Staff / Lead Engineer (Accounting Core)

Join Xero as a Lead Engineer, where you will solve engineering problems at scale and influence the architecture and implementation of distributed systems. You will refactor complex, monolithic systems and build high-quality, scalable software to ensure our platform remains robust and reliable for millions of global users. As a senior member of the team, you will have the autonomy to make major code design decisions and contribute to global engineering standards. You will also mentor and coach other engineers, fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and mastery.

• Contribuer à la refonte de systèmes monolithiques complexes en architectures distribuées et évolutives.
• Participer activement à l'amélioration de l'expérience développeur grâce à la maturation des concepts CI/CD, des outils et des pratiques TDD.
• Mentorer d'autres ingénieurs et les aider à développer leurs compétences techniques grâce à un coaching de soutien.
• Experience with modern engineering practices like automated testing, refactoring, and agile delivery is key to your success
• You bring a growth mindset and a passion for proactively maintaining and sharing technical knowledge with your peers
• A deep care for technical excellence and a drive to solve large-scale engineering challenges motivates your daily work
• You possess the ability to lead major code design decisions and contribute to wider technical solutioning
• A background in designing and building high-quality software within a range of languages and tools is essential
• Proven experience delivering and operating complex, large-scale systems (distributed/high-availability environments), with strong fundamentals and the ability to ramp quickly across adjacent technologies (we’re tech-stack agnostic)
• You enjoy mentoring other engineers and helping them grow their technical skills through supportive coaching
• Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team. We are also tech stack agnostic, so please apply if you've worked with adjacent technologies