Sydney
3 weeks ago
Engineering Manager
Sitemate
Sydney
3 weeks ago
Engineering Manager
Sitemate is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering side of a product team in Sydney or Melbourne, Australia. The role involves managing engineers, planning sprints, delivering code, and collaborating with product and tech leads. Requires hands-on coding ability and experience managing teams.
AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeEntry LevelJavaScriptTypeScript
Engineering Manager
Sitemate is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering side of a product team in Sydney or Melbourne, Australia. The role involves managing engineers, planning sprints, delivering code, and collaborating with product and tech leads. Requires hands-on coding ability and experience managing teams.
AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeEntry LevelJavaScript
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsAngularReactMongoDBJiraConfluenceAI coding toolsClaude CodeCursor
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationFeedbackGoal settingCollaborationInfluenceProblem solvingTime managementAdaptability
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
AWSObservability toolingClickstackDatadogBugsnagSentry
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and manage sprint or cycle capacity, making sure engineers have clear, well-sequenced work broken into milestones with estimates.
- Track delivery progress and surface risk or slippage early.
- Act as the primary escalation path when engineers are stuck, and remove blockers.
- Run regular 1:1s, progress SDPs and competency matrix levels, set goals, and give consistent feedback.
- Manage performance issues directly and constructively.
- Deliver code yourself consistently enough to stay sharp and maintain credibility.
- Hold the line on engineering process standards such as test coverage, PR quality, and deployment practices.
- Communicate delivery status to stakeholders proactively.
- Stay aligned with the PDM on priorities, sequencing, and trade-offs.
- Escalate to the PGM when decisions or resources sit beyond the team's control.
Engineering ManagerFull-timeSydneyMelbourneConstruction softwareAIJavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsMongoDB