Engineering Manager

Xero
British Columbia, Vancouver
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 188,000 - 236,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Skills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Systems thinking","Communication","Delivery planning"]

Lead a distributed engineering team as a founding member of a new Vancouver hub, driving cultural renewal and predictable delivery. Own team planning, estimation, and stakeholder communication while supporting a transition from legacy Microsoft SQL Server to open-source platforms. Build internal compliance and observability tools that enable product teams to independently manage their databases. Establish engineering processes and use AI to surface actionable insights for database ownership.

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Engineering Manager

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Job Summary

Lead a distributed engineering team as a founding member of a new Vancouver hub, driving cultural renewal and predictable delivery. Own team planning, estimation, and stakeholder communication while supporting a transition from legacy Microsoft SQL Server to open-source platforms. Build internal compliance and observability tools that enable product teams to independently manage their databases. Establish engineering processes and use AI to surface actionable insights for database ownership.
Location: British Columbia, Vancouver
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a Vancouver hub engineering team and guide a shift to predictable, well-planned delivery.
  • •Improve team planning, sprint estimation, and communication practices.
  • •Drive migration of core services from Microsoft SQL Server to Aurora Postgres and DynamoDB.
  • •Build and scale internal compliance and observability tools for decentralized database ownership.
  • •Establish team processes and culture following recent turnover while resolving key technical dependencies.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 188,000 - 236,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceRetirementPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Strong systems design and scaling background in high-scale cloud, platform, or monitoring organizations.
  • •Aptitude for AI tooling and interest in modern technological trends.
  • •Inclusive leadership style that enables learning from a senior team before major changes.
  • •Exceptional stakeholder management to clear roadblocks and communicate delivery timelines predictably.
  • •Proven technical depth to audit complex work and maintain system health without micromanaging.
Experience:CloudPlatform engineeringMonitoringDistributed teams
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementSystems thinkingCommunicationDelivery planning
Tech Stack:Microsoft SQL ServerSQL ServerAurora PostgresPostgresDynamoDBAI

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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