Team Lead

Team Lead - Engineering (Data Reliability) At Xero, we’re here to help supercharge small businesses. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world. Are you a highly experienced Engineering Team Lead ready to drive modernisation across enterprise‑scale database platforms ? Join Xero’s CaSH team to lead our shift toward Postgres and DynamoDB and accelerate our migration to managed services. This role offers a diverse mix of tactical and strategic work , ensuring data reliability while helping Xero increase its speed to value. What You’ll Deliver Exceptional People Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of experienced, senior engineers. Translate DRE insights into actionable strategies for product teams, fostering a high‑performing culture. Delivery & Reliability Expert: Deep experience in delivery, planning, and process optimisation. Ensure performant, stable data stores and manage a vital support roster, setting clear SLAs and managing incident communications. Technical Acumen: Strong familiarity with SQL Server, Postgres, and DynamoDB, the engineering lifecycle, CI/CD, and using AI tools for productivity. (Understanding of application development and DevOps automation is a plus.) What You’ll Bring Seasoned team lead with substantial experience guiding software delivery and engineering teams through Lean and/or Agile methodologies. Technical/database background and hands‑on experience with at least two of SQL Server, Postgres, and DynamoDB. Strong delivery skills: planning, breaking down work, setting ambitious goals, and optimising processes. Experience with data reliability: building performant, stable data stores and managing incidents. Familiarity with the development lifecycle, CI/CD concepts, and engineering lifecycle best practices. Analytical mindset to drive support solutions, manage SLAs, and mitigate incident communication. Experience utilising AI tools to accelerate development and productivity tasks. Track record of successful team leadership in modern software delivery environments. What You’ll Do Engage, understand, collaborate, and communicate effectively with peers and teams across Xero to drive continuous improvement toward Xero’s sustainably excellent engineering vision. Lead your team of engineers to identify, scope, and complete high‑quality work that delivers measurable improvements to production systems in a timely manner. Build cross‑team relationships for win‑win outcomes. Foster team growth through feedback, coaching, and opportunities for advancement. Analyse system health and make regular system health reviews. Support engineers during incidents and facilitate post‑incident reviews. Maintain current knowledge of technologies used in the development of Xero’s software applications. Manage stakeholder expectations and build cross‑team relationships. Why Xero? Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, health insurance, life insurance, and income protection, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero. Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a member of Pride in Diversity, in recognition of our inclusive workplace. Our goal is to make sure you feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life. At Xero we embrace diversity and inclusion and value a #challenge mindset. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single competency or experience. If you are excited about this role, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be just the right person for this role and Xero. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application and throughout the interview process. Location: Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSalary: A$180,000.00 – A$200,000.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr