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Senior Engineer (API Platform)

Senior Engineer (API Platform)

Xero • Toronto, Canada
6 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description
The role and it’s impact As a Senior Engineer and valuable individual contributor in our Product Platform division, you will lead the delivery of high-impact, customer-focused API and SDK solutions. You will treat APIs as first-class products, balancing external developer experience with internal platform consistency to ensure our interfaces are reliable, scalable, and a joy to integrate with.

Your work will be a key enabler for AI and agent-driven automation across accounting workflows, providing the foundation for intelligent product experiences. By designing safe and composable API surfaces, you will help small businesses become more efficient and empower them with big business technology.

The team and how they connect You will join our new API Platform team in Vancouver, which focuses on positioning APIs as Xero’s core product surface. We work together to deliver the API pillar of our technical strategy that supports AI, mobile, and ecosystem use cases.

The team is currently working on

Our current technical stack includes an open source graph technologies powered by gRPC, and backend services built in modern languages like C#, Go, or Java.

We are standing up a developer platform to provide a seamless path from domain models to running APIs integrated with CI/CD and production runtimes.

You will help deliver across core accounting and tax domains using the Supergraph model to consolidate our technical stack and developer experience.

The team is beginning a legacy burndown to replace or front expensive back-channel endpoints with coherent, strongly-typed interfaces and stable contracts.

Where and how you can work This role is based in our Vancouver office. We embrace a hybrid working model that balances the flexibility of remote work with purposeful in-person collaboration.

Here are some of the things we are looking for

You bring deep knowledge of backend or platform development within large-scale distributed systems.

Designing and maintaining external or internal platform APIs and SDKs is a core strength you offer.

Your curiosity about AI-powered products helps you design interfaces that allow agents to safely orchestrate complex accounting workflows.

You enjoy coaching and mentoring others, sharing your knowledge to lift team performance and foster technical growth.

A commitment to driving best practices allows you to champion engineering standards like automated testing and quality reviews.

Navigating obstacles and building alignment with product and design teams is something you excel at through clear communication.

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.

Compensation & Total Rewards At Xero, we value the impact and skills you bring to the team. We believe in a Total Package philosophy - ensuring your value is recognized through a holistic lens that includes base salary, performance incentives, and world-class benefits.

The expected base salary range for this role is $130,400 - $180,400 CAD.

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, Xero’s roles are eligible for the following forms of variable 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.

Comprehensive Benefits: World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs. Xero Perks including wellbeing days, generous leave, and dedicated professional development budgets.

This is a posting for an existing vacancy.

Xero uses AI to help screen applications based on job-related qualifications. These tools assist our recruiters but do not make automated hiring decisions. A human recruiter reviews all candidates before any hiring action is taken.

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