> currently · Lead Engineer @ Xero

Ryan
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Lead Engineer Engineering Manager

13 years at Xero building reliable systems and the teams that maintain them. Platform infrastructure, AI-native tooling, and the coaching craft behind senior engineers who keep getting better.

ROLE Lead Engineer
LOCATION Wellington NZ
FOCUS AI · Platform · Coaching
STATUS Open to chat

What I do

Technical Leadership

Architecture & Delivery

I own hard problems end-to-end. Currently the sole technical owner of a long-standing modernisation effort that unblocks a major platform migration — architecture, stakeholder sign-off, and delivery.

AI-Native Engineering

Agents & Tooling

Building AI-native tooling for engineering teams. Custom in-house agents, strong internal adoption, and a self-extending agent architecture currently in flight.

Coaching & People

Growing Senior Engineers

Coaching senior engineers into their next level — weekly 1:1s, stretch work, and honest feedback. Built on psychological safety and sustainable delivery, not performative urgency.