Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Microservices & DevEx

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San Mateo (CA)

Hybrid

USD 218,000 - 273,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Generous PTO and leave

Equity opportunities (RSUs)

Annual bonus opportunities

Volunteer day

Job summary

Xero is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead inclusive, high-performing software teams focused on delivering our product roadmap with operational excellence. You will balance rapid delivery with long-term system health, guiding your team to provide simple, high-quality software for small businesses globally.

You will foster a sustainable environment, embedding AI-native workflows and aligning team outcomes with business goals to drive economic impact.

Qualifications

Strong technical background in software architecture and code quality.
Experience guiding teams through system decoupling and modernization.
Proven ability to coach and mentor engineers in diverse teams.
Track record of cross-functional collaboration translating business goals into engineering plans.
Practical mindset for adopting AI engineering workflows to improve throughput.

Responsibilities

Decoupling legacy monolithic systems into modern, scalable API-first microservices.
Embedding AI tooling across the SDLC to drive throughput gains.
Elevating developer experience by reducing toil and environment friction.
Managing technical health, operational excellence, and incident response to maintain high availability.