Staff Engineer - Distributed Systems & Architecture

Xero; United States; Remote; USD 206,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Volunteer day

Job summary

Hidden Jobs is seeking a Staff-level engineer to solve scale problems across distributed systems serving millions globally. You will lead architecture/design, mentor a cross-functional team, and modernize monoliths while maturing CI/CD and testing practices.

You will work with a diverse stack including C#, .NET, React, AWS, and Kubernetes, shaping technical solutions that align with long-term engineering frameworks and high standards.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering and operating complex, large-scale systems.
• Experience leading architecture decisions and setting technical direction.
• Mentoring engineers through challenging problems and code reviews.
• Proficient in automated testing, refactoring, and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Influence architecture and implementation of distributed systems.
• Lead major code design decisions and contribute to standards.
• Coach engineers through complex technical challenges and reviews.
• Modernize monoliths by decomposing into distributed components.
• Improve developer productivity via CI/CD, tooling, and TDD.

Skills

Distributed systems

Architecture design

Code mentorship

CI/CD & testing

Mentoring engineers

TDD practices

C#, .NET

React

AWS

Kubernetes

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

React

.NET

Job description

Hidden Jobs is seeking a Staff-level engineer to solve scale problems across distributed systems serving millions globally. You will lead architecture/design, mentor a cross-functional team, and modernize monoliths while maturing CI/CD and testing practices.

You will work with a diverse stack including C#, .NET, React, AWS, and Kubernetes, shaping technical solutions that align with long-term engineering frameworks and high standards.