Jake Miles-Evans
Lead Engineer @Xero
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Engineer @Xero
London, GB
As a Lead Engineer at Xero, accountable for the technical design, delivery and long-term evolution of scalable, distributed systems supporting millions of customers globally, including green-field initiatives and products.I define architectural direction across complex product domains, making key decisions around system design, scalability, reliability and security. Working across cloud-native environments, I lead the implementation of resilient services, drive engineering standards, and ensure high-quality delivery through strong testing, observability and DevOps practices.Beyond delivery, I provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams — partnering with Product and Design to shape strategy, influencing roadmap decisions, and aligning engineering execution with long-term platform vision. I mentor senior engineers, elevate technical capability across the team, and foster a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.My focus is on building robust, maintainable systems that balance pragmatic delivery with architectural integrity, while creating clarity and momentum at scale.
EDUCATION
Honiton Community College
A, Physics
University of Plymouth
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science
SKILLS
ABOUT JAKE MILES-EVANS
A Principle Software Engineer / Tech Lead with a keen interest in emerging technologies and shifting paradigms within the field of computing.I have a strong computer science / mathematics background, having achieved a First Class Computer Science degree (with Honours) and with over a decade of industrial / commercial experience in various sectors.My goal is to continue to engineer best-in-class software and tools for industry, lead software teams and apply the full software development lifecycle to solve real-world problems.My main focus so far has been continuous improvement and application of software engineering skills and best practices; as well as honing project management skills and leading a team software engineers to identify, prioritise and produce technical solutions that are fit-for-purpose, scalable and performant.Professional skills include: C#.Net Core / Framework, gRPC / REST services, WCF Services, Object Orientated Programming, MySQL, OracleSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, ASP.Net / Blazor, WPF, JavaScript, Cross-platform Mobile Development, HTML, CSS, UI/UX, Software Project Management and Team Leadership.
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