Lead Engineer (Accounting Core Team)
Xero
The role / impact
You will focus on solving engineering problems at scale, moving beyond feature delivery to influence the architecture and implementation of distributed systems. By refactoring complex, monolithic systems and building high-quality, scalable software, your work ensures our platform remains robust and reliable for millions of global users.
As a Staff level engineer, you will have the autonomy to make major code design decisions and contribute to global engineering standards. You will balance technical excellence with mentorship, acting as a role model and coaching others through complex technical challenges to help them grow.
The team / how they connect
You will join a collaborative environment where engineers, product owners, and designers work together using agile and delivery practices to ship meaningful code. The team prioritises continuous learning and mastery, frequently participating in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions to maintain a high bar for technical craft.
The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on
- Modernizing systems by refactoring monolithic components into distributed, scalable architectures.
- Enhancing the developer experience through the maturation of CI/CD concepts, tooling, and TDD practices.
- Building and maintaining a diverse tech stack that includes C#, .Net, React, AWS, and Kubernetes.
- Developing and implementing technical solution designs that align with long-term engineering frameworks.
Where and how you can work
This role is based in our Vancouver office. We embrace a hybrid working model that balances the flexibility of remote work with purposeful in-person collaboration.
Here are some of the things we are looking for
- Proven experience delivering and operating complex, large-scale systems (distributed/high-availability environments), with strong fundamentals and the ability to ramp quickly across adjacent technologies (we’re tech-stack agnostic).
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