Engineering Manager
Xero · AU: Melbourne: · Engineering
About this role
Xero is hiring a manager-level Engineering Manager in the software engineering function based in AU: Melbourne:. The posting calls out experience with Agile.
- Role
- Engineering Manager
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- manager
- Track
- hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- AU: Melbourne:
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 15, 2026
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Job description
from Xero careersThe role / impact
As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the delivery of high-quality software by leading high-performing, inclusive teams. You won’t just manage the work; you will act as a technical anchor, maintaining an informed opinion on system health and code quality while ensuring your team’s roadmap is delivered predictably.
Your impact is defined by a delicate balance of driving product delivery velocity and upholding operational excellence. You will guide your team to hone their engineering craft, championing AI-native workflows and resolving complex technical challenges to deliver outcomes that align with business and customer goals.
The team / how they connect
You will lead a coordinated team where building trust through transparency and seeking diverse perspectives are core to how we work. By collaborating closely with cross-functional partners in Product and Design, you will resolve dependencies early and ensure your engineers have a sustainable environment to do their best work.
The team is currently working on / Initially, you will focus on
Championing AI Engineering by encouraging the team to inject AI across the entire SDLC to drive efficiency gains.
Driving high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems.
Elevating the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the "complexity tax," such as toil and brittle environments.
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