1 week ago

Engineering Manager

Sitemate

Sydney

1 week ago

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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.

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Engineering Manager

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AI-enabledOn-siteFull-timeEntry LevelJavaScript

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Not Applicable

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

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.