# Engineering Manager

[Xero](https://gurify.com/jobs?q=Xero) · UK: London (7 Devonshire Square) · Posted yesterday

[Engineering Manager](https://gurify.com/jobs/engineering-manager)

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## Job description

### The role & impact

As an Engineering Manager, you will drive the delivery of high-quality software by leading a high-performing inclusive team. You will act as the technical anchor, balancing predictable roadmap delivery with a relentless focus on team growth, technical excellence, and system health.

Your work requires a delicate balance between short-term product delivery velocity and long-term operational excellence. You will guide your team to hone their craft, champion AI-native workflows, and resolve complex technical challenges to deliver impactful outcomes that align with business and customer goals.

### The team & how they connect

You will lead a results-driven team that operates with clear goals and ownership, fostering a high-trust environment where "blameless" problem-solving is the norm. The team works closely with Product and Design partners to shape solutions that truly matter to our customers.

### The team is currently working on

- Modernising architectures and improving CI/CD maturity to reduce operational risk.

- Embedding AI-native engineering workflows across the SDLC to boost velocity and reduce toil.

- Refining system design and architecture for high-scale, high-availability distributed systems.

- Driving visibility into system health and technical debt to enable proactive improvements.

### Where and how you can work

Xero is a Great Place to Work UK accredited company. We offer remote, hybrid or office based roles (hybrid and in-office in London, Milton Keynes or Manchester). Our offices offer boost days for connection and collaboration.

Here are some of the things we are looking for

- Extensive professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of technical maturity and delivering complex systems.

- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and performance-managing engineers, including building and improving team capability over time.

- Proven track record of translating business goals into executable engineering plans, balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.

- Hands-on experience writing, reviewing, and debugging production code, with the technical credibility to guide engineering decisions.

- Experience building and supporting high-scale, high-availability distributed systems, including leading or overseeing incident response.

- Experience leading teams in the adoption of AI-native engineering workflows to improve developer productivity and quality.

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.

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