve one of the largest search clusters in the Southern Hemisphere
• Work on infrastructure that powers Xero for 200,000+ daily active users, handling 50+ million
• Grow your search engineering skills while contributing to meaningful projects.
• Work on both search-specific and generalist engineering tasks
• Collaborate with experienced engineers through code reviews
• Gradually take on larger responsibilities as you develop expertise

🎯 Requirements

• Search engineering experience - You've built or maintained search systems and are keen to deepen
• Solid software engineering fundamentals - You understand core software engineering principles and
• Growth mindset - You're eager to learn from experienced engineers and tackle increasingly complex
• Collaboration skills - You work well with others across engineering, product, and infrastructure
• Initiative and ownership - You take on tasks with enthusiasm and aren't afraid to ask questions

🎁 Benefits

• Work remotely within Australia or New Zealand
• Hybrid work from one of our offices
• Optional 'boost days' for office work
• Team gathers in Melbourne approximately every six months for in-person collaboration