{"id":1154611,"url":"https://alion.io/job/xero-lead-engineer-payments-platform-2","title":"Lead Engineer - Payments Platform","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":"A","score":88,"open_postings":12,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.417,"repost_share":0.083,"time_to_fill_p50_days":32,"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"}},"role":"Early Careers","role_family":"Early Careers","seniority":"lead","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":{"min":186000,"max":236000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":236000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"C#","optional":false},{"name":"C++","optional":false},{"name":"Go","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Xero","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T18:29:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T21:28:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"The role / impact\nIn this role, you will help shape the technical foundation for money movement capabilities while unlocking new product lines globally. You will guide the design and development of reliable, scalable, performant, and secure services for the platform, ensuring operational excellence and direct business outcomes.\nThis is a rare chance to join an early-stage initiative, make foundational architectural decisions, and have a visible impact on the future of small businesses. By contributing directly to production code and proof-of-concepts, you will solve complex financial technology challenges at a massive scale.\nThe team / how they connect\nThe Payments Platform team is the engine powering money movement across the entire ecosystem, collaborating closely with product, security, risk, and operations. We are a highly collaborative collective that values technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous innovation. Together, we work cross-functionally to translate complex business needs into resilient engineering solutions that support millions of subscribers.\nThe team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on\nDesigning and building out payment platform capabilities, such as orchestration, risks & fraud, multi-providers, to accelerate various payment products development and improve operational posture\n\nBuilding out a global bill payment product to streamline how small businesses manage their cash flow\n\nDeveloping core high-throughput platform services\n\nIntegrating and championing artificial intelligence capabilities to accelerate engineering productivity and enhance developer workflows\n\nWhere and how you can work\nThis role is based onsite our Vancouver office, where we embrace a hybrid working model, 1-2 days in office a week. You will have the flexibility to work from home while joining the team in the office for \"boost days\" to collaborate, socialise, and solve complex problems in person. We are open to ON or AB applicants who may be willing to relocate and Seattle Area, Washington US applicants (remotely).\nHere are some of the things we are looking for\nYou bring a proven track record of delivering highly available, distributed backend systems and designing high-throughput services under real-world constraints\n\nA deep understanding of system architecture, API design, and both SQL and NoSQL databases is essential\n\nYour background includes proficiency in modern backend stacks such as C#, Java, Golang, or C++, alongside cloud-native platforms like AWS\n\nYou are passionate about staying hands-on contributing directly to production code, proof-of-concepts, and technical deep dives.\n\nYou possess strong leadership capabilities, with a passion for setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and fostering an inclusive culture\n\nYou demonstrate strong ability in breaking down complex problems into clear, actionable solutions while driving agile execution to deliver results.\n\nYou are a strong partner to Product, Design, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex business needs into resilient engineering solutions.\n\nYou are a champion of advanced usage in AI tools and practices across the team to accelerate development workflows.\n\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. We are also tech stack agnostic, so please apply if you've worked with adjacent technologies.\nCompensation Philosophy\nAt Xero, we value the impact and skills you bring to the team. We don’t just hire for a role; we invest in people. We believe in a Total Package philosophy - which means your value isn't just a single number on a paycheck. While base salary is a core component, we look at your compensation through a holistic lens that includes equity, performance incentives, and world-class benefits.\nThe base salary range for this role in Canada is $186,000 - $236,000 CAD.\nPlease note that this range represents base salary only. We believe in rewarding our people for their total contribution, which is why we look at compensation through a holistic lens. In addition to base pay, your total package may include:\nVariable Pay: Eligibility commissions or equity based on role and performance.\n\nComprehensive Benefits: World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs.\n\nXero Perks: Inside Xero Explore our full suite of benefits, from wellbeing initiatives to professional development.\n\nIndividual pay is determined by various factors, including geography, level of experience, and the specific skills you bring to the role","description_format":"text","description_chars":4623,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Hybrid work","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"},{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["HR & Payroll Software","Accounting & Tax Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T19:42:08Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-25T05:45:01Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":236000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/xero-lead-engineer-payments-platform-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/xero-lead-engineer-payments-platform-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T01:48:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1830,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3170,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}