API Technical Specialist
Xero, New Zealand

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.
At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.
About XeroHere at Xero we are all about people and building beautiful experiences for our customers. Join our passionate team of technologists who love to learn and get involved in the community. We focus on developing solutions to make it easier for small businesses to grow through beautiful accounting software. With us you have a chance to have an impact on the lives and businesses of people globally.Working at Xero will provide you with a diverse and inclusive environment alongside people who will respect, challenge, support and mentor you to have fun while you do the best work of your life. We are a place where personal development, innovation, and change are not only inspired but also celebrated. We value our people and want them to enjoy and take pride in their work.
About the roleThis role is all about assisting our new and existing 3rd party developers to leverage the Xero developer ecosystem so they can create best-of-breed business apps in the cloud. As part of the Ecosystem Developer Experience team you will be assisting developers around the world across a wide range of topics.
As a part of our team, you’ll be doing things like:
- Respond to support tickets in a timely fashion- Diagnose the nature of the tickets to determine whether it is a technical issue or a product limitation. - Apply technical knowledge and experience to support and assist with ticket resolution- Contribute to developer support materials such as documents, videos and tools
About youWe are looking for someone with a passion for solving customer problems that improve Xero businesses and, just as important, the customer experience. A big part of what we stand for is the ability to be #human and take ownership of your environment. We are very lucky to have a group of committed people to work with and we'd love you to be a part of it.
As our next API Technical Specialist you will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced environment where the advice you give makes a real difference to people's lives. So for you to be successful in this role you would ideally have experience working as part of a customer support team and be driven by your desire to help people achieve their individual goals while focusing on positive outcomes for our developer community as a whole.Alongside this, you will also have:

• An Agile mindset
• Excellent communication skills
• Good judgement and high EQ
• Resilience to fail, and learn, and do it again
• A personal commitment to growing and deepening your craft
• The drive to continuously learn and innovate

We like to keep things real and encourage everyone to maintain a healthy work/life balance. There are loads of additional perks we enjoy:

• Flexible hours and remote working options to suit working parents and those returning to work
• We offer a range of staff discounts to support your lifestyle - from child care providers to the latest tech offering
• Have the freedom to dress how you like - we like to keep it casual
• Barista coffee machines, complimentary fresh fruit and fizzy drinks
• Great break out areas with pool tables and ping pong - or to socialise over a coffee
• We have a gym in our office building where we also host group fitness classes
• We care deeply about staff wellbeing - we run mental wellness programs, offer discounted gym memberships, and have onsite physio visits
• Free Xero paddle boards, bikes and kick scooters - to explore ‘the coolest little capital in the world’

Xero is an NZ Immigration Accredited Employer and Rainbow Tick certified too.
Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you’re a great fit for this position.