Engineering Manager - AI Database Platform & Migrations

Xero; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Database Reliability Engineering teams across Australia and New Zealand. You will drive a modernisation agenda, deliver the AI DBA platform, and coach engineers toward strategic consulting with product teams owning databases.

You’ll guide teams through migrations to cloud-managed services, evolve from reactive firefighting to proactive architecture and performance decisions, and collaborate with multiple product groups to scale with reliability

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of database architecture.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Proven coaching and mentoring of engineers.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver AI database administrator platform.
• Lead global database migrations to cloud services (RDS).
• Modernise database tech from SQL Server to Aurora Postgres.
• Build foundations for proactive database architecture consulting.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Database architecture

Infrastructure management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Tools

Aurora Postgres

SQL Server

Job description

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Database Reliability Engineering teams across Australia and New Zealand. You will drive a modernisation agenda, deliver the AI DBA platform, and coach engineers toward strategic consulting with product teams owning databases.

You’ll guide teams through migrations to cloud-managed services, evolve from reactive firefighting to proactive architecture and performance decisions, and collaborate with multiple product groups to scale with reliability