About The Role
- Lead the design of our AI research and production infrastructure and services, ensuring that our services scale while preserving flexibility for research teams
- Own our strategy for managing the growth rate of technical debt and costs across our stack
- Make sure we're solving the right problems with the right methods
- Share knowledge with colleagues and lift the bar for the AI Products team
- Mentor and develop members of your team, increasing our capability to build and operate intelligent, data-driven products and services in our core customer offerings
- Work with teams across Xero to improve the quality and usability of data
What you will bring with you
- Strong coding and system design skills in Python or another language used in web scale data and AI applications.
- SQL proficiency with a strong grasp of distributed processing principles, including data and machine learning (e.g. Spark, Dask).
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective explanation of technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.
- Proven ability to establish practical standards and mentor junior machine learning engineers.
- Eagerness to learn and apply emerging Large Language Model (LLM) technologies to product innovation.
- Experience with established AI frameworks (e.g., MLFlow, Tensorflow, PyTorch), data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Prefect), and an understanding of how to manage distributed data processing workloads (e.g., AWS EMR) are highly valued.
What We Do
Xero is small business accounting software that provides a platform on which businesses can build a fully integrated solution. It’s designed to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. Xero minimises tedious admin by automating routine tasks, delivers valuable insights when needed, and brings together business data, trusted advisors, and powerful apps in one intuitive platform. By alleviating pain points, Xero empowers small business owners to supercharge their business, simplifying the complex and freeing up time from manual admin so they can focus on what really matters to build the business they’ve always envisaged.
Why Work With Us
Xero is a human-centric organization where you’ll have a tangible impact on the success of small businesses and their communities, globally. Our team of energised, forward-thinkers work to make life better for our customers and each other every day. We’re also always committed to supporting you with a flexible environment.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Join us from home or at one of our beautiful workspaces. Xero has offices in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Singapore, and South Africa.






