Xero · 9 hours ago
Principal Engineer
Washington, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$240K/yr - $280K/yrXero is seeking a Principal Engineer in Product Site Reliability Engineering to drive strategic technical direction and improve systemic reliability across the organization. The role focuses on implementing capacity forecasting, performance optimization, and championing innovation and automation to enhance the technical architecture of their software.
AccountingBillingFinTechPersonal FinanceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Driving strategic technical direction and shaping system architecture for multiple complex, distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices
Designing and implementing comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions to gain deep, actionable, data-driven insights
Championing automation and delivering scalable and efficient infrastructure, balancing automation, performance, and customer experience
Actively mentoring and elevating the SRE capabilities of the wider organisation, setting code quality and best practices
Qualification
Required
You possess expert-level knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture
You are skilled in designing and implementing expert-level automation frameworks and tools (not just one-off scripts)
You will bring exceptional ability to mentor and guide others, fostering a culture of SRE excellence across the organisation
You demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of influencing technical strategy across the organisation
You are proactive in identifying and driving opportunities for improvement by regularly reviewing delivery and production metrics
You will have proven ability to translate ambiguous problems into actionable work and exercise strategic decision-making under pressure during critical incidents
Company
Xero
Xero is an online accounting software for small businesses that automating invoicing, bank reconciliations, and reporting.
Founded in 2006
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.61BKey Investors
Callaghan InnovationTCVAccel
2024-06-05Post Ipo Debt· $925M
2021-09-08Grant· $0.06M
2020-10-23Grant· $0.06M
Leadership Team
Alexander Von Shirmeister
Managing Director, Emerging Markets & New Ventures
James Coleman
Head of Developer Relations
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