Engineering Manager, ML Production & Platform Systems

Polluxa, Inc.; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing ML and platform engineering team responsible for turning research and models into production-grade ML infrastructure that runs at scale. You will balance delivery with system health, driving MLOps maturity and observability across AI systems in production.

You will work with senior ICs to shape technical architecture while focusing on team growth, delivery rigor, and AI-native workflows across the software development lifecycle,

Qualifications

• Lead engineers and drive team capability over time.
• Make architecture and design decisions with strong technical judgement.
• Translate business goals into executable engineering plans.
• Deliver roadmaps predictably in fast-paced environments.
• Hands-on when needed to unblock the team or fix incidents.

Responsibilities

• Lead ML and platform engineers to production-grade infrastructure at scale.
• Improve MLOps maturity, observability, and reliability of AI systems.

Skills

Team leadership

MLOps

System architecture

Production code

People development

Job description

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing ML and platform engineering team responsible for turning research and models into production-grade ML infrastructure that runs at scale. You will balance delivery with system health, driving MLOps maturity and observability across AI systems in production.

You will work with senior ICs to shape technical architecture while focusing on team growth, delivery rigor, and AI-native workflows across the software development lifecycle,