Senior Engineer - AI Workflows

Xero
Vancouver
Workplace: RemoteFull timeCAD 180,000 - 210,000Function: Data Science & Machine LearningSkills: ["Systems thinking","Partnering","Coaching","Clear communication","Work with non-technical stakeholders"]

Build and operate agentic AI workflows as a forward-deployed engineer inside Xero’s Internal AI Accelerator Squad. You’ll co-design and operationalise high-stakes AI agents from discovery to production, defining patterns, guardrails, and tooling for safe automation. Initially focus on orchestrating AI agents with tools like Claude, Gemini, and MCP, integrating with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, Workday, Slack, NetSuite), and creating evaluation and monitoring frameworks for performance and safety.

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Xero
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Senior Engineer - AI Workflows

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Job Summary

Build and operate agentic AI workflows as a forward-deployed engineer inside Xero’s Internal AI Accelerator Squad. You’ll co-design and operationalise high-stakes AI agents from discovery to production, defining patterns, guardrails, and tooling for safe automation. Initially focus on orchestrating AI agents with tools like Claude, Gemini, and MCP, integrating with enterprise platforms (Salesforce, Workday, Slack, NetSuite), and creating evaluation and monitoring frameworks for performance and safety.
Location: Vancouver
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Science & Machine Learning
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Co-design and operationalise agentic AI workflows that remove manual toil across internal business teams.
  • •Lead delivery of AI agents from discovery to production as a technical partner and evangelist.
  • •Define patterns, guardrails, and tooling for intelligent automation to create a blueprint for safe AI adoption.
  • •Design and iterate on AI agents and workflow orchestrations using tools like Claude, Gemini, and MCP.
  • •Build evaluation and monitoring frameworks to measure performance and ensure the safety of AI-native workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 180,000 - 210,000
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Experience building and operating production applications or automations, especially involving APIs and cloud infrastructure.
  • •Hands-on delivery of AI-driven solutions such as agents, copilots, or RAG systems using LLMs like Claude or Gemini.
  • •Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or TypeScript, with comfort working with SDKs and webhooks.
  • •Systems-thinking approach to design AI agents with security, auditability, and controlled blast radius.
  • •Partnering with non-technical stakeholders to translate business pain points into technical solution designs.
Experience:AIAgentic AILLMAutomationProduction environmentsCloudRAG
Skills:Systems thinkingPartneringCoachingClear communicationWork with non-technical stakeholders
Tech Stack:ClaudeGeminiMCPSalesforceWorkdaySlackNetSuitePythonTypeScriptAPIsCloud infrastructureSDKsWebhooksLLMsRAGAI agentsWorkflow orchestrations

Company Brief

Xero
Provides cloud-based accounting, payroll, and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, enabling invoicing, bank reconciliation, reporting, and integrations with third-party apps globally.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Wellington, New Zealand
Founded: 2006
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