Xero
Staff / Lead Backend Engineer, Payments Platform
US: San Mateo (1875 South Grant Street) · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$207k-$258kDetected 8 days ago
JavaGoC++C#SQLNoSQLAWSAPI DevelopmentLeadershipCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- The role / impact In this role, you will help shape the technical foundation for money movement capabilities while unlocking new product lines globally.
- This 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.
Responsibilities
- Designing and building out payment platform capabilities, such as orchestration, risks & fraud, multi-providers, to accelerate various payment products development and improve operational posture
- Building out a global bill payment product to streamline how small businesses manage their cash flow
- Developing core high-throughput platform services
- A deep understanding of system architecture, API design, and both SQL and NoSQL databases is essential
- You demonstrate strong ability in breaking down complex problems into clear, actionable solutions while driving agile execution to deliver results.
- You are a strong partner to Product, Design, and other cross-functional teams to translate complex business needs into resilient engineering solutions.
Requirements
- Your background includes proficiency in modern backend stacks such as C#, Java, Golang, or C++, alongside cloud-native platforms like AWS
Compensation
- Variable 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.
- $206,600 - $258,200 USD
- Individual pay is determined by various factors, including geography, level of experience, and the specific skills you bring to the role.
- In addition to base pay,
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and 21 days PTO, 10 days of Wellbeing leave, 5 days of Xtra Leave, 1 volunteer day, 12 paid holidays, paid parental leave.
- Further information included on our Xero Perks https://careers.xero.com/inside-xero/benefits-wellbeing/ page.
- 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.
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