The role / impact As our 'Engineering Manager - Data', you will lead the engineering team responsible for creating and maintaining core models on our data platform. In this role, you will balance strategic leadership with technical delivery, shaping platform architecture while staying close enough to execution to ensure delivery, stability, and quality standards are met. You will empower and grow senior engineering talent, establish operational standards, and manage risk and dependencies across key quarterly initiatives. Partnering closely with product, platform, and security teams, you will ensure high-quality, scalable data products are delivered to solve meaningful customer problems. The team & how they connect The 'Dataverse' team consists of nine engineers located across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada who build and maintain the core models in our data platform. Working across remote locations, the team collaborates closely to manage cross-team dependencies and maintain continuous alignment. They foster an environment grounded in knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and empathy for stakeholders. Initially, the role may focus on Designing and building core models on the data platform using AWS and Snowflake infrastructure. Streamlining real-time data flows and streaming architecture across platform services. Leading delivery execution for complex data platform initiatives while managing dependencies and risks. Coaching senior engineers, elevating engineering standards, and supporting team adoption of DataOps practices. Where and how you can work This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements based out of our Sydney or Melbourne offices. You can balance remote work with designated office boost days to connect, whiteboard, and collaborate in person with your team. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role: A background in data platform delivery alongside data engineering expertise and data modelling capability. Practical familiarity with cloud infrastructure like AWS and Snowflake, along with an understanding of real-time streaming technologies and data flows. Your leadership style combines delivery focus with the technical breadth required to guide architectural decisions and step in hands-on when required. Proven capability in coaching senior engineers, setting clear expectations, and supporting individual career progression. Demonstrated proficiency managing platform health, establishing Service Level Objectives, and leading operational performance. Strong collaborative skills to build trusted relationships across product, platform, and security teams. 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.
Aug 17, 2026
Full time
The role / impact As our 'Engineering Manager - Data', you will lead the engineering team responsible for creating and maintaining core models on our data platform. In this role, you will balance strategic leadership with technical delivery, shaping platform architecture while staying close enough to execution to ensure delivery, stability, and quality standards are met. You will empower and grow senior engineering talent, establish operational standards, and manage risk and dependencies across key quarterly initiatives. Partnering closely with product, platform, and security teams, you will ensure high-quality, scalable data products are delivered to solve meaningful customer problems. The team & how they connect The 'Dataverse' team consists of nine engineers located across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada who build and maintain the core models in our data platform. Working across remote locations, the team collaborates closely to manage cross-team dependencies and maintain continuous alignment. They foster an environment grounded in knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and empathy for stakeholders. Initially, the role may focus on Designing and building core models on the data platform using AWS and Snowflake infrastructure. Streamlining real-time data flows and streaming architecture across platform services. Leading delivery execution for complex data platform initiatives while managing dependencies and risks. Coaching senior engineers, elevating engineering standards, and supporting team adoption of DataOps practices. Where and how you can work This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements based out of our Sydney or Melbourne offices. You can balance remote work with designated office boost days to connect, whiteboard, and collaborate in person with your team. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role: A background in data platform delivery alongside data engineering expertise and data modelling capability. Practical familiarity with cloud infrastructure like AWS and Snowflake, along with an understanding of real-time streaming technologies and data flows. Your leadership style combines delivery focus with the technical breadth required to guide architectural decisions and step in hands-on when required. Proven capability in coaching senior engineers, setting clear expectations, and supporting individual career progression. Demonstrated proficiency managing platform health, establishing Service Level Objectives, and leading operational performance. Strong collaborative skills to build trusted relationships across product, platform, and security teams. 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.
The role / impact As our 'Engineering Manager - Data', you will lead the engineering team responsible for creating and maintaining core models on our data platform. In this role, you will balance strategic leadership with technical delivery, shaping platform architecture while staying close enough to execution to ensure delivery, stability, and quality standards are met. You will empower and grow senior engineering talent, establish operational standards, and manage risk and dependencies across key quarterly initiatives. Partnering closely with product, platform, and security teams, you will ensure high-quality, scalable data products are delivered to solve meaningful customer problems. The team & how they connect The 'Dataverse' team consists of nine engineers located across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada who build and maintain the core models in our data platform. Working across remote locations, the team collaborates closely to manage cross-team dependencies and maintain continuous alignment. They foster an environment grounded in knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and empathy for stakeholders. Initially, the role may focus on Designing and building core models on the data platform using AWS and Snowflake infrastructure. Streamlining real-time data flows and streaming architecture across platform services. Leading delivery execution for complex data platform initiatives while managing dependencies and risks. Coaching senior engineers, elevating engineering standards, and supporting team adoption of DataOps practices. Where and how you can work This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements based out of our Sydney or Melbourne offices. You can balance remote work with designated office boost days to connect, whiteboard, and collaborate in person with your team. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role: A background in data platform delivery alongside data engineering expertise and data modelling capability. Practical familiarity with cloud infrastructure like AWS and Snowflake, along with an understanding of real-time streaming technologies and data flows. Your leadership style combines delivery focus with the technical breadth required to guide architectural decisions and step in hands-on when required. Proven capability in coaching senior engineers, setting clear expectations, and supporting individual career progression. Demonstrated proficiency managing platform health, establishing Service Level Objectives, and leading operational performance. Strong collaborative skills to build trusted relationships across product, platform, and security teams. 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.
