Engineering Manager: AI-Driven Microservices & Inclusive Leadership

Apply; San Mateo (CA); Hybrid; USD 218,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity (RSU)

Generous benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Xero in California is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead inclusive, high-performing software teams. You will guide delivery of our product roadmap while maintaining system health and operational excellence, balancing speed with long-term quality.

You will be the technical anchor, shaping architecture and deciding trade-offs that affect small businesses worldwide. You will foster a sustainable environment, apply AI-native workflows across the lifecycle, and collaborate closely with Product

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in software architecture and system decoupling.
• Experience coaching engineers and creating inclusive teams.
• Proven ability to translate business goals into engineering plans.
• Experience maintaining platform health and reliability.
• Familiarity with AI workflows in the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Decouple legacy monoliths into scalable API-first microservices.
• Embed AI tooling across the development lifecycle.
• Elevate developer experience by reducing toil and friction.
• Manage technical health, incidents, and availability.

Skills

Software architecture

Code quality

Coaching & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

AI engineering practices

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Xero in California is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead inclusive, high-performing software teams. You will guide delivery of our product roadmap while maintaining system health and operational excellence, balancing speed with long-term quality.

You will be the technical anchor, shaping architecture and deciding trade-offs that affect small businesses worldwide. You will foster a sustainable environment, apply AI-native workflows across the lifecycle, and collaborate closely with Product