Summary
Jordan Schroder is a Lead Engineer based in Upper Hutt, New Zealand with eight years of experience driving pragmatic delivery and operational improvements across fintech and SaaS teams. He has a strong track record at Xero—rising from software engineer to lead—where he modernised CI/CD, improved on-call tooling and alerting, and created domain validation frameworks that reduced configuration errors. Jordan pairs hands-on implementation (TypeScript/React, Docker, AWS) with clear documentation and training, producing how-to videos and onboarding material that scaled team knowledge. He excels at translating recurring delivery pain points into targeted technical remediations and coaching new-starters through visible progress tracking. Notably, his early work includes a security auditing proof-of-concept that attracted further development and industry recognition, reflecting a knack for turning short-term prototypes into lasting value.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours Computer Software Engineering at The University of Waikato