Hybrid Engineering Manager

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About the role

  • Engineering Manager leading high-performing teams to deliver quality software at Xero. Guiding technical excellence, team growth, and AI-native workflows.

Responsibilities

  • drive the delivery of high-quality software by leading a high-performing inclusive team
  • act as the technical anchor, balancing predictable roadmap delivery with a relentless focus on team growth, technical excellence, and system health
  • guide team to hone their craft, champion AI-native workflows, and resolve complex technical challenges to deliver impactful outcomes
  • lead a results-driven team that operates with clear goals and ownership
  • foster a high-trust environment where 'blameless' problem-solving is the norm
  • work closely with Product and Design partners to shape solutions that truly matter to customers
  • modernise architectures and improving CI/CD maturity to reduce operational risk
  • embed AI-native engineering workflows across the SDLC to boost velocity and reduce toil
  • refine system design and architecture for high-scale, high-availability distributed systems
  • drive visibility into system health and technical debt to enable proactive improvements

Requirements

  • Extensive professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of technical maturity and delivering complex systems.
  • Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and performance-managing engineers, including building and improving team capability over time.
  • Proven track record of translating business goals into executable engineering plans, balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
  • Hands-on experience writing, reviewing, and debugging production code, with the technical credibility to guide engineering decisions.
  • Experience building and supporting high-scale, high-availability distributed systems, including leading or overseeing incident response.
  • Experience leading teams in the adoption of AI-native engineering workflows to improve developer productivity and quality.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • remote, hybrid or office based roles (hybrid and in-office in London, Milton Keynes or Manchester)
  • opportunities for travel as we collaborate with colleagues around the world

Job title

Engineering Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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