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Engineer

Xero · CAN: Vancouver (333 Seymour St)

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What Xero asks for

From Xero's Engineer ad, checked 2 Nov 2026.

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C#, .NET, Java, or Go backend development

Proficient backend development experience with at least one language such as C#, .NET, Java, or Go, including building and operating services in production cloud environments.

Distributed systems and databases

Practical experience with distributed systems, including resilience patterns and service communication. Expertise in relational databases, data integrity, and ACID principles.

Microservices and legacy modernization

Transitioning monolithic architectures to modern microservices, resolving legacy problems, and improving service interfaces or APIs.

DevOps and automated testing

Working knowledge of modern DevOps, continuous integration pipelines, automated testing, and development practices such as trunk-based and test-driven development.

Stakeholder and partner collaboration

Strong communication skills to manage internal stakeholders, such as technical product partners, while collaborating across teams to drive technical excellence.

Based at the on-site location in Vancouver. Hybrid: one to two days a week in the office. Candidates must travel to New Zealand for onboarding after the first couple of weeks.

How the example answers the ad

Three of the five requirements above, each matched to a line in the example.

  1. Microservices and legacy modernization

    “Migrated core payment processing monolith to .NET microservices on AWS, reducing latency by 40%.”

    Moving a payment monolith to .NET microservices on AWS shows transition from monolithic architecture to modern microservices and resolving legacy problems.

  2. DevOps and automated testing

    “Adopted trunk-based development workflows to increase overall feature delivery velocity by 25%.”

    Using trunk-based development to accelerate delivery by 25% shows the application of specific modern development practices and DevOps methodologies.

  3. Stakeholder and partner collaboration

    “Partnered with product managers to define API schemas for complex international merchant compliance features.”

    Working with product managers on international merchant schemas shows the communication skills needed to manage technical product partners and coordinate complex feature definitions.

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Kwame Osei · Senior Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Backend software engineer with 6 years of experience in high-volume financial technology and distributed system design. Modernized legacy payment architectures by migrating monolithic services to .NET microservices, resulting in 40% improved latency. Implemented trunk-based development and automated CI/CD pipelines to increase feature deployment frequency by 60%. Collaborated with product stakeholders to define API requirements while maintaining 99.99% availability across cloud-native environments.

Experience

Senior Backend Software Engineer · Stripe

New York, NY · 2023 - Present

  • Migrated core payment processing monolith to .NET microservices on AWS, reducing latency by 40%.
  • Managed PostgreSQL clusters handling over 50,000 transactions per second with strict ACID compliance.
  • Implemented gRPC service communication protocols to improve data exchange efficiency by 25%.
  • Adopted trunk-based development workflows to increase overall feature delivery velocity by 25%.
  • Partnered with product managers to define API schemas for complex international merchant compliance features.

Backend Software Engineer · JPMorgan Chase

New York, NY · 2021 - 2023

  • Modernized legacy Java financial reporting modules into cloud-native microservices infrastructure.
  • Achieved 99.99% system uptime by integrating resilience patterns including circuit breakers.
  • Refactored complex SQL schemas to reduce query execution time for high-frequency trading modules by 30%.
  • Coordinated with cross-functional teams to integrate third-party banking APIs into internal settlement engines.

Junior Backend Developer · TD Bank

Toronto, ON · 2020 - 2021

  • Supported enterprise-level Java applications within the retail banking division to ensure system stability.
  • Optimized existing database stored procedures to decrease monthly report generation time by 20%.
  • Participated in rigorous code reviews to enforce secure coding standards and regulatory financial requirements.
  • Developed automated scripts for daily data verification processes, reducing manual errors by 10%.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON · 2016 - 2020

  • Graduated with 3.9 GPA and Dean's Honors List recognition.
  • Served as lead developer for the university financial software project.
  • Completed thesis on distributed transactional databases.

Skills

Programming Languages:C#JavaGoSQLPython
Cloud and Infrastructure:AWSDockerKubernetesTerraformJenkins
System Architecture:Distributed SystemsMicroservicesACID TransactionsAPI DesignResilience Patterns
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