Staff Software Engineer - Distributed Systems Architect

Xero; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 293,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 21 days

Wellbeing leave 10 days

Xtra Leave 5 days

Volunteer day

Paid holidays 12

Paid parental leave

401(k) match

Job summary

Xero is seeking a Staff Engineer to solve engineering problems at scale, refactor monoliths into distributed architectures, and influence platform design for millions of users.

You will own major code design decisions, mentor others, and help set global engineering standards while collaborating with product, design, and operations.

The role focuses on CI/CD maturation, TDD practices, and building a resilient stack with C#, .NET, React, AWS, and Kubernetes, in a hybrid California context.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Ability to lead major code design decisions and mentor others.
• Experience with agile delivery, automated testing, and refactoring.

Responsibilities

• Refactor monolithic systems into distributed architectures.
• Define and uphold technical standards across teams.
• Mentor engineers and coach for skill growth.
• Collaborate with product and design in agile delivery.

Skills

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Code design

CI/CD

TDD

Software architecture

Technical leadership

Tools

C#

.NET

React

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Xero is seeking a Staff Engineer to solve engineering problems at scale, refactor monoliths into distributed architectures, and influence platform design for millions of users.

You will own major code design decisions, mentor others, and help set global engineering standards while collaborating with product, design, and operations.

The role focuses on CI/CD maturation, TDD practices, and building a resilient stack with C#, .NET, React, AWS, and Kubernetes, in a hybrid California context.