Xero
Engineering Manager
AU: Sydney (45 Clarence St)
Role brief
What this role is asking for.
The role & impact As an Engineering Manager, you will own the roadmap and strategy for your team end-to-end, setting direction, making prioritisation calls, and driving the delivery of high-quality software through high-performing, inclusive teams. You won't just manage the work; you will be a genuine technical voice in the room, leading system design discussions, navigating architectural trade-offs, and shaping how the team evolves its technical foundations. Your impact spans both delivery velocity and technical excellence. You will actively contribute to critical engineering decisions, from system architecture and platform design to build-vs-buy trade-offs, while championing AI-native workflows and guiding your team to hone their craft in ways that deliver meaningful business and customer outcomes. The team You will lead a coordinated platform or product-focused team where building trust through transparency and seeking diverse perspectives are core to how we work. As an equal partner with Product and Design, you will co-own the strategic direction of your domain โ resolving dependencies early, influencing product thinking with technical insight, and creating a sustainable environment where engineers can do their best work. The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on - Championing AI Engineering by encouraging the team to inject AI across the entire SDLC...
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