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Engineering Manager - Machine Learning (AI Products)

NZ: Auckland: Xero 4 (96 St Georges Bay Rd, Level 2 & 3)💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-20 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead a high-performing team of ML and platform engineers to build production-grade ML infrastructure and MLOps at scale for AI products.

Role type

Engineering Manager (ML Infrastructure & MLOps)

Builds

Production ML infrastructure, MLOps platforms, and AI-native product features (GenAI assistants, auto bank rec, smart document capture)

Domain

Financial Technology (Fintech) / Machine Learning Operations

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Team leadership and coaching, system architecture and design, engineering trade-off analysis, roadmap planning in fast-paced environments, hands-on production code debugging, incident management

Preferred skills

Machine learning or AI systems experience, curiosity about AI space

Technologies

MLOps tools, observability platforms, GenAI frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead team growth and delivery rigor, champion AI-native workflows across SDLC, balance predictable delivery with system health, write/debug production code to unblock team

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC leadership

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