Cloud-Native Architect & Engineering Leader

Apply; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 171,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellbeing days

Professional development budget

Retirement plan

Job summary

Xero in Vancouver is seeking a senior engineering leader to shape group-wide technical strategy, guide architectural direction, and mentor lead engineers. You will collaborate with product management, architecture, and delivery teams to build robust cloud-native applications.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, reducing technical debt, and improving security, performance, and scalability while enabling teams to deliver value to small businesses safely and swiftly.

Responsibilities

• Guiding large-scale cloud-native software projects to successful delivery.
• Mentoring engineers and fostering inclusive, psychologically safe teams.
• Shaping long-term architectural vision while balancing technical debt with product delivery.
• Automating delivery tooling and refining operational metrics.
• Communicating complex technical concepts clearly to technical teams and executives.

Job description

Xero in Vancouver is seeking a senior engineering leader to shape group-wide technical strategy, guide architectural direction, and mentor lead engineers. You will collaborate with product management, architecture, and delivery teams to build robust cloud-native applications.

The role emphasizes data-driven decisions, reducing technical debt, and improving security, performance, and scalability while enabling teams to deliver value to small businesses safely and swiftly.