Hybrid Lead Engineer

at Xero

• Job title: Lead Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$239,100 - CA$289,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, React
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Vancouver, Canada

About the role

• Lead Engineer solving engineering problems at scale for Xero. Focus on architecture and implementation of distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Focus on solving engineering problems at scale, moving beyond feature delivery to influence the architecture and implementation of distributed systems.
• Refactor complex, monolithic systems and build high-quality, scalable software to ensure platform robustness and reliability.
• Make major code design decisions and contribute to global engineering standards with technical excellence and mentorship.
• Join a collaborative environment working with engineers, product owners, and designers using agile and delivery practices.
• Modernise systems by refactoring monolithic components into distributed, scalable architectures.
• Enhance the developer experience through maturation of CI/CD concepts, tooling, and TDD practices.
• Build and maintain a diverse tech stack that includes C#, .Net, React, AWS, and Kubernetes.

Requirements

• 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).
• You bring a growth mindset and a passion for proactively maintaining and sharing technical knowledge with your peers.
• A background in designing and building high-quality software within a range of languages and tools is essential.
• You possess the ability to lead major code design decisions and contribute to wider technical solutioning.
• Experience with modern engineering practices like automated testing, refactoring, and agile delivery is key to your success.
• You enjoy mentoring other engineers and helping them grow their technical skills through supportive coaching.
• A deep care for technical excellence and a drive to solve large-scale engineering challenges motivates your daily work.

Benefits

• Variable Pay: Eligibility commissions or equity based on role and performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits: World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs.
• Xero Perks: __Inside Xero__ Explore our full suite of benefits, from wellbeing initiatives to professional development.