Senior Engineer – AI Workflows
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Senior Engineer developing AI workflows within Xero’s AI Accelerator Squad. Leading the integration of intelligent automation to enhance internal team efficiencies.
Responsibilities:
- As a Senior Engineer within the Internal AI Accelerator Squad, you will be at the forefront of Xero’s transformation into an AI-native company.
- You will act as a forward-deployed engineer, embedding yourself within various internal business teams to co-design and operationalise agentic AI workflows that remove manual toil and fundamentally reshape how our people work end-to-end.
- You will lead the delivery of high-stakes AI agents from discovery to production, while acting as a technical partner and evangelist.
- By defining the patterns, guardrails, and tooling for intelligent automation, you will create the blueprint that enables the rest of Xero to harness the power of AI safely and effectively.
- You will join a dedicated, high-velocity squad focused on boosting the adoption of agentic AI and intelligent automation across the global business.
Requirements:
- You bring a wealth of experience in building and operating applications or automations within production environments, particularly involving APIs and cloud infrastructure.
- Your background includes hands-on delivery of AI-driven solutions such as agents, copilots, or RAG systems using LLMs like Claude or Gemini.
- You possess proficiency in programming languages such as Python or TypeScript and feel comfortable navigating SDKs and webhooks.
- A systems-thinking approach is part of your toolkit, allowing you to design agents with security, auditability, and controlled blast radius at the forefront.
- You have a track record of partnering with non-technical stakeholders to translate business pain points into technical solution designs.
- You are a natural coach who enjoys uplifting the AI fluency of those around you through pairing, workshops, and clear communication.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, and 21 days PTO.
- Wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, holidays, paid parental leave.




















