Xero

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Machine Learning Engineer

Sydney, Australia

Full time

Role Overview

You will lead the design and implementation of large-scale, production-grade distributed systems that power AI features for millions of daily users, while championing engineering excellence and mentoring engineers.

About Xero

Xero is a global software company providing cloud-based accounting software for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Lead the design and implementation of large-scale, production-grade distributed systems that power AI features

Own architecture decisions that keep systems flexible, cost-effective, and robust

Manage technical debt across the AI Products estate

Champion engineering excellence and mentor junior engineers

Partner closely with Applied Scientists to build the interfaces and harnesses that transition models from research into production

Requirements & Eligibility

5+ years building and operating production Python services at scale
A track record of owning services or pipelines in production, including operational and on-call responsibility
Deep understanding of distributed processing principles such as Spark or Dask alongside strong SQL capabilities
Demonstrated experience integrating ML models or LLM-based features into production systems

Required Skills & Tech

PythonSQLSparkDaskAWSKubernetesMLFlowTensorFlowPyTorchAirflowPrefect

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Role Highlights

Posted Date

19 Oct 2026

Experience

5+ years

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