Engineering Manager, AI Production ML Platforms

Apply; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing ML and platform engineering team. You will turn research and models into scalable production ML infrastructure, balancing delivery with system health and observability.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to shape architecture while focusing on team growth and AI-native workflows across the SDLC. You will join the Data & AI organization within the AI Products division, reporting to the GM of ML Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing engineers.
• Strong architectural and design judgement.
• Ability to translate business goals into engineering plans.
• Delivering roadmaps in fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on coding to unblock teams in production.
• Experience with ML or AI systems is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead an ML and platform engineering team to build production-grade ML infrastructure at scale.
• Improve MLOps maturity, observability, and reliability of AI systems in production.
• Collaborate with senior ICs to shape architecture while focusing on team growth and delivery discipline.
• Champion AI-native workflows across the software development lifecycle.

Skills

Team leadership

System design

Engineering strategy

Roadmapping

Hands-on coding

ML/AI systems

Job description

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing ML and platform engineering team. You will turn research and models into scalable production ML infrastructure, balancing delivery with system health and observability.

You will collaborate with senior engineers to shape architecture while focusing on team growth and AI-native workflows across the SDLC. You will join the Data & AI organization within the AI Products division, reporting to the GM of ML Engineering.