Lead Engineer: Distributed Systems & Tech Leadership

Xero; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Hybrid office

Office boost days

Job summary

Xero in London/Remote is seeking a Lead Engineer to shape technical direction across reporting and insights platforms. You will lead hands‑on development, mentor engineers, and drive improvements in delivery, deployment and support while reducing knowledge silos.

You’ll work with a modern stack including Node.js and AWS, collaborate across teams, and help deliver multi‑year product goals with data‑driven decisions. A growth mindset and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure, scalable distributed systems.
• Proficient in Node.js and AWS.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead incident responses and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts and set direction for the team.
• Support engineers to deliver high‑quality software.
• Improve development practices and operational visibility.
• Collaborate across design, delivery, deployment and support.
• Drive architectural decisions and multi‑year product goals.

Skills

Node.js

AWS

Distributed systems

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Incident response

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Xero in London/Remote is seeking a Lead Engineer to shape technical direction across reporting and insights platforms. You will lead hands‑on development, mentor engineers, and drive improvements in delivery, deployment and support while reducing knowledge silos.

You’ll work with a modern stack including Node.js and AWS, collaborate across teams, and help deliver multi‑year product goals with data‑driven decisions. A growth mindset and strong communication are essential.