Engineering Manager, Xero
CA$188-236k
+ Permanent employees are eligible to participate in our annual bonus and equity (RSU) programs
Office located in Seymour St, CA
Accounting software for small businesses
Job no longer available
Accounting software for small businesses
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$188-236k
+ Permanent employees are eligible to participate in our annual bonus and equity (RSU) programs
Office located in Seymour St, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world.
Role
Who you are
- You bring a proven track record of delivering software roadmaps in agile environments while managing complex dependencies
- A deep understanding of software architecture and the ability to guide teams through technical modernisation is something you possess
- You have a passion for providing high support through coaching, mentoring, and advocating for the career progression of your engineers
- Your approach to leadership involves making fast, decentralised decisions and empowering your team to take ownership
- You possess the ability to lead through influence, building strong partnerships across Product and Design to align on shared goals
- A bias for action is part of your DNA, allowing you to proactively redirect focus when work isn't moving the needle on business outcomes
- 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
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- Scaling system health and visibility to ensure product status and technical debt are actionable and discoverable
- This role is based in Vancouver, offering a hybrid working model that balances local team presence with a global scope of work
- You will have the flexibility to work from home while connecting with your colleagues in our modern office spaces during designated boost days
Our take
For a long time, high-quality financial services have been reserved for large-scale businesses. Xero solves this problem by giving small businesses, accountants, and bookkeepers access to best-in-class finance and accounting solutions.
Xero is one of the largest companies of its kind, with its promise to save time and effort for small business owners - who often don’t have in-house accounting teams - capturing interest and allowing the company to scale. It has a strong rival in Intuit QuickBooks, which offers similar services, but competes by being most effective for growing startups, and having an incredibly simple user experience.
A series of acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of Instafile in 2018, have consolidated Xero’s market share. The company continues to add new integrations, such as with Vehocheck Workshop Manager, and the 2023 launched Beautiful Business Fund that will help small businesses accelerate growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington
Leadership
Prior to Xero, she founded Boardlist and Joyus. She also served as the CEO of Polyvore and as a President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations at Google.
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