Platform Engineering Manager — Scale & Architecture (Remote)

Xero Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Xero Limited is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a platform team of eight engineers responsible for high-uptime services used by thousands of customers. You will guide delivery, grow the team, and create room for the deep technical work that keeps the system reliable and scalable.

In your first year, focus on taking stability to the next stage, plan migration away from legacy components, and shape a long-term architecture path for the platform while collaborating across Auckland,

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform engineering teams.
• Proven ability to guide teams through scale and high-availability environments.
• Strong collaboration across multiple locations and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead a platform team responsible for high-uptime services used by customers.
• Grow and develop engineers, manage delivery cadence, and enable deep technical work.
• Drive stability initiatives and shape long-term architecture for platform services.

Skills

Team leadership

Software engineering

Cloud infrastructure

Scale guidance

Job description

Xero Limited is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a platform team of eight engineers responsible for high-uptime services used by thousands of customers. You will guide delivery, grow the team, and create room for the deep technical work that keeps the system reliable and scalable.

In your first year, focus on taking stability to the next stage, plan migration away from legacy components, and shape a long-term architecture path for the platform while collaborating across Auckland,