Xero New Zealand
Intern Software Engineer (Nov 2025)
Auckland, Wellington
Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- NZD 28 / Hour
- Paid Internship
- 4-5 vacancies
- Apply by 20 Apr 2025
- Start date 9 Nov 2025
Our engineering interns are involved in everything from designing, discovering, developing and testing solutions. Engineering interns work in our product teams to develop the core Xero product and in our technology teams writing software to support the Xero product behind the scenes. Our teams are made up of full-stack engineers, front-end and back-end specialists, and quality engineers. You’ll work with technologies like AWS, C#, React, Swift, and SQL.
As an intern engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to work in one of our Xero teams, innovating new features, fixing bugs and enhancing functionality.
Our previous interns have been involved with:
- working in a fast-paced environment that applies the agile methodology of software development, with frequent releases and continuous planning and improvement.
- writing code for new features or bug fixes, to be deployed to a production environment
- learning about architectural concerns within a large enterprise stack
Why Xero?
At Xero, we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer a great remuneration package including shares plus a range of leave options to suit your well-being. Our work environment encourages continuous improvement and career development and you’ll get to work with the latest technology.
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. So, from the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.
Pre-register now and we will let you know once this opportunity opens!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- High School Certificate or higher
Reviews
I am a grad so I'm continuously learning new skills which is awesome and i've really enjoyed the challenge so far. I work alongside my team everyday to try and accomplish the goals we have.
I am mostly here to spend my graduate year learning about Xero's processes and tools so that I can perform efficiently in the future.
Conduct research studies: interviews, create screeners, write interview guides, generate findings to inform design decisions. Support senior researchers in complex studies.
About the employer
Xero New Zealand
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Technology
Our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisers, and communities around the world.
Pros and cons of working at Xero New Zealand
Pros
The work environment is really friendly and welcoming, which makes it easy to feel comfortable to come in as a beginner and learn without being judged.
The work-life balance is really good and encouraged, which takes the stress off work in general.
It's a great place to start my career because there are a lot of opportunities for growth.
The company culture is very inclusive, warm, friendly, and human-oriented.
The company is really flexible with work hours and is happy for you to work remotely whenever.
Cons
Pay is lower than I would like.
Expectations can be unclear.
Sometimes have to take meetings at inconvenient times due to time zones.
Loads of meetings, sometimes not very useful meetings either.
Because it is a global company, sometimes we have meetings with people around the world. The timezone difference can be tiring, but it is not happening often.