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Principal Engineer

Xero
23 hours ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Engineering
The role & impact As a Principal Engineer in our payment platforms team, you will drive technical strategy and lead the architectural direction of systems that process critical financial transactions at scale. You will solve complex engineering challenges, shape future-proof architecture, and elevate technical excellence across the platform while directly influencing our core product vision. Beyond guiding overall system design, you will act as a key technical leader and mentor to senior engineers. You will nurture a culture of continuous learning, champion best practices, and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to ensure our payment systems remain reliable, performant, and secure. The team & how they connect You will join a dedicated payment platforms team that builds and scales the core infrastructure powering global transactions. Working alongside product managers, site reliability engineers, and software developers, the team operates in an agile, collaborative environment. Together, they focus on sharing knowledge, maintaining high quality standards, and building resilient systems that seamlessly connect our users to financial services. The team is currently work... Click Apply to read the full job description.