Engineering Manager

Xero • Vancouver, BC

2d • CA$188,000 - CA$236,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.
• We are also tech stack agnostic, so please apply if you've worked with adjacent technologies.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable.

Benefits

• World-class health, wellness, and retirement programs.
• Xero Perks including Wellbeing days, generous leave, and dedicated professional development budgets.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed