Explicitly mentions "vibe-coding" and rapid experimentation; role involves hands-on vibe-coding with agentic AI workflows.
About the Role
Senior Engineer joining Xero's Internal AI Accelerator Squad to design, build, and operationalise agentic AI workflows. The role embeds with business teams to deliver AI agents from discovery to production, defining patterns, guardrails, and tooling for safe, scalable automation.
Job Description
Role
Senior Engineer within the Internal AI Accelerator Squad focused on accelerating adoption of agentic AI and intelligent automation across the business. The role embeds with internal teams to co-design and operationalise AI agents and workflow orchestrations, leading deliveries from discovery to production and establishing patterns and guardrails for safe AI use.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, iterate, and deliver AI agents and workflow orchestrations using tools such as Claude, Gemini, and MCP.
- Integrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms including Salesforce, Workday, Slack, and NetSuite.
- Develop reusable automation patterns, shared templates, and tooling for the business.
- Build evaluation and monitoring frameworks to measure performance and ensure safety and auditability of AI-native workflows.
- Partner with product owners and subject-matter experts to translate complex workflows into automated solutions.
- Act as a technical partner and evangelist, defining guardrails and enabling safe, scalable adoption of AI.
Requirements
- Proven experience building and operating applications or automations in production, especially involving APIs and cloud infrastructure.
- Hands-on delivery experience with AI-driven solutions such as agents, copilots, or RAG systems using LLMs (examples cited: Claude, Gemini).
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or TypeScript; comfortable working with SDKs and webhooks.
- Systems-thinking approach with emphasis on security, auditability, and minimizing blast radius.
- Experience partnering with non-technical stakeholders and coaching others through pairing, workshops, and clear communication.
Location & Working Model
- Hybrid working model: autonomy to work from home with regular “boost days” in office to foster collaboration.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range (expected, Canada): CAD 180,000 – CAD 210,000 plus bonus and equity.
- Eligible for variable pay including RSU equity programs and potential performance-based cash/equity incentives.
- Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, 21 days PTO, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, holidays, and paid parental leave.