XERO PAYMENTS - HELP SMALL BUSINESSES THRIVE BY POWERING THE FUTURE OF CASH FLOW

We know that for small businesses, managing cash flow isn’t just important—it’s everything. That’s why our Payments team is reimagining how money moves through the Xero platform: faster, smarter, and seamlessly embedded in everyday workflows.
Whether it’s getting paid, paying bills, or running payroll, we’re building intuitive, intelligent systems that make cash flow management effortless. Join us and help shape the tools that keep small businesses moving forward!
Our payments products and platforms directly support the core jobs for millions of small businesses globally. They’re growing fast and evolving constantly. We embrace platform thinking as a force multiplier, while continuously improving the product for our small businesses through experimentation. We’re passionate about AI in our development tools and products, and we’re looking for people who share that enthusiasm. It’s a space of big impact, bold ambition, and incredible opportunity.

OUR PURPOSE

At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Lead Engineer at Xero, you’ll be a role model for engineering excellence, supporting your team to grow their technical capability and improve development practices.
We believe that a solid technical foundation and strong growth mindset are the keys to success in Software Engineering. You won’t find a long list of must-have tech requirements below!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

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• Stay hands-on: Dedicate at least 50% of your time to technical tasks, including code and design reviews, technical kick-offs, legacy code exploration, proof-of-concept development, and incident response.

• Lead by example: Set the technical direction for the team, mentor team members, and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Drive innovation: Encourage experimentation and the adoption of new technologies to improve our products and processes.
• Collaborate effectively: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Solve complex problems: Tackle challenging technical problems and find innovative solutions.
  $155,700 - $190,000 a year