Backend engineer scaling Redis and Valkey cache infrastructure for Affirm’s financial technology platform. Automating operations, migrations and self - service workflows for mission - critical data services.
About the role
- Lead Engineer shaping Xero’s global payments platform and bill-payment products. Building secure, high-throughput services that help small businesses manage cash flow.
Responsibilities
- Shape the technical foundation for money movement capabilities and unlock new product lines globally
- Guide the design and development of reliable, scalable, performant, and secure payment-platform services
- Ensure operational excellence and direct business outcomes
- Make foundational architectural decisions for an early-stage payments initiative
- Contribute directly to production code and proof-of-concepts
- Design and build payment-platform capabilities including orchestration, risk and fraud, and multi-provider support
- Build a global bill-payment product for small businesses
- Develop core high-throughput platform services
- Integrate and champion AI capabilities to improve engineering productivity and developer workflows
- Collaborate with product, security, risk, operations, design, and other cross-functional teams
- Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and foster an inclusive culture
- Translate complex business needs into resilient engineering solutions supporting millions of subscribers
Requirements
- Proven track record delivering highly available, distributed backend systems
- Experience designing high-throughput services under real-world constraints
- Deep understanding of system architecture and API design
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Proficiency in C#, Java, Golang, or C++
- Experience with cloud-native platforms such as AWS
- Hands-on contribution to production code, proof-of-concepts, and technical deep dives
- Strong technical leadership, mentoring, and technical-direction capabilities
- Ability to break down complex problems into actionable solutions and drive agile execution
- Ability to partner with Product, Design, Security, Risk, Operations, and other cross-functional teams
- Advanced usage of AI tools and practices to accelerate development workflows
- Vancouver onsite/hybrid applicants, Ontario or Alberta applicants willing to relocate, or Seattle-area/Washington US applicants working remotely
Benefits
- Variable pay: eligibility for commissions or equity based on role and performance
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement programs
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Professional development
- Flexible work from home
- Hybrid working model with office collaboration and "boost days"
- Potential equity-based compensation
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