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Frontend Engineer (React.js, Vue.js)
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About The Company
Xe is a leading cross-border payments platform dedicated to simplifying international financial transactions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumers. Serving markets across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Xe enables users to collect, convert, hold, and transfer money seamlessly across borders. With over 300 million people relying on Xe for currency information annually and more than 350,000 users utilizing its services for overseas money transfers, the company has established a strong reputation in the financial technology industry. Currently, Xe is focused on rebuilding its platform layer to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and security of cross-border payments for both corporate and individual clients. Backed by Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT), Xe benefits from robust financial support and strategic guidance, allowing it to innovate rapidly and address real-scale payment challenges.
About The Role
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Engineer to join our dynamic team. This senior individual contributor will be instrumental in driving complex, high-impact projects across the entire technology stack. The ideal candidate will set the technical direction for the team, influence architectural decisions, and ensure the delivery of reliable, scalable solutions. As a hands-on leader, you will actively participate in coding, system design, and problem-solving, while mentoring and elevating the engineering team through technical guidance and best practices. Your expertise in AI integration, modern software development, and cross-team collaboration will be vital as Xe rebuilds its platform infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of cross-border payments technology, working in a fast-paced environment where your decisions and contributions have a direct impact on the company's success.
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Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in building production software across the full stack
- Proficiency in frontend frameworks such as Vue.js, React, or equivalent
- Strong backend development skills, preferably in C# /.NET; experience with Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar OOP languages is also acceptable
- Solid understanding of frontend fundamentals including responsive design, accessibility, web performance, and internationalization
- Experience with SQL and relational databases
- Deep expertise in system design and architecture, including microservices, service-oriented architecture, and event-driven patterns
- Proven track record in leading large, ambiguous, cross-team technical initiatives as an individual contributor
- Experience mentoring engineers through design review, technical guidance, and sponsorship
- Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools such as Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code, and knowledge of how to adopt AI in engineering workflows
- Production experience with AWS, including deployment, CI/CD pipelines, and native services like SQS, DynamoDB, S3, ECS, and Lambda
- Experience in payments, foreign exchange, or regulated industries is highly desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to align teams and stakeholders around technical strategies
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical architecture and set the strategic direction for complex, high-impact projects across the platform
- Establish and uphold engineering standards, ensuring consistency and quality across multiple squads
- Act as a force multiplier by providing design reviews, mentorship, and technical sponsorship to elevate team capabilities
- Contribute directly to production code, especially in critical areas requiring senior-level judgment
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, compliance teams, and leadership to translate ambiguous goals into clear technical plans
- Drive modernization efforts by integrating AI tools into the SDLC and transitioning legacy systems into modern architectures
- Partner with architects and team leads to implement scalable, reliable, and secure cross-border payment solutions
- Ensure best practices in system design, security, and compliance are followed throughout development
- Stay abreast of industry trends and incorporate innovative technologies to improve platform performance and capabilities
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Benefits
- Competitive salary with discretionary bonuses
- Paid annual leave starting at 23 days, increasing with tenure up to 28 days
- Paid day off for your birthday
- Employer pension contribution of 4%
- Discounted Euronet ESPP
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Life insurance, income protection, and critical illness cover
- Mental health and wellbeing programs
- Volunteering days for charitable activities
Equal Opportunity
Xe is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified applicants receive fair consideration for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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