Lead Engineer - Remote, Scalable Architecture

Apply; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Apply is seeking a skilled engineer to collaborate with peers across our teams to design and deliver software for customers. You will foster engineering excellence, help grow teammates’ technical capability, and tackle architectural challenges with data‑driven decisions.

You will shape technical direction, break down silos, and drive multi‑year platform goals. A growth mindset and strong communication are essential for success in this collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure, scalable distributed systems.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers.
• Strong communication skills for complex technical ideas.
• Growth mindset with willingness to learn and share knowledge.
• Ability to lead incident responses and guide testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with peers across Xero to create and deliver software for customers.
• Support the team to grow technical capability and improve development practices.
• Shape the product group's technical direction and multi‑year goals.
• Use data‑driven decisions and simplification of complex systems.
• Release value early and iteratively while maintaining quality.

Skills

C#

React

AWS

Coaching

Communication

Growth mindset

Incident response

Team collaboration

Job description

Apply is seeking a skilled engineer to collaborate with peers across our teams to design and deliver software for customers. You will foster engineering excellence, help grow teammates’ technical capability, and tackle architectural challenges with data‑driven decisions.

You will shape technical direction, break down silos, and drive multi‑year platform goals. A growth mindset and strong communication are essential for success in this collaborative environment.