Aug 17, 2026
Full time
The role / impact As our 'Engineering Manager - Data', you will lead the engineering team responsible for creating and maintaining core models on our data platform. In this role, you will balance strategic leadership with technical delivery, shaping platform architecture while staying close enough to execution to ensure delivery, stability, and quality standards are met. You will empower and grow senior engineering talent, establish operational standards, and manage risk and dependencies across key quarterly initiatives. Partnering closely with product, platform, and security teams, you will ensure high-quality, scalable data products are delivered to solve meaningful customer problems. The team & how they connect The 'Dataverse' team consists of nine engineers located across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada who build and maintain the core models in our data platform. Working across remote locations, the team collaborates closely to manage cross-team dependencies and maintain continuous alignment. They foster an environment grounded in knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and empathy for stakeholders. Initially, the role may focus on Designing and building core models on the data platform using AWS and Snowflake infrastructure. Streamlining real-time data flows and streaming architecture across platform services. Leading delivery execution for complex data platform initiatives while managing dependencies and risks. Coaching senior engineers, elevating engineering standards, and supporting team adoption of DataOps practices. Where and how you can work This role offers flexible hybrid working arrangements based out of our Sydney or Melbourne offices. You can balance remote work with designated office boost days to connect, whiteboard, and collaborate in person with your team. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role: A background in data platform delivery alongside data engineering expertise and data modelling capability. Practical familiarity with cloud infrastructure like AWS and Snowflake, along with an understanding of real-time streaming technologies and data flows. Your leadership style combines delivery focus with the technical breadth required to guide architectural decisions and step in hands-on when required. Proven capability in coaching senior engineers, setting clear expectations, and supporting individual career progression. Demonstrated proficiency managing platform health, establishing Service Level Objectives, and leading operational performance. Strong collaborative skills to build trusted relationships across product, platform, and security teams. 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.
The role At Xero, our Data Platform team builds the pipelines, models, and infrastructure that turn raw data into products used across the company and by millions of small businesses worldwide. In this role, you will design and build data solutions at scale, from ingestion through to modelling and the underlying platform. You will own complex technical problems end to end, navigate ambiguity, and help lift both the engineering systems and the people around you. You will play a key part in continuously raising our technical standards, driving better data quality, and creating a more self-service platform. Our team fosters an engineering culture that actively leans into automation and modern engineering practices, ensuring our foundations remain reliable and scalable as we grow. The team Our team sits within the Data Engineering organisation, which builds and operates trusted, scalable data foundations to power analytics, decision-making, and artificial intelligence across Xero. We are a collaborative group dedicated to delivering high-quality data products through robust engineering practices and a culture of empathy towards stakeholders. You will join an environment that values knowledge sharing, regular constructive feedback, and close collaboration with product and security teams to solve real customer problems. The team is currently working on Expanding our core data platform capabilities and infrastructure using Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, and AWS to enhance observability and access management. Advancing our Infrastructure as Code practices by deploying and operating platform components with Terraform. Building out raw data intake pipelines and core data models that make information reusable and valuable for downstream teams. Developing real-time data products and behavioural analytics platforms using tools like Flink to enable advanced analytics and self-service capabilities. Where and how you can work We support a flexible working model that empowers you to balance your professional and personal life. You will have the option to work in a hybrid capacity, combining the focus of remote work with the collaboration of our office spaces and team boost days to foster connection and alignment. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a strong understanding of end-to-end modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with orchestration and tools like Snowflake, dbt, and Prefect. Your background includes solid infrastructure as code practices, particularly using Terraform to build, deploy, and operate data platforms. You possess well-rounded core engineering habits, such as writing robust tests, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and working comfortably within AWS environments. You have a deep understanding of data engineering fundamentals, spanning data modelling, transformation, pipeline design, and data quality management. Your experience includes managing production systems, handling monitoring, incident response, and building automated, self-service tools to improve developer productivity. You demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, strong ownership, and the ability to collaborate effectively with data consumers and engineering teams. 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.
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
The role At Xero, our Data Platform team builds the pipelines, models, and infrastructure that turn raw data into products used across the company and by millions of small businesses worldwide. In this role, you will design and build data solutions at scale, from ingestion through to modelling and the underlying platform. You will own complex technical problems end to end, navigate ambiguity, and help lift both the engineering systems and the people around you. You will play a key part in continuously raising our technical standards, driving better data quality, and creating a more self-service platform. Our team fosters an engineering culture that actively leans into automation and modern engineering practices, ensuring our foundations remain reliable and scalable as we grow. The team Our team sits within the Data Engineering organisation, which builds and operates trusted, scalable data foundations to power analytics, decision-making, and artificial intelligence across Xero. We are a collaborative group dedicated to delivering high-quality data products through robust engineering practices and a culture of empathy towards stakeholders. You will join an environment that values knowledge sharing, regular constructive feedback, and close collaboration with product and security teams to solve real customer problems. The team is currently working on Expanding our core data platform capabilities and infrastructure using Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, and AWS to enhance observability and access management. Advancing our Infrastructure as Code practices by deploying and operating platform components with Terraform. Building out raw data intake pipelines and core data models that make information reusable and valuable for downstream teams. Developing real-time data products and behavioural analytics platforms using tools like Flink to enable advanced analytics and self-service capabilities. Where and how you can work We support a flexible working model that empowers you to balance your professional and personal life. You will have the option to work in a hybrid capacity, combining the focus of remote work with the collaboration of our office spaces and team boost days to foster connection and alignment. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a strong understanding of end-to-end modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with orchestration and tools like Snowflake, dbt, and Prefect. Your background includes solid infrastructure as code practices, particularly using Terraform to build, deploy, and operate data platforms. You possess well-rounded core engineering habits, such as writing robust tests, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and working comfortably within AWS environments. You have a deep understanding of data engineering fundamentals, spanning data modelling, transformation, pipeline design, and data quality management. Your experience includes managing production systems, handling monitoring, incident response, and building automated, self-service tools to improve developer productivity. You demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, strong ownership, and the ability to collaborate effectively with data consumers and engineering teams. 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.
