Engineering Manager

Sitemate

. Lead the engineering side of a product team and support the Director of Product .

Posted 10/12/2026full-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 process quality. Proficient in hands-on coding with JavaScript/TypeScript and experienced in agile methodologies and AI-assisted development workflows.

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Team LeadershipDelivery ManagementJavaScript/TypeScript CodingPerformance ManagementAgile Methodologies

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsAngularReactMongoDBCapacity PlanningWork BreakdownEstimationTracking

Soft Skills

Performance FeedbackGoal SettingConstructive Handling of UnderperformanceCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

JiraConfluenceAWSClickstackDatadogBugsnagSentryAI Coding Tools

Industry Keywords

Engineering Process StandardsSprint CadenceRelease ProcessHigh-Growth Product EnvironmentDistributed Teams

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the engineering side of a product team and support the Director of Product
Own engineering capacity, sprint planning, execution, process quality, and delivery cadence
Manage engineers’ performance, growth, day-to-day execution, goals, feedback, and development plans
Run regular 1:1s and manage performance issues directly
Plan sprint or cycle capacity and break work into milestones with estimates
Track delivery progress and surface risks or slippage early
Act as the primary escalation path for blocked engineers and remove blockers
Deliver code consistently while leading the team
Maintain engineering process standards including test coverage, pull request quality, and deployment practices
Communicate delivery status to stakeholders and serve as the focal point for engineering-team communication
Align with the Product Design Manager on priorities, sequencing, and scope or delivery trade-offs
Escalate decisions or resource needs beyond the team to the PGM
Ensure engineers have customer feedback to support fast iteration
Adapt planning, estimation, and sequencing for AI-assisted/agentic engineering
Collaborate closely with the Tech Lead on technical quality, architecture, and engineering standards
Help shape engineering leadership, frameworks, and career ladders in a growing organisation
Contribute to Sitemate’s Global Platform team covering Flowsite, MCP server and OpenAPI, billing and accounts, user management, and productivity features

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 with shared accountability alongside 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)
Experience with Jira or an equivalent planning and tracking tool
Confluence or equivalent documentation practice
Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or similar
AWS experience (bonus)
Observability tooling experience with Clickstack, Datadog, Bugsnag, or Sentry (bonus)
Willingness to work from the Melbourne office at least 2 days per week if based in Melbourne
Full permanent work rights in Australia or relevant visa status and sponsorship information

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity options
20 days of paid annual leave
Sick, carer’s, and compassionate leave
Paid parental leave: 16 weeks for primary carers and 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 arrangements: remote or hybrid
Ability to work from anywhere for a few weeks each year
Weekly team lunches
Global offsites
“Life Story” sessions
Melbourne office perks including micro-roasted coffee bar, on-site parking and bike storage, wellness and mothers rooms
Competitive, performance-based remuneration
Superannuation included in remuneration