Lead Engineer (Payments Platform)

Join Xero, a leading accounting software platform for small businesses. As a Lead Engineer on the Payments Platform, you will make foundational architectural decisions for capabilities that power money movement across Xero and enable new product lines globally. You will stay hands-on in production code and proofs of concept while setting the technical direction for other engineers and teams. Your work will have a direct impact on small businesses and their ability to manage cash flow with confidence.

Rester impliqué dans le code de production et les preuves de concept tout en définissant la direction technique pour les autres ingénieurs et équipes.

About Xero

Experience building platforms or products from an early idea into production, then evolving them as adoption and complexity grow

Responsibilities

• Conduire des initiatives de développement de produits de paiement, en prenant des décisions architecturales fondamentales pour les capacités qui alimentent le mouvement d'argent.
• Deep understanding of system architecture, API design, and relational and non-relational databases, including the trade-offs between different approaches
• A hands-on approach to production code, proofs of concept and technical deep dives, alongside advanced use of AI tools to improve development workflows, with appropriate judgment and validation
• Strong technical leadership: setting direction, mentoring engineers, fostering an inclusive culture and breaking complex problems into clear, actionable plans that lead to delivery

Requirements

• Aider à établir des normes d'ingénierie et une propriété claire pour l'équipe de paiement de Vancouver, et votre travail atteint les petites entreprises grâce à des moyens de paiement plus rapides et plus sûrs.
• A proven track record of delivering highly available distributed backend systems and high-throughput services under real-world production constraints, with strong operational practices
• Proficiency in a modern backend stack, such as C#, Java, Go or C++, and experience with cloud-native platforms such as AWS
• A strong track record of partnering with Product, Design and other cross-functional teams to turn complex business needs into resilient engineering solutions

Preferred

• Experience in payments, fintech or money movement, such as payment orchestration, risk and fraud, or multi-provider integrations. Experience from adjacent domains with demanding reliability, security or correctness requirements is valuable too
• Experience selectively rebuilding or modernizing established systems while continuing to deliver value to customers

Pay

USD 206,000 - 260,000