Lead Xero Reporting & Insights architecture from Vancouver, San Mateo, or Seattle, applying distributed systems and AI expertise to financial data.

As the senior technical leader, you will set multi-year direction across reporting and analytics. You will align engineering, Product, and leadership around target architecture, data foundations, and AI-native capabilities. The work demands high-throughput, low-latency, resilient systems that preserve correctness for customers and accountants.

Key Responsibilities: Set a three-year architecture across Reporting & Insights

Define target states across reporting and Xero Analytics

Lead foundations supporting approximately 150 reports

Design secure, explainable AI access to financial data

Align teams across regions behind one technical direction

Requirements: Technical strategy experience spanning two to three years

Leadership across large, high-traffic, correctness-critical systems

Depth in distributed systems and data-heavy architecture

Understanding of LLMs and agents in system design

Experience mentoring Lead and Senior Engineers

Shape Xero’s reporting architecture through resilient systems, trustworthy financial data, and AI-native technical foundations.

📌 Principal Engineer Reporting Architecture (Toronto)
🏢 Xero
📍 Toronto