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About the role:
We're looking for a Team Leader to join our Tooling team, "Tooler Swift". In this role, you will envision, design, and develop tools and automation that promote Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Observability principles across our services.
You will provide hands-on technical direction, mentorship, and guidance to engineers, helping to shape Xero’s SRE culture. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, deep expertise in software development, and a passion for SRE and Observability.
About the team:
You will lead a small, high-performing team of engineers building tooling solutions to improve reliability, reduce toil, and enhance developer experience, aligning with business and engineering goals.
What you'll do:
Lead by example – Provide technical mentorship and guidance.
Collaborate cross-functionally – Work with Product Managers and other leaders to align efforts.
Champion customer experience – Ensure tools meet user needs and facilitate issue resolution.
Foster continuous improvement – Identify and implement enhancements in reliability and practices.
What you'll bring:
Technical leadership – Proven ability to inspire and motivate engineers.
Software engineering expertise – Deep knowledge of software design and distributed systems.
Strategic planning & execution – Experience in project planning and delivery.
Process & tooling experience – Skilled in developing tools and resolving blockers.
Agility & delivery – Ability to work under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.
Cross-functional collaboration – Understanding customer needs and product mindset.
Why Xero?
We offer generous paid leave, health and wellbeing benefits, flexible work, career development, and more, reflecting our value for our people.
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