Engineering Manager

Role Intro

This is a hands-on Engineering Manager role for someone who enjoys developing people without moving away from technical and product decisions. AI is part of the work, both in customer-facing features and in improving how the engineering team operates.

You will lead a small squad, shape architecture and work closely with Product and Design from early decisions through to production.

About Them

They are a profitable, purpose-led Australian scale-up using technology to make the world a better place. The product is entering a new stage of maturity, with a long-term redesign underway and a renewed focus on product quality and practical use of AI. The squad includes two senior engineers, a Product Manager and a Designer.

About You

You are a deeply technical engineering leader who enjoys coaching people, working through ambiguous product problems and making sound end-to-end decisions. You collaborate well with Product and Design, communicate clearly and contribute directly to the code while guiding architecture, reviewing work and helping when problems become difficult.

Required Skills

• Staff or Principal-level full-stack engineering capability, with strong architecture and systems-design experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers through regular feedback, 1:1s and clear development plans.
• A track record of co-creating customer-facing products or features with Product and Design from 0 to 1.
• Experience shipping an AI-enabled product or feature into production.
• Product engineering experience in a collaborative environment.
• Clear communication and sound judgement across customer needs, delivery and technical health.

Nice to Have

• Startup or scale-up experience.
• TypeScript, React and Node.js experience.
• Experience building agent-based or AI-supported user experiences.
• Experience improving engineering workflows through practical use of AI tools.

Benefits

• Salary: $195,000 to $200,000 base plus superannuation.
• Equity: Employee share options vesting over four years.
• Location: Melbourne preferred, with Sydney also considered.
• Work setup: Hybrid, two office days per week including Thursdays.
• Employment: Permanent, full-time.

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About Codi

Codi is a specialist technical recruitment company working with software teams across Australia. We focus on understanding roles properly and connecting strong people with work that suits them.