Architect (Front End, Senior)

Description

Summary: Xe is seeking a Senior Architect to own end-to-end architectural problems, shaping how the engineering organization builds systems for cross-border payments with a focus on AI integration. Highlights: 1. Owns architectural problems end-to-end, shaping engineering builds 2. Designs systems behind consumer and SME money movement 3. Leads AI adoption in front-end work and mentors engineers **Description** ### **About Xe** Xe is a cross\-border payments platform. We help SMEs and consumers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand collect, convert, hold, and send money across markets. Each year, over 300 million people use Xe for currency information and over 350,000 use us to send money overseas. Today, we're rebuilding the platform layer behind cross\-border payments for corporate and consumer clients. We're small enough that your code ships fast and your decisions matter, and Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT) backs us so the problems stay real\-scale. ### **About This Role** We're hiring a Senior Architect who owns architectural problems end\-to\-end and shapes how the engineering org builds, from system design and component contracts through implementation, reliability, and the patterns that make the next surface cheaper to build. You already use AI as part of how you think, design, build, and ship. You'll design the systems behind the surfaces consumers and SMEs use to move money in production, set the front\-end architecture and patterns the engineering org adopts, and stay hands\-on where it matters most. The work spans the web and mobile platform, the design system and shared component libraries, and the BFF and edge patterns that connect the front\-end to the services behind it. You set front\-end architecture direction across the engineering org, lead cross\-cutting decisions, and mentor mid\-level engineers and team leads. ### **What You'll Do** * Own the front\-end architecture across the engineering org: the web and mobile platform, the design system and shared component libraries, state and data\-fetching patterns, and the BFF and edge layers that connect to the services behind them. * Stay hands\-on: lead prototyping of patterns that engineers adopt, write code in the hardest parts of the front\-end platform, and lead front\-end architecture reviews across squads. * Set front\-end architecture standards across the engineering org: component APIs, accessibility, performance, observability, and the patterns that keep the front\-end consistent across products. * Lead cross\-cutting front\-end decisions, mentor mid\-level engineers and team leads, and grow the front\-end architecture practice across the engineering org. * Lead how the engineering org adopts AI in front\-end work: use agentic coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) daily across the SDLC, and shape AI use across design, code, testing, and documentation. ### **What We're Looking For** **Must\-have** * 7 to 10\+ years building production software end\-to\-end, with at least 3 years in architecture\-leaning work such as front\-end platform, system design, or technical leadership. * Track record designing and setting front\-end architecture across multiple teams or the engineering org, including leading architecture reviews and mentoring engineers and team leads. * Strong front\-end proficiency in TypeScript with Vue, React, or equivalent, our core front\-end stack, with hands\-on coding still part of daily work. * Solid CS fundamentals: object\-oriented design, domain\-driven design, data structures, and pragmatic system design. * Deep understanding of front\-end architecture: component systems, state management, data fetching, and BFF or edge patterns. * Strong grasp of web performance, accessibility, and how front\-end systems consume APIs and services. * Production experience with AWS, including CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent). * Payments, FX, or regulated\-industry experience. * Daily use of agentic coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) across the SDLC, with a clear point of view on how AI fits into front\-end architecture work. * Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain architectural tradeoffs to engineering, product, and business audiences. **Nice\-to\-have** * Experience owning a design system or shared component libraries at scale. * Familiarity with our C\# / .NET backend stack and how the front\-end integrates with the services behind it. * Familiarity with TOGAF, SAFe, or other architectural frameworks. * Experience hiring, interviewing, or onboarding engineers and architects. * Experience leading large\-scale platform migrations or architecture transitions. ### **Perks \& Benefits** * Free Life Insurance * Supplemental Medical \& Dental Insurance * Internal emergency loans * Birthday day off * Various discounts via Caja Los Andes * Euronet stock purchase (quarterly option) * Remittance service with no commission for immediate family * Annual salary reviews * Agreement with Smart Fit (Gym) We want Xe to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organization that encourages diversity in all respects. Xe is an **Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered 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 are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruitment@xe.com. The position responsibilities outlined above are intended to define the general contents and requirements to perform this job. It is not to be taken as a complete statement of responsibilities or requirements. This job description does not restrict the Company's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job as needed.