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Engineering Manager
Xero
Vancouver, CAN
Full Time
Manager
Hybrid
Yesterday
Software ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesAI EngineeringCoaching and MentoringCross functional CollaborationDeveloper Experience
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About the Role
Xero seeks an Engineering Manager to lead high-performing teams, drive product delivery, and uphold operational excellence. You will act as a technical anchor, champion AI-native workflows, and resolve complex technical challenges.
Key Skills for This Role
Software ArchitectureAgile MethodologiesAI EngineeringCoaching and MentoringCross functional CollaborationDeveloper Experience
Responsibilities
- Drive the delivery of high quality software by leading high performing, inclusive teams
- Act as a technical anchor, maintaining an informed opinion on system health and code quality while ensuring your team’s roadmap is delivered predictably
- Balance product delivery velocity and operational excellence
- Guide your team to hone their engineering craft, championing AI native workflows and resolving complex technical challenges
- Collaborate closely with cross functional partners in Product and Design to resolve dependencies early
- Champion AI Engineering by encouraging the team to inject AI across the entire SDLC
- Drive high engineering throughput through strong architecture, code quality, and decoupling legacy systems
- Elevate the Developer Experience by identifying and removing the 'complexity tax'
- Scale system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable
Requirements
- Proven track record of delivering software roadmaps in agile environments while managing complex dependencies
- Deep understanding of software architecture and the ability to guide teams through technical modernisation
- Passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers
- Approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership
- Ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design to align on shared goals
- Bias for action, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes
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The role / impact
- As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the delivery of high quality software by leading high performing, inclusive teams.
- 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.
The Team / How They Connect
- You will lead a coordinated team where building trust through transparency and seeking diverse perspectives are core.
- Collaborate closely with cross functional partners in Product and Design to resolve dependencies early.
- Initially, you will focus on: Championing AI Engineering, Driving high engineering throughput, Elevating the Developer Experience, Scaling system health and visibility.
Here are some of the things we are looking for
- Proven track record of delivering software roadmaps in agile environments while managing complex dependencies.
- Deep understanding of software architecture and the ability to guide teams through technical modernisation.
- Passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers.
- Approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership.
- Ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design to align on shared goals.
- Bias for action, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes.
Compensation and Benefits
- Expected base salary range: CAD 188,000 CAD 236,000.
- Eligible for annual bonus and equity (RSU) programs.
- World class health, wellness, and retirement programs.
- Xero Perks including Wellbeing days, generous leave, and dedicated professional development budgets.
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