Engineering Manager

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. Lead the engineering side of a product team, reporting to and supporting the Product General Manager .

Posted 10/9/2026full-timeMelbourne • AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$140,000 - A$170,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong leadership in managing engineering teams, focusing on performance growth, delivery management, and effective communication with stakeholders. Proficient in hands-on coding and improving engineering processes while balancing quality and throughput in a high-growth product environment.

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Team LeadershipDelivery ManagementHands-On CodingCapacity PlanningPerformance Management

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Hard Skills

JavascriptTypeScriptNode.jsAngularReactMongoDBCapacity PlanningWork BreakdownEstimationTracking

Soft Skills

Constructive FeedbackGoal SettingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

JiraConfluenceAI Coding ToolsAWSObservability Tooling

Industry Keywords

High-Growth Product EnvironmentDistributed TeamsEngineering Process StandardsSprint CadenceRelease Process

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the engineering side of a product team, reporting to and supporting the Product General Manager
Manage engineers’ performance, growth, and day-to-day execution
Move work from “ready to build” through to “shipped and stable” with high quality and predictable cadence
Deliver code and ship improvements to customers while managing the team
Plan and manage sprint or cycle capacity
Break work into milestones with estimates and track delivery progress
Surface delivery risks and slippage early
Act as the primary escalation path and remove blockers
Run regular 1:1s, progress development plans and competency matrix levels, set goals, and give feedback
Manage performance issues directly and constructively
Maintain engineering process standards for test coverage, PR quality, and deployment practices with the Tech Lead
Communicate delivery status proactively to stakeholders and serve as the focal point for communication into engineering
Align with the Product Design Manager on priorities, sequencing, and scope or delivery trade-offs
Escalate decisions or resource needs to the Product General Manager
Ensure engineers receive real customer signal and support fast iteration
Balance increased AI-assisted throughput with quality and process standards
Collaborate with distributed teams across Australia, the UK, Southeast Asia, Brazil, and Canada

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience managing or leading a team of engineers, with direct reports or clear equivalent responsibility
Strong delivery management across capacity planning, work breakdown, estimation, tracking, and early risk escalation
Current, hands-on coding ability and understanding of best practices
Hands-on background in Javascript / TypeScript, Node.js, Angular or React, and MongoDB
Track record of growing engineers through feedback, goal setting, and career development
Willingness to handle underperformance directly and constructively
Comfort operating in shared accountability with product counterparts
Experience in a scale-up or high-growth product environment — nice to have
Experience managing distributed or multi-time-zone teams — nice to have
Experience improving engineering processes such as sprint cadence, release process, or on-call — nice to have
Practical experience with AI-assisted development workflows — nice to have
Jira or an equivalent planning and tracking tool
Confluence or equivalent documentation practice
AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar
AWS — bonus tool
Observability tooling such as Clickstack, Datadog, Bugsnag, or Sentry — bonus tool
Willingness to work in the office at least 2 days per week if based in Sydney or Melbourne
Full permanent work rights in Australia, or relevant visa information and potential sponsorship requirements

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, performance-based remuneration
Equity options
20 days of paid annual leave, plus sick, carer’s, and compassionate leave
Paid parental leave — 16 weeks for primary carers, 6 weeks for secondary carers, including adoption and stillbirth support
Professional growth budget
Transparent career development framework
Laptop and home-office setup budget
Flexible work — remote or hybrid, plus the ability to work from anywhere for a few weeks each year
Weekly team lunches
Global offsites
“Life Story” sessions
Sydney HQ perks: rooftop garden, wellness centre, showers, and cycle storage
Melbourne office perks: micro-roasted coffee bar, on-site parking and bike storage, wellness and mothers rooms, opposite Southern Cross station