Lead Engineer (Remote) — Scale Systems & Mentor Team

Apply; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking a Lead Engineer for its UK pod to drive architectural direction and deliver scalable software. You will lead a hands-on team, define solutions, and ensure delivery across design, delivery, deployment and support.

You will mentor engineers, improve practices, and collaborate with peers to align with product and architectural standards, while enabling faster value delivery from complex systems.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching and mentoring engineers to grow technical capabilities.
• Strong communication skills to explain complex ideas clearly.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn, experiment, and share knowledge.
• Ability to lead incident responses and guide testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering direction for the UK pod and align with product goals.
• Support engineers to deliver high-quality, scalable software.
• Improve development practices and reduce knowledge bottlenecks.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure architectural alignment.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Incident response leadership

Collaborative problem-solving

Tools

Node.js

AWS

Job description

Xero is seeking a Lead Engineer for its UK pod to drive architectural direction and deliver scalable software. You will lead a hands-on team, define solutions, and ensure delivery across design, delivery, deployment and support.

You will mentor engineers, improve practices, and collaborate with peers to align with product and architectural standards, while enabling faster value delivery from complex systems.