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Job description
- As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the delivery of high-quality software by leading a high-performing inclusive team. You will act as the technical anchor, balancing predictable roadmap delivery with a relentless focus on team growth, technical excellence, and system health
- Your work requires a delicate balance between short-term product delivery velocity and long-term operational excellence. You will guide your team to hone their craft, champion AI-native workflows, and resolve complex technical challenges to deliver impactful outcomes that align with business and customer goals
- You will lead a results-driven team that operates with clear goals and ownership, fostering a high-trust environment where “blameless” problem-solving is the norm. The team works closely with Product and Design partners to shape solutions that truly matter to our customers
- Modernising architectures and improving CI/CD maturity to reduce operational risk
- Embedding AI-native engineering workflows across the SDLC to boost velocity and reduce toil
- Refining system design and architecture for high-scale, high-availability distributed systems
- Driving visibility into system health and technical debt to enable proactive improvements
Preferred experience
- Hands-on experience writing, reviewing, and debugging production code, with the technical credibility to guide engineering decisions
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and performance-managing engineers, including building and improving team capability over time
- Extensive professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of technical maturity and delivering complex systems
- Experience leading teams in the adoption of AI-native engineering workflows to improve developer productivity and quality
- Proven track record of translating business goals into executable engineering plans, balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability
- Experience building and supporting high-scale, high-availability distributed systems, including leading or overseeing incident response
- Apply even if your experience isn’t a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team