The role At Xero, our Data Platform team builds the pipelines, models, and infrastructure that turn raw data into products used across the company and by millions of small businesses worldwide. In this role, you will design and build data solutions at scale, from ingestion through to modelling and the underlying platform. You will own complex technical problems end to end, navigate ambiguity, and help lift both the engineering systems and the people around you. You will play a key part in continuously raising our technical standards, driving better data quality, and creating a more self-service platform. Our team fosters an engineering culture that actively leans into automation and modern engineering practices, ensuring our foundations remain reliable and scalable as we grow. The team Our team sits within the Data Engineering organisation, which builds and operates trusted, scalable data foundations to power analytics, decision-making, and artificial intelligence across Xero. We are a collaborative group dedicated to delivering high-quality data products through robust engineering practices and a culture of empathy towards stakeholders. You will join an environment that values knowledge sharing, regular constructive feedback, and close collaboration with product and security teams to solve real customer problems. The team is currently working on Expanding our core data platform capabilities and infrastructure using Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, and AWS to enhance observability and access management. Advancing our Infrastructure as Code practices by deploying and operating platform components with Terraform. Building out raw data intake pipelines and core data models that make information reusable and valuable for downstream teams. Developing real-time data products and behavioural analytics platforms using tools like Flink to enable advanced analytics and self-service capabilities. Where and how you can work We support a flexible working model that empowers you to balance your professional and personal life. You will have the option to work in a hybrid capacity, combining the focus of remote work with the collaboration of our office spaces and team boost days to foster connection and alignment. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a strong understanding of end-to-end modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with orchestration and tools like Snowflake, dbt, and Prefect. Your background includes solid infrastructure as code practices, particularly using Terraform to build, deploy, and operate data platforms. You possess well-rounded core engineering habits, such as writing robust tests, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and working comfortably within AWS environments. You have a deep understanding of data engineering fundamentals, spanning data modelling, transformation, pipeline design, and data quality management. Your experience includes managing production systems, handling monitoring, incident response, and building automated, self-service tools to improve developer productivity. You demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, strong ownership, and the ability to collaborate effectively with data consumers and engineering teams. 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.
Aug 05, 2026
Full time
The role At Xero, our Data Platform team builds the pipelines, models, and infrastructure that turn raw data into products used across the company and by millions of small businesses worldwide. In this role, you will design and build data solutions at scale, from ingestion through to modelling and the underlying platform. You will own complex technical problems end to end, navigate ambiguity, and help lift both the engineering systems and the people around you. You will play a key part in continuously raising our technical standards, driving better data quality, and creating a more self-service platform. Our team fosters an engineering culture that actively leans into automation and modern engineering practices, ensuring our foundations remain reliable and scalable as we grow. The team Our team sits within the Data Engineering organisation, which builds and operates trusted, scalable data foundations to power analytics, decision-making, and artificial intelligence across Xero. We are a collaborative group dedicated to delivering high-quality data products through robust engineering practices and a culture of empathy towards stakeholders. You will join an environment that values knowledge sharing, regular constructive feedback, and close collaboration with product and security teams to solve real customer problems. The team is currently working on Expanding our core data platform capabilities and infrastructure using Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, and AWS to enhance observability and access management. Advancing our Infrastructure as Code practices by deploying and operating platform components with Terraform. Building out raw data intake pipelines and core data models that make information reusable and valuable for downstream teams. Developing real-time data products and behavioural analytics platforms using tools like Flink to enable advanced analytics and self-service capabilities. Where and how you can work We support a flexible working model that empowers you to balance your professional and personal life. You will have the option to work in a hybrid capacity, combining the focus of remote work with the collaboration of our office spaces and team boost days to foster connection and alignment. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a strong understanding of end-to-end modern data platforms, including hands-on experience with orchestration and tools like Snowflake, dbt, and Prefect. Your background includes solid infrastructure as code practices, particularly using Terraform to build, deploy, and operate data platforms. You possess well-rounded core engineering habits, such as writing robust tests, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and working comfortably within AWS environments. You have a deep understanding of data engineering fundamentals, spanning data modelling, transformation, pipeline design, and data quality management. Your experience includes managing production systems, handling monitoring, incident response, and building automated, self-service tools to improve developer productivity. You demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, strong ownership, and the ability to collaborate effectively with data consumers and engineering teams. 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.
The role & impact As a Senior Data Scientist within Product Data Science team, you'll own end-to-end data science projects that shape one of Xero's flagship product areas. From framing the problem through to analysis, experimentation and productionised models, your work will directly influence conversion, retention and outcomes for small businesses and their advisors. You'll bring strong technical judgement to nuanced, high-impact problems, using modern AI tooling and automation to accelerate your work while maintaining scientific rigour. Alongside your own projects, you'll help raise the bar for the wider team, mentoring earlier-career scientists and contributing to a strong technical and scientific culture. The team & how they connect The Product Data Science & Engineering team partners closely with Product and Technology to drive decisions through experimentation, measurement and AI-powered analytics. Rather than servicing requests, the team helps set the product's direction, turning workflows into agentic processes and bringing AI applications into production. The team is currently working on Tech stack: SQL, Python, Snowflake, dbt and Git Current focus: ML models for conversion propensity and opportunity sizing within Product Current focus: Measurement frameworks for AI product outcomes Future direction: AI-powered analytics and agentic workflows, including evaluation and guardrails Where and how you can work Xero offers a flexible hybrid working model designed to blend the collaboration of office life with the autonomy of remote work. You will have access to our modern office spaces, with expectations around office days and collaborative 'boost days' aligned to help your team connect and ship great code effectively. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role You'll bring strong proficiency in SQL and Python, along with a solid grounding in statistics and experimentation design Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders comes naturally to you, and you know how to bring clarity to nuanced problems You've productionised machine learning models end to end, ideally within a modern data stack such as Snowflake, dbt and Git Mentoring earlier-career scientists is something you enjoy, and you take pride in lifting the quality bar around you A genuine curiosity about AI and automation drives you to find better, faster ways to deliver insight Working across product, engineering and design comes easily to you, and you know how to keep momentum despite ambiguity 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.
