Lead Engineer, Payments Platform & Distributed Systems

Xero; United States; Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking a backend engineering leader to shape the technical foundation for money movement and enable new product lines globally. You will contribute to production code and proofs-of-concepts while guiding a distributed team to deliver secure, scalable payment capabilities.

Hybrid work is available in Vancouver with 1-2 days in office weekly and remote options for Seattle-area applicants, supporting collaboration across time zones and product domains.

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale distributed systems and modern backend stacks.
• Ability to mentor teams and lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Familiarity with AI tooling and bringing innovation to production environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical foundation for money movement and unlock new product lines globally.
• Guide reliable, scalable, secure payment services across the platform.
• Contribute to production code and proofs-of-concept while mentoring teammates.

Skills

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL

Backend stacks

Leadership

AI tool champion

Job description

Xero is seeking a backend engineering leader to shape the technical foundation for money movement and enable new product lines globally. You will contribute to production code and proofs-of-concepts while guiding a distributed team to deliver secure, scalable payment capabilities.

Hybrid work is available in Vancouver with 1-2 days in office weekly and remote options for Seattle-area applicants, supporting collaboration across time zones and product domains.