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Principal Engineer (API Platform) at Xero

Department: Engineering

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Compensation · Listed in posting

CA$227,600 – CA$284,600/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia
Type
Full-time
Level
staff+
Posted

Description

Xero is hiring a Principal Engineer for Platform API to define and drive the long-term technical vision for its accounting APIs and SDKs used by external partners and internal product teams. The role combines platform engineering and AI, focusing on stable, strongly-typed interfaces, event-driven architectures, developer experience, and the safe integration of LLMs and autonomous agents with financial workflows. It is based in Xero’s Vancouver office with a hybrid working model and offers a base salary of $227,600-$284,600 CAD plus variable compensation and benefits.

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