Jul 30, 2026
Full time
The role & impact As a Senior Data Scientist within Product Data Science team, you'll own end-to-end data science projects that shape one of Xero's flagship product areas. From framing the problem through to analysis, experimentation and productionised models, your work will directly influence conversion, retention and outcomes for small businesses and their advisors. You'll bring strong technical judgement to nuanced, high-impact problems, using modern AI tooling and automation to accelerate your work while maintaining scientific rigour. Alongside your own projects, you'll help raise the bar for the wider team, mentoring earlier-career scientists and contributing to a strong technical and scientific culture. The team & how they connect The Product Data Science & Engineering team partners closely with Product and Technology to drive decisions through experimentation, measurement and AI-powered analytics. Rather than servicing requests, the team helps set the product's direction, turning workflows into agentic processes and bringing AI applications into production. The team is currently working on Tech stack: SQL, Python, Snowflake, dbt and Git Current focus: ML models for conversion propensity and opportunity sizing within Product Current focus: Measurement frameworks for AI product outcomes Future direction: AI-powered analytics and agentic workflows, including evaluation and guardrails Where and how you can work Xero offers a flexible hybrid working model designed to blend the collaboration of office life with the autonomy of remote work. You will have access to our modern office spaces, with expectations around office days and collaborative 'boost days' aligned to help your team connect and ship great code effectively. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role You'll bring strong proficiency in SQL and Python, along with a solid grounding in statistics and experimentation design Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders comes naturally to you, and you know how to bring clarity to nuanced problems You've productionised machine learning models end to end, ideally within a modern data stack such as Snowflake, dbt and Git Mentoring earlier-career scientists is something you enjoy, and you take pride in lifting the quality bar around you A genuine curiosity about AI and automation drives you to find better, faster ways to deliver insight Working across product, engineering and design comes easily to you, and you know how to keep momentum despite ambiguity 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.
The role & impact As a Senior Data Scientist within Product Data Science team, you'll own end-to-end data science projects that shape one of Xero's flagship product areas. From framing the problem through to analysis, experimentation and productionised models, your work will directly influence conversion, retention and outcomes for small businesses and their advisors. You'll bring strong technical judgement to nuanced, high-impact problems, using modern AI tooling and automation to accelerate your work while maintaining scientific rigour. Alongside your own projects, you'll help raise the bar for the wider team, mentoring earlier-career scientists and contributing to a strong technical and scientific culture. The team & how they connect The Product Data Science & Engineering team partners closely with Product and Technology to drive decisions through experimentation, measurement and AI-powered analytics. Rather than servicing requests, the team helps set the product's direction, turning workflows into agentic processes and bringing AI applications into production. The team is currently working on Tech stack: SQL, Python, Snowflake, dbt and Git Current focus: ML models for conversion propensity and opportunity sizing within Product Current focus: Measurement frameworks for AI product outcomes Future direction: AI-powered analytics and agentic workflows, including evaluation and guardrails Where and how you can work Xero offers a flexible hybrid working model designed to blend the collaboration of office life with the autonomy of remote work. You will have access to our modern office spaces, with expectations around office days and collaborative 'boost days' aligned to help your team connect and ship great code effectively. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role You'll bring strong proficiency in SQL and Python, along with a solid grounding in statistics and experimentation design Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders comes naturally to you, and you know how to bring clarity to nuanced problems You've productionised machine learning models end to end, ideally within a modern data stack such as Snowflake, dbt and Git Mentoring earlier-career scientists is something you enjoy, and you take pride in lifting the quality bar around you A genuine curiosity about AI and automation drives you to find better, faster ways to deliver insight Working across product, engineering and design comes easily to you, and you know how to keep momentum despite ambiguity 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.
Jul 30, 2026
Full time
The role & impact As a Senior Data Scientist within Product Data Science team, you'll own end-to-end data science projects that shape one of Xero's flagship product areas. From framing the problem through to analysis, experimentation and productionised models, your work will directly influence conversion, retention and outcomes for small businesses and their advisors. You'll bring strong technical judgement to nuanced, high-impact problems, using modern AI tooling and automation to accelerate your work while maintaining scientific rigour. Alongside your own projects, you'll help raise the bar for the wider team, mentoring earlier-career scientists and contributing to a strong technical and scientific culture. The team & how they connect The Product Data Science & Engineering team partners closely with Product and Technology to drive decisions through experimentation, measurement and AI-powered analytics. Rather than servicing requests, the team helps set the product's direction, turning workflows into agentic processes and bringing AI applications into production. The team is currently working on Tech stack: SQL, Python, Snowflake, dbt and Git Current focus: ML models for conversion propensity and opportunity sizing within Product Current focus: Measurement frameworks for AI product outcomes Future direction: AI-powered analytics and agentic workflows, including evaluation and guardrails Where and how you can work Xero offers a flexible hybrid working model designed to blend the collaboration of office life with the autonomy of remote work. You will have access to our modern office spaces, with expectations around office days and collaborative 'boost days' aligned to help your team connect and ship great code effectively. Here are some of the things we're looking for, for this role You'll bring strong proficiency in SQL and Python, along with a solid grounding in statistics and experimentation design Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders comes naturally to you, and you know how to bring clarity to nuanced problems You've productionised machine learning models end to end, ideally within a modern data stack such as Snowflake, dbt and Git Mentoring earlier-career scientists is something you enjoy, and you take pride in lifting the quality bar around you A genuine curiosity about AI and automation drives you to find better, faster ways to deliver insight Working across product, engineering and design comes easily to you, and you know how to keep momentum despite ambiguity 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.
