Senior Applied Scientist

Our Purpose

At Xero, we're here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we're not only making life better for small business, we'll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

About the team

The AI Products group exists to collaboratively build products that use AI and ML to reduce toil and deliver the right insight at the right time. Working within the Data & Science team, you will join a diverse, globally distributed team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and analysts who help Xero turn data into beautiful, insightful products.

Applied Scientists work cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, and designers to apply AI and ML to deliver seamless product experiences that save time and provide insight – allowing our customers to focus on what matters most.

• • Lead the technical delivery of projects and design system architectures, collaborating with senior colleagues
• Collaborating closely with ML engineers to manage the growth rate of technical debt and costs across our stack
• Applying foundational ML methods and techniques to Xero's context
• Sharing knowledge with colleagues and lifting the bar for the AI Products team
• Working with teams across Xero to improve the quality and usability of data
• Building Xero's profile in market through public facing content and events

• • You have 3+ years of experience delivering ML and AI products at scale
• You are drawn to solving hard problems
• You are comfortable reading research papers and adapting them to problem at hand
• You have first hand experience on why it's important to write high quality code from day one, not just when it's time to go to production
• Constant learning and growth are an important part of who you are

• • Ability to translate between the business and machine learning domains
• Sound software engineering skills in Python, Scala, or similar
• Hands on practitioner skills in one or more of: time series forecasting, natural language processing, classical machine learning, deep learning
• Ability to grasp and teach the mathematical concepts that underpin the domains outlined above

Why Xero?

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you'd like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you'll do the best work of your life at Xero.

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we're immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. Our goal is to make sure you feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.

At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience . If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process.