Xero
Engineering
LeadEngineer
“Lead Engineer at Xero. Skills: technical judgement, innovation, execution, technical direction, implementation details, engineering challenges at scale, systems remain secure, scalable, and maintainable, distributed architectures, engineering excellence, integration architecture, identity, provisioning, secure access to organisation and ledger data, second-party integrations, robust .NET codebase, React front end, Designing and scaling high-performance, asynchronous systems, handle a massive inc”
Industry & Context.
tackle open-ended problems; solve complex engineering challenges at scale; simplifying technical complexities; simplifying complex system designs into scalable, flexible, and resilient components; resolve systemic delivery issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
deep technical knowledge of the .NET tech stack, cloud-native architecture, designing performant, high-throughput asynchronous systems, working with Kubernetes systems, simplifying complex system designs into scalable, flexible, and resilient components, coach, mentor, and guide the technical growth of senior engineers on the team, Exceptional collaborative skills, proactive approach to codebase health, system observability, and process improvement
Nice to Have
Experience with React front end, Kubernetes environment
What You'll Do.
shape a strategically important product at the intersection of product
and partner integration
exhibit an exceptional standard of technical judgement
and execution to tackle open-ended problems
defining both the technical direction and the implementation details to solve complex engineering challenges at scale
ensures that our systems remain secure
and maintainable as we expand our distributed architectures
model the standard for engineering excellence
helping to break down silos across functions and driving multi-year product or platform goals
make a meaningful impact by simplifying technical complexities and making data-driven decisions that release value early to solve problems for our customers more effectively
Spearheading Xero's approach to second-party integrations by evolving a robust .NET codebase with a React front end
Designing and scaling high-performance
asynchronous systems to handle a massive increase in event volume from 4 million to 20 million daily events
Architecting cloud-native infrastructure within a Kubernetes environment
optimising pod refreshes
and deployment pipelines
Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders
and external partners
to align on complex architectural choices
proactive approach to codebase health
and process improvement to resolve systemic delivery issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional group that cares deeply about building the right thing, working well together, and creating an experience that feels genuinely part of Xero; partners closely with external providers to bring Xero Workpapers into Xero Practice Tools; own the Xero-side engineering across integration architecture, identity, provisioning, and secure access to organisation and ledger data; Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, including Product, Design, and external partners, to align on complex architectural choices; Exceptional collaborative skills that enable you to navigate stakeholder viewpoints, build cross-functional relationships, and settle technical disagreements constructively
Communication Scope
Exceptional collaborative skills that enable you to navigate stakeholder viewpoints, build cross-functional relationships, and settle technical disagreements constructively
Process & Methodology
driving multi-year product or platform goals
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