The role / impact We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will define the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, strengthening technical capabilities and evolving the architectural direction to support our global product roadmap. You will bridge the gap between product vision, strategy, and execution, shaping the technical roadmap to ensure our technical decisions align with strategic goals. We need a leader who can solve engineering problems at scale, seeking clarity within complexity and demonstrating smart ways to simplify while breaking down silos and driving cross-functional collaboration. Initially, you will focus on Hybrid Mobile Evolution: Defining reference patterns for integration and performance in an environment where native and React Native technologies coexist. Systemic Operational Excellence: Leading the strategic prevention of issues by defining frameworks for SLOs and quality standards. Capability Elevation: Acting as a force multiplier by coaching lead engineers, recruiting top talent, and engaging with the broader tech community. Efficiency: Define and execute a vision for AI-led engineering that transforms how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained, delivering step-function improvements in development productivity and velocity across teams. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring extensive experience building and leading mobile applications in high-growth, large-scale environments — from horizontally scaling mobile build and release pipelines to architecting cloud-native backend services and APIs (AWS preferred)— with hands-on integration across the mobile stack and deep exposure to both native and cross-platform application development. Your approach ensures technical architecture and product strategy are inextricably linked, bridging the gap between technical possibility and beautiful customer experiences. You focus on strategic prevention rather than just reacting to incidents, using delivery and production metrics to identify systemic improvements for security and scalability. A natural ability to thrive in ambiguity allows you to act as a stabilising force, translating shifting business directions into high-level technical roadmaps. You possess a bias for action tempered by systemic thinking, prioritising incremental delivery to de-risk complex technical bets and simplify massive engineering challenges. Communication is a fundamental tool for you, enabling you to establish alignment across the organisation and present complex technical trade-offs to leadership with clarity. Please 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 our culture.
Jul 29, 2026
Full time
The role / impact We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will define the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, strengthening technical capabilities and evolving the architectural direction to support our global product roadmap. You will bridge the gap between product vision, strategy, and execution, shaping the technical roadmap to ensure our technical decisions align with strategic goals. We need a leader who can solve engineering problems at scale, seeking clarity within complexity and demonstrating smart ways to simplify while breaking down silos and driving cross-functional collaboration. Initially, you will focus on Hybrid Mobile Evolution: Defining reference patterns for integration and performance in an environment where native and React Native technologies coexist. Systemic Operational Excellence: Leading the strategic prevention of issues by defining frameworks for SLOs and quality standards. Capability Elevation: Acting as a force multiplier by coaching lead engineers, recruiting top talent, and engaging with the broader tech community. Efficiency: Define and execute a vision for AI-led engineering that transforms how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained, delivering step-function improvements in development productivity and velocity across teams. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring extensive experience building and leading mobile applications in high-growth, large-scale environments — from horizontally scaling mobile build and release pipelines to architecting cloud-native backend services and APIs (AWS preferred)— with hands-on integration across the mobile stack and deep exposure to both native and cross-platform application development. Your approach ensures technical architecture and product strategy are inextricably linked, bridging the gap between technical possibility and beautiful customer experiences. You focus on strategic prevention rather than just reacting to incidents, using delivery and production metrics to identify systemic improvements for security and scalability. A natural ability to thrive in ambiguity allows you to act as a stabilising force, translating shifting business directions into high-level technical roadmaps. You possess a bias for action tempered by systemic thinking, prioritising incremental delivery to de-risk complex technical bets and simplify massive engineering challenges. Communication is a fundamental tool for you, enabling you to establish alignment across the organisation and present complex technical trade-offs to leadership with clarity. Please 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 our culture.
The role / impact We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will define the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, strengthening technical capabilities and evolving the architectural direction to support our global product roadmap. You will bridge the gap between product vision, strategy, and execution, shaping the technical roadmap to ensure our technical decisions align with strategic goals. We need a leader who can solve engineering problems at scale, seeking clarity within complexity and demonstrating smart ways to simplify while breaking down silos and driving cross-functional collaboration. Initially, you will focus on Hybrid Mobile Evolution: Defining reference patterns for integration and performance in an environment where native and React Native technologies coexist. Systemic Operational Excellence: Leading the strategic prevention of issues by defining frameworks for SLOs and quality standards. Capability Elevation: Acting as a force multiplier by coaching lead engineers, recruiting top talent, and engaging with the broader tech community. Efficiency: Define and execute a vision for AI-led engineering that transforms how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained, delivering step-function improvements in development productivity and velocity across teams. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring extensive experience building and leading mobile applications in high-growth, large-scale environments — from horizontally scaling mobile build and release pipelines to architecting cloud-native backend services and APIs (AWS preferred)— with hands-on integration across the mobile stack and deep exposure to both native and cross-platform application development. Your approach ensures technical architecture and product strategy are inextricably linked, bridging the gap between technical possibility and beautiful customer experiences. You focus on strategic prevention rather than just reacting to incidents, using delivery and production metrics to identify systemic improvements for security and scalability. A natural ability to thrive in ambiguity allows you to act as a stabilising force, translating shifting business directions into high-level technical roadmaps. You possess a bias for action tempered by systemic thinking, prioritising incremental delivery to de-risk complex technical bets and simplify massive engineering challenges. Communication is a fundamental tool for you, enabling you to establish alignment across the organisation and present complex technical trade-offs to leadership with clarity. Please 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 our culture.
Jul 29, 2026
Full time
The role / impact We are looking for a Principal Engineer to join the teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will define the standard for engineering excellence at Xero, strengthening technical capabilities and evolving the architectural direction to support our global product roadmap. You will bridge the gap between product vision, strategy, and execution, shaping the technical roadmap to ensure our technical decisions align with strategic goals. We need a leader who can solve engineering problems at scale, seeking clarity within complexity and demonstrating smart ways to simplify while breaking down silos and driving cross-functional collaboration. Initially, you will focus on Hybrid Mobile Evolution: Defining reference patterns for integration and performance in an environment where native and React Native technologies coexist. Systemic Operational Excellence: Leading the strategic prevention of issues by defining frameworks for SLOs and quality standards. Capability Elevation: Acting as a force multiplier by coaching lead engineers, recruiting top talent, and engaging with the broader tech community. Efficiency: Define and execute a vision for AI-led engineering that transforms how software is designed, built, tested, and maintained, delivering step-function improvements in development productivity and velocity across teams. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring extensive experience building and leading mobile applications in high-growth, large-scale environments — from horizontally scaling mobile build and release pipelines to architecting cloud-native backend services and APIs (AWS preferred)— with hands-on integration across the mobile stack and deep exposure to both native and cross-platform application development. Your approach ensures technical architecture and product strategy are inextricably linked, bridging the gap between technical possibility and beautiful customer experiences. You focus on strategic prevention rather than just reacting to incidents, using delivery and production metrics to identify systemic improvements for security and scalability. A natural ability to thrive in ambiguity allows you to act as a stabilising force, translating shifting business directions into high-level technical roadmaps. You possess a bias for action tempered by systemic thinking, prioritising incremental delivery to de-risk complex technical bets and simplify massive engineering challenges. Communication is a fundamental tool for you, enabling you to establish alignment across the organisation and present complex technical trade-offs to leadership with clarity. Please 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 our culture.
