Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Xero

• You have 6+ years of experience delivering cloud-based products at scale
• You are drawn to solving hard problems and understanding how things work
• You are comfortable learning new frameworks (GenAI and agentic based flows, etc) and applying them to real problems
• You are willing to dive into the unknown, and allow new information to change your decisions
• Constant learning and growth are an important part of who you are
• You are always willing to learn from others and ask for help
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for communicating technical concepts to technical and business stakeholder
• Familiarity with modern cloud architecture, preferably in AWS
• Familiarity with GenAI frameworks (Pydantic AI, Langchain, etc) is a strong plus

Desirable

• The AI team at Xero brings together ML Engineers and Applied Scientists to build systems that power Xero's next generation of beautiful, insightful products
• The AI Products group exists to collaboratively build products that use AI and ML to reduce toil and deliver the right insight at the right time
• Working within the Data & Science team, you will join a diverse, globally distributed team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and analysts who help Xero turn data into beautiful, insightful products
• ML engineers design and build the infrastructure and services that power AI products that serve millions of customers every day
• They also work closely with Applied Scientists through the research and development process to create harnesses and interfaces to safely take models from research to production environments
• As a Sr.ML Engineer, you will lead delivery programs and co-lead research programs that push the boundaries of what's possible with today's technology
• Leading the design of our AI research and production infrastructure and services, ensuring that our services scale while preserving flexibility for research teams
• Owning our strategy for managing the growth rate of technical debt and costs across our stack
• Making sure we're solving the right problems with the right methods
• Sharing knowledge with colleagues and lifting the bar for the AI Products team
• Working with teams across Xero to improve the quality and usability of data
• Building Xero's profile in market through public facing content and events

• Xero offers employment based on the satisfactory completion of relevant background checks, which may include a credit and criminal history check