Lead Engineer- Syft

Xero
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Communication","Mentoring","Coaching","Collaboration","Growth mindset"]

Lead a hands-on engineering effort for Xero’s Syft UK pod, shaping technical direction and driving multi-year product and platform goals. Collaborate across teams to build secure, scalable distributed systems, simplify complex services, and release value early. Mentor engineers and improve delivery, deployment, support, and operational visibility. Work on high-impact reporting and insights engineering, including Budgets API/Reporting integration, Benchmarking rebuild, and Syft-X resilience improvements.

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Lead Engineer- Syft

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Job Summary

Lead a hands-on engineering effort for Xero’s Syft UK pod, shaping technical direction and driving multi-year product and platform goals. Collaborate across teams to build secure, scalable distributed systems, simplify complex services, and release value early. Mentor engineers and improve delivery, deployment, support, and operational visibility. Work on high-impact reporting and insights engineering, including Budgets API/Reporting integration, Benchmarking rebuild, and Syft-X resilience improvements.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate across Xero to create and deliver software to customers.
  • •Set technical direction for the product group and break down silos to drive multi-year platform goals.
  • •Support engineers to deliver well and improve development practices, design, delivery, deployment, and support.
  • •Build smaller, safer changes to strengthen operational visibility and reduce key-person dependency for critical work.
  • •Work on Syft UK initiatives including Budgets API and Reporting integration, Benchmarking rebuild, and Syft-X resilience improvements.

Key Requirements

  • •Design secure, scalable distributed systems and manage software at scale using Node.js and AWS.
  • •Coach and mentor engineers to grow their technical capabilities.
  • •Communicate clearly with the ability to navigate complex technical ideas and build alignment.
  • •Apply a growth mindset focused on continuous learning, experimentation, and sharing knowledge.
  • •Lead incident responses, resolve failure patterns, and guide quality testing strategies.
Skills:CommunicationMentoringCoachingCollaborationGrowth mindset
Tech Stack:Node jsAWS

Company Brief

Xero
Provides cloud-based accounting, payroll, and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, enabling invoicing, bank reconciliation, reporting, and integrations with third-party apps globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Wellington, New Zealand
Founded: 2006
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