We are hiring a number of Principal Engineer roles across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to join multiple teams at Xero. As a Principal Engineer, you will drive technical excellence and lead the evolution of complex, distributed software systems that power critical experiences for millions of small businesses. You will shape architecture, solve intricate engineering challenges at scale, and set new technical standards across the organization. Your impact extends far beyond code. You will serve as a technical guide and mentor across multiple teams, influencing strategic decisions, championing modern delivery practices, and elevating engineering quality to ensure our products remain reliable, secure, and scalable. The team / how they connect You will join a collaborative engineering collective comprising cross-functional development teams, product managers, and architecture practice leaders. The team works together in a supportive environment focused on open communication, continuous learning, and shared technical governance. Together, you will bridge high-level product strategy with hands-on technical execution to deliver seamless digital tools. The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on Designing, refactoring, and modernising monolithic architecture into highly scalable, resilient distributed microservices. Establishing foundational CI/CD practices, test-driven development methodologies, and robust automated testing frameworks across engineering groups. Working with AWS cloud infrastructure, C#, React, Kubernetes, and distributed event-driven systems. Defining architectural patterns and contributing to company-wide technical standards and best practices. Where and how you can work We offer a flexible, hybrid working style that balances working from home with collaborative in-office connection across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. You will have access to modern office facilities designed for teamwork and innovation, with designated boost days that bring teams together in person to build culture, hold planning sessions, and collaborate on strategic initiatives. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring an extensive background in software engineering, with expertise in architecting, building, and operating complex distributed cloud applications. Your experience demonstrates a proven ability to make major system design decisions and refactor monolithic code bases into modular microservices. A deep mastery of modern engineering practices, including automated testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and domain-driven design, defines your approach. You bring strong leadership qualities alongside a genuine passion for coaching, mentoring, and lifting the technical capabilities of engineers around you. Broad familiarity with modern tech stacks, cloud platform architecture, and containerised deployments will set you up for success. Excellent communication skills allow you to articulate complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 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.
Jul 24, 2026
Full time
We are hiring a number of Principal Engineer roles across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane to join multiple teams at Xero. As a Principal Engineer, you will drive technical excellence and lead the evolution of complex, distributed software systems that power critical experiences for millions of small businesses. You will shape architecture, solve intricate engineering challenges at scale, and set new technical standards across the organization. Your impact extends far beyond code. You will serve as a technical guide and mentor across multiple teams, influencing strategic decisions, championing modern delivery practices, and elevating engineering quality to ensure our products remain reliable, secure, and scalable. The team / how they connect You will join a collaborative engineering collective comprising cross-functional development teams, product managers, and architecture practice leaders. The team works together in a supportive environment focused on open communication, continuous learning, and shared technical governance. Together, you will bridge high-level product strategy with hands-on technical execution to deliver seamless digital tools. The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on Designing, refactoring, and modernising monolithic architecture into highly scalable, resilient distributed microservices. Establishing foundational CI/CD practices, test-driven development methodologies, and robust automated testing frameworks across engineering groups. Working with AWS cloud infrastructure, C#, React, Kubernetes, and distributed event-driven systems. Defining architectural patterns and contributing to company-wide technical standards and best practices. Where and how you can work We offer a flexible, hybrid working style that balances working from home with collaborative in-office connection across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. You will have access to modern office facilities designed for teamwork and innovation, with designated boost days that bring teams together in person to build culture, hold planning sessions, and collaborate on strategic initiatives. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring an extensive background in software engineering, with expertise in architecting, building, and operating complex distributed cloud applications. Your experience demonstrates a proven ability to make major system design decisions and refactor monolithic code bases into modular microservices. A deep mastery of modern engineering practices, including automated testing, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and domain-driven design, defines your approach. You bring strong leadership qualities alongside a genuine passion for coaching, mentoring, and lifting the technical capabilities of engineers around you. Broad familiarity with modern tech stacks, cloud platform architecture, and containerised deployments will set you up for success. Excellent communication skills allow you to articulate complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 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.
The role / impact We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will balance high-velocity product delivery with a relentless focus on system health and engineering practices, leveraging AI to improve productivity and ship value to our customers, faster. You'll tackle open-ended problems, exercise high-level technical judgment, and define both the what and the how for your squad's product and platform goals while keeping your hands in the code and your team technically unblocked. You'll lift squad performance by providing goal clarity, removing barriers, mentoring engineers, and establishing a psychologically safe, inclusive culture. The team / how they connect We are the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting mobile app. We thrive in a hybrid, high velocity and cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product and Design teams to deliver beautiful mobile experiences for customers, faster. We collaborate deeply with web, platform and domain teams to ensure a reliable and seamless experience across all channels. We are investing heavily in our mobile engineering capability and this is an exciting time to join as we scale our teams and accelerate value delivery for our customers. The team is currently working on Ship Value: Lead and deliver high impact mobile workflows for key jobs-to-be-done such as a new dashboard, notifications and tasks, insights, banking flow improvements, and mobile subscriptions, delivering experiences that surpass customer expectations. Operational Excellence: Championing a 'production-first' mindset. You will uphold our solemn responsibility for availability, accuracy, security and scalability by automating delivery pipelines and solving common failure patterns. You will lead incident responses and champion proactive health monitoring to ensure our systems remain resilient under pressure. Efficiency: Get better at our work over time to deliver value more efficiently. You will drive efficiency by identifying technical waste, simplifying complex designs, and leveraging modern practices (including AI) to deliver value to customers faster. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for React Native is our preferred platform and we are looking for engineers with strong React Native expertise. We also welcome strong iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) specialists who bring genuine platform depth and are open to growing within a React Native ecosystem over time. Solid experience with back-end API integration and mobile backend development matters to us. You are comfortable working across the mobile and backend boundary, understanding and contributing to how APIs are designed and built, not just consuming them. You bring a mastery of software design patterns, distributed architectures, and cloud infrastructure, with a track record of building robust mobile applications at scale. You are a natural mentor and coach who raises the technical bar of the squad, manages multiple workstreams without losing momentum, and communicates with equal clarity to engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders. You are customer obsessed, biased toward action, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you turn ambiguity into clear direction for your team. Please 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.
