Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Xero
Xero is hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer in AU: New South Wales Remote Worker. The role details below come from the employer’s posting. You apply on the employer’s own site, and TechJobs360 never charges candidates.
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1. Job details
Xero
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
AU: New South Wales Remote Worker
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2. Job description from Xero
The role / impact
This senior engineering position plays a central role in transforming how software reliability and observability are delivered across our entire product landscape. You will help set technical direction and build standardised, intelligent observability systems that enable product teams to embrace automated, agentic-first development practices.
Beyond driving technical execution, you will help design robust data pipelines and telemetry frameworks while supporting colleagues across the organisation. Your efforts directly influence how systems operate reliably under load, standardising performance monitoring and accelerating how engineering teams build and release software.
The team / how they connect
You will join our central Observability team within the platform organisation, working alongside engineers dedicated to reliability, platform performance, and data architecture. Operating with high autonomy, the team collaborates remotely across Australia and New Zealand to establish shared reliability benchmarks and support product squads across the business. Communication is transparent, open, and built around collective problem-solving and technical experimentation.
Initially, you will focus on
– Building standardised data pipelines and telemetry layer architectures to enable intelligent, agentic development workflows.
– Implementing open telemetry standards and vendor-agnostic instrumentation across distributed applications.
– Driving platform efficiency, cost optimisation, and monitoring performance metrics across cloud systems.
– Designing automated alerting and reliability scorecards to streamline incident investigation and system health tracking.
Where and how you can work
This position offers flexible remote working arrangements for candidates based across Eastern time zones in Australia. Whether you choose to work entirely from home or access our modern office spaces in Sydney, Melbourne, our flexible setup supports your preferred rhythm alongside regular opportunities for team connection.
Here are some of the things we are looking for
– Experience managing distributed tracing, metrics, and log aggregation within large-scale cloud environments.
– Practical familiarity with OpenTelemetry standards and vendor-agnostic instrumentation techniques.
– Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and diagnosing platform behavior under high load.
– A strong interest in artificial intelligence tooling, intelligent operational workflows, and data model automation.
– Demonstrated ability to collaborate across engineering teams, share knowledge, and lift platform standards.
– A proactive approach to problem-solving, taking ownership of complex reliability challenges from design to execution.
Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
3. Skills that usually matter in cloud, DevOps and SRE roles
General guidance from TechJobs360, not part of Xero’s posting. The job description above is what counts for this role.
| Area | What to be comfortable with |
|---|---|
| Languages | Go, Python, Bash, Terraform (HCL) |
| Frameworks & tools | Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana) |
| Computer science basics | Data structures, algorithms, complexity |
| Ways of working | Version control, code review, testing, reading other people's code |
4. How to prepare for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer interview
Interview formats differ by company and team, so confirm the rounds with the recruiter. Most hiring loops for roles like this cover:
A recruiter call or an online test. Read the job description twice and be ready to explain how your experience matches it.
Often coding problems on arrays, strings, trees, graphs or dynamic programming, solved while you explain your thinking.
Often design and trade-off questions sized to the role: an API, a component, or a small system.
Answer with the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Prepare two or three real stories: a hard problem you solved, a disagreement you handled, and something you learned quickly.
5. Take-home pay example (FY 2026–27, new tax regime)
An example for two common package sizes, not this job’s salary. Under the new tax regime (Section 115BAC) salaried employees get a standard deduction of ₹75,000.
| Component | Example: ₹12 LPA | Example: ₹24 LPA |
|---|---|---|
| Basic salary (40% of CTC) | ₹40,000 / mo | ₹80,000 / mo |
| Employee EPF (12% of basic) | -₹4,800 / mo | -₹9,600 / mo |
| Income tax (TDS) | -₹6,933 / mo | -₹32,450 / mo |
| Professional tax | -₹200 / mo | -₹200 / mo |
| Approx. in-hand | ₹81,344 / mo | ₹1,44,304 / mo |
Work out the take-home pay for your own offer, in either tax regime.
Open the salary calculator →6. Questions and how to apply
How do I apply?
Use the apply button below. It opens Xero’s own application page.
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Should I apply if I don’t match every requirement?
Usually yes, if you meet most of the core requirements and can show you learn quickly. A referral from someone on the team can help your resume get read.
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