{"id":3437370,"url":"https://alion.io/job/xero-engineer-reporting-insights-and-data-in","title":"Engineer - Reporting, Insights and Data-in","company":{"id":5206,"name":"Xero","domain":"xero.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/xero","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":84,"open_postings":19,"ghost_share":0.053,"stale_share":0.474,"repost_share":0.053,"time_to_fill_p50_days":33,"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Vancouver, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":76000,"max_usd":162000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":716},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Xero","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T00:39:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-29","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T12:33:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"The role / impact\nYou will build software that helps small businesses understand their performance, trust their numbers and make informed decisions. Your work will support the evolution of reporting at Xero, giving customers more flexible ways to explore financial data, shape reports and trace results back to the transactions behind them.\nYou will take ownership of engineering problems from design through production, balancing performance, accuracy and ease of use. Working closely with Product, Design and other engineers, you will turn complex requirements into reliable software while protecting the reports and workflows customers already depend on.\nThrough clear communication, constructive feedback and knowledge sharing, you will also help shape a growing Vancouver team. You will have room to question existing approaches, test ideas and contribute to how the team builds and delivers software.\nThe team / how they connect\nYou will join the Reporting team within Reporting, Insights and Data-In, building customer-facing experiences and shared platform capabilities that support reporting across Xero.\nThe team helps customers understand business performance and prepare financial statements, while enabling product areas such as Payroll, Tax and Inventory to build on shared reporting foundations. With more than 160 million reports run each month, the work combines customer impact with engineering challenges in performance, financial correctness and scale.\nAs the Vancouver team grows, you will have the opportunity to influence both the technology and the team’s ways of working.\nThe team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on\nBuilding flexible reporting experiences that let customers combine business data, reshape views, save configurations and explore underlying transactions.\n\nImproving reporting engine performance so complex queries remain responsive as data volumes and customer needs grow.\n\nKeeping calculations accurate and results up to date when transactions are corrected or source data changes.\n\nCreating shared reporting capabilities that other product teams can use, including consistent calculations, permissions and performance patterns.\n\nMaking reported numbers easier to inspect and trace back to their source, while preserving existing reports, layouts and workflows.\n\nUsing AI to improve engineering workflows and verification, while exploring new ways for customers to describe financial questions and shape reports.\n\nYour initial ownership could include a customer-facing reporting capability, a performance improvement or a shared platform component, taking the work from early investigation through to production.\nWhere and how you can work\nThis role is based in Vancouver. We operate on a hybrid model where you will spend one to two days a week in the office for collaborative technical discussions and team alignment, with the flexibility to work from home on the other days.\nHere are some of the things we are looking for\nYou bring strong software engineering experience and a track record of delivering and operating reliable software in production.\n\nYou have practical experience working with data-intensive systems, relational databases or complex queries, with an understanding of how design choices affect performance.\n\nYou care about data correctness and can build automated checks that give the team confidence in calculations and system behaviour.\n\nYou can work through ambiguous problems, weigh technical trade-offs and deliver useful improvements without overcomplicating the solution.\n\nYou take ownership across the delivery lifecycle, from understanding customer needs and shaping an approach to testing, deployment and production support.\n\nYou communicate your reasoning clearly, welcome constructive challenge and collaborate with Product, Design and engineering partners.\n\nYou are interested in applying AI tools to engineering work, with the judgement to verify outputs and remain accountable for quality.\n\nExperience with reporting, analytics or financial software would be valuable.\nApply 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.\nCompensation & Total Rewards\nAt Xero, we value the impact and skills you bring to the team. We believe in a Total Package philosophy - ensuring your value is recognized through a holistic lens that includes base salary, performance incentives, and world-class benefits.\nThe expected base salary range for this role is 131,800 - 150,000 CAD.\nIndividual pay is determined by various factors, including geography, level of experience, and the specific skills you bring to the role.\nIn addition to base pay, Xero’s roles are eligible for the following forms of variable compensation:\nVariable Pay: Permanent employees are eligible to participate in our annual bonus and equity (RSU) programs. You may also be eligible for performance-based cash or equity (RSUs) incentives depending on your role level, and company performance.\n\nComprehensive Benefits: World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs.Xero Perks including Wellbeing days, generous leave, and dedicated professional development budgets.\n\nThis is a posting for an existing vacancy.\nXero uses AI to help screen applications based on job-related qualifications. These tools assist our recruiters but do not make automated hiring decisions. 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