Jul 14, 2026
Full time
The role / impact We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will balance high-velocity product delivery with a relentless focus on system health and engineering practices, leveraging AI to improve productivity and ship value to our customers, faster. You'll tackle open-ended problems, exercise high-level technical judgment, and define both the what and the how for your squad's product and platform goals while keeping your hands in the code and your team technically unblocked. You'll lift squad performance by providing goal clarity, removing barriers, mentoring engineers, and establishing a psychologically safe, inclusive culture. The team / how they connect We are the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting mobile app. We thrive in a hybrid, high velocity and cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product and Design teams to deliver beautiful mobile experiences for customers, faster. We collaborate deeply with web, platform and domain teams to ensure a reliable and seamless experience across all channels. We are investing heavily in our mobile engineering capability and this is an exciting time to join as we scale our teams and accelerate value delivery for our customers. The team is currently working on Ship Value: Lead and deliver high impact mobile workflows for key jobs-to-be-done such as a new dashboard, notifications and tasks, insights, banking flow improvements, and mobile subscriptions, delivering experiences that surpass customer expectations. Operational Excellence: Championing a 'production-first' mindset. You will uphold our solemn responsibility for availability, accuracy, security and scalability by automating delivery pipelines and solving common failure patterns. You will lead incident responses and champion proactive health monitoring to ensure our systems remain resilient under pressure. Efficiency: Get better at our work over time to deliver value more efficiently. You will drive efficiency by identifying technical waste, simplifying complex designs, and leveraging modern practices (including AI) to deliver value to customers faster. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for React Native is our preferred platform and we are looking for engineers with strong React Native expertise. We also welcome strong iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) specialists who bring genuine platform depth and are open to growing within a React Native ecosystem over time. Solid experience with back-end API integration and mobile backend development matters to us. You are comfortable working across the mobile and backend boundary, understanding and contributing to how APIs are designed and built, not just consuming them. You bring a mastery of software design patterns, distributed architectures, and cloud infrastructure, with a track record of building robust mobile applications at scale. You are a natural mentor and coach who raises the technical bar of the squad, manages multiple workstreams without losing momentum, and communicates with equal clarity to engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders. You are customer obsessed, biased toward action, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you turn ambiguity into clear direction for your team. Please 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.
The role / impact We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will balance high-velocity product delivery with a relentless focus on system health and engineering practices, leveraging AI to improve productivity and ship value to our customers, faster. You'll tackle open-ended problems, exercise high-level technical judgment, and define both the what and the how for your squad's product and platform goals while keeping your hands in the code and your team technically unblocked. You'll lift squad performance by providing goal clarity, removing barriers, mentoring engineers, and establishing a psychologically safe, inclusive culture. The team / how they connect We are the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting mobile app. We thrive in a hybrid, high velocity and cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product and Design teams to deliver beautiful mobile experiences for customers, faster. We collaborate deeply with web, platform and domain teams to ensure a reliable and seamless experience across all channels. We are investing heavily in our mobile engineering capability and this is an exciting time to join as we scale our teams and accelerate value delivery for our customers. The team is currently working on Ship Value: Lead and deliver high impact mobile workflows for key jobs-to-be-done such as a new dashboard, notifications and tasks, insights, banking flow improvements, and mobile subscriptions, delivering experiences that surpass customer expectations. Operational Excellence: Championing a 'production-first' mindset. You will uphold our solemn responsibility for availability, accuracy, security and scalability by automating delivery pipelines and solving common failure patterns. You will lead incident responses and champion proactive health monitoring to ensure our systems remain resilient under pressure. Efficiency: Get better at our work over time to deliver value more efficiently. You will drive efficiency by identifying technical waste, simplifying complex designs, and leveraging modern practices (including AI) to deliver value to customers faster. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for React Native is our preferred platform and we are looking for engineers with strong React Native expertise. We also welcome strong iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) specialists who bring genuine platform depth and are open to growing within a React Native ecosystem over time. Solid experience with back-end API integration and mobile backend development matters to us. You are comfortable working across the mobile and backend boundary, understanding and contributing to how APIs are designed and built, not just consuming them. You bring a mastery of software design patterns, distributed architectures, and cloud infrastructure, with a track record of building robust mobile applications at scale. You are a natural mentor and coach who raises the technical bar of the squad, manages multiple workstreams without losing momentum, and communicates with equal clarity to engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders. You are customer obsessed, biased toward action, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you turn ambiguity into clear direction for your team. Please 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.
Jul 14, 2026
Full time
The role / impact We are looking for a Lead Engineer to join the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting App (XAA), our flagship mobile experience that helps small business owners stay on top of their finances wherever they are. You will balance high-velocity product delivery with a relentless focus on system health and engineering practices, leveraging AI to improve productivity and ship value to our customers, faster. You'll tackle open-ended problems, exercise high-level technical judgment, and define both the what and the how for your squad's product and platform goals while keeping your hands in the code and your team technically unblocked. You'll lift squad performance by providing goal clarity, removing barriers, mentoring engineers, and establishing a psychologically safe, inclusive culture. The team / how they connect We are the engineering teams behind the Xero Accounting mobile app. We thrive in a hybrid, high velocity and cross-functional environment, partnering closely with Product and Design teams to deliver beautiful mobile experiences for customers, faster. We collaborate deeply with web, platform and domain teams to ensure a reliable and seamless experience across all channels. We are investing heavily in our mobile engineering capability and this is an exciting time to join as we scale our teams and accelerate value delivery for our customers. The team is currently working on Ship Value: Lead and deliver high impact mobile workflows for key jobs-to-be-done such as a new dashboard, notifications and tasks, insights, banking flow improvements, and mobile subscriptions, delivering experiences that surpass customer expectations. Operational Excellence: Championing a 'production-first' mindset. You will uphold our solemn responsibility for availability, accuracy, security and scalability by automating delivery pipelines and solving common failure patterns. You will lead incident responses and champion proactive health monitoring to ensure our systems remain resilient under pressure. Efficiency: Get better at our work over time to deliver value more efficiently. You will drive efficiency by identifying technical waste, simplifying complex designs, and leveraging modern practices (including AI) to deliver value to customers faster. Where and how you can work Our teams are located in Australia and this hybrid role is based in Melbourne or Sydney, offering the flexibility to balance deep-focus work with high-bandwidth collaboration in our beautiful offices. Here are some of the things we are looking for React Native is our preferred platform and we are looking for engineers with strong React Native expertise. We also welcome strong iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin) specialists who bring genuine platform depth and are open to growing within a React Native ecosystem over time. Solid experience with back-end API integration and mobile backend development matters to us. You are comfortable working across the mobile and backend boundary, understanding and contributing to how APIs are designed and built, not just consuming them. You bring a mastery of software design patterns, distributed architectures, and cloud infrastructure, with a track record of building robust mobile applications at scale. You are a natural mentor and coach who raises the technical bar of the squad, manages multiple workstreams without losing momentum, and communicates with equal clarity to engineers, product managers, and non-technical stakeholders. You are customer obsessed, biased toward action, and thrive in fast-moving environments where you turn ambiguity into clear direction for your team. Please 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.
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 — resolving dependencies early, influencing product thinking with technical insight, and creating a sustainable environment where engineers can do their best work. We're currently recruiting multiple positions across our product engineering team, you can find out more about our engineering teams here . 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 to drive efficiency gains. Driving high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems. Elevating the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the 'complexity tax,' such as toil and brittle environments. Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable. Where and how you can work This role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney in Australia and Auckland or Wellington in New Zealand. We offer a hybrid working model that balances local team presence with a global scope of work. You will have the flexibility to work from home while connecting with your colleagues in our modern office spaces during designated boost days. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a proven track record of owning and delivering software roadmaps end-to-end in agile environments, including managing complex dependencies and making strategic prioritisation decisions. You have deep experience in software architecture and system design, with the confidence to lead technical trade-off discussions and steer teams through significant modernisation efforts. You have a passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers. Your approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership. You possess the ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design; contributing technical perspectives to shape shared strategy, not just align to it. A bias for action is part of your DNA, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes. 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.
May 28, 2026
Full time
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 — resolving dependencies early, influencing product thinking with technical insight, and creating a sustainable environment where engineers can do their best work. We're currently recruiting multiple positions across our product engineering team, you can find out more about our engineering teams here . 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 to drive efficiency gains. Driving high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems. Elevating the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the 'complexity tax,' such as toil and brittle environments. Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable. Where and how you can work This role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney in Australia and Auckland or Wellington in New Zealand. We offer a hybrid working model that balances local team presence with a global scope of work. You will have the flexibility to work from home while connecting with your colleagues in our modern office spaces during designated boost days. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a proven track record of owning and delivering software roadmaps end-to-end in agile environments, including managing complex dependencies and making strategic prioritisation decisions. You have deep experience in software architecture and system design, with the confidence to lead technical trade-off discussions and steer teams through significant modernisation efforts. You have a passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers. Your approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership. You possess the ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design; contributing technical perspectives to shape shared strategy, not just align to it. A bias for action is part of your DNA, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes. 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.
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 — resolving dependencies early, influencing product thinking with technical insight, and creating a sustainable environment where engineers can do their best work. We're currently recruiting multiple positions across our product engineering team, you can find out more about our engineering teams here . 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 to drive efficiency gains. Driving high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems. Elevating the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the 'complexity tax,' such as toil and brittle environments. Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable. Where and how you can work This role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney in Australia and Auckland or Wellington in New Zealand. We offer a hybrid working model that balances local team presence with a global scope of work. You will have the flexibility to work from home while connecting with your colleagues in our modern office spaces during designated boost days. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a proven track record of owning and delivering software roadmaps end-to-end in agile environments, including managing complex dependencies and making strategic prioritisation decisions. You have deep experience in software architecture and system design, with the confidence to lead technical trade-off discussions and steer teams through significant modernisation efforts. You have a passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers. Your approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership. You possess the ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design; contributing technical perspectives to shape shared strategy, not just align to it. A bias for action is part of your DNA, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes. 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.
May 28, 2026
Full time
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 — resolving dependencies early, influencing product thinking with technical insight, and creating a sustainable environment where engineers can do their best work. We're currently recruiting multiple positions across our product engineering team, you can find out more about our engineering teams here . 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 to drive efficiency gains. Driving high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems. Elevating the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the 'complexity tax,' such as toil and brittle environments. Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable. Where and how you can work This role can be based in Melbourne or Sydney in Australia and Auckland or Wellington in New Zealand. We offer a hybrid working model that balances local team presence with a global scope of work. You will have the flexibility to work from home while connecting with your colleagues in our modern office spaces during designated boost days. Here are some of the things we are looking for You bring a proven track record of owning and delivering software roadmaps end-to-end in agile environments, including managing complex dependencies and making strategic prioritisation decisions. You have deep experience in software architecture and system design, with the confidence to lead technical trade-off discussions and steer teams through significant modernisation efforts. You have a passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers. Your approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership. You possess the ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design; contributing technical perspectives to shape shared strategy, not just align to it. A bias for action is part of your DNA, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